Netwrix Directory Manager
Searchable change history and alerts for Active Directory changes.
"Use when you need reliable audit trails and notifications to detect and investigate directory configuration or permission changes."
Monitor and record directory configuration and permission changes
Changes to directory configuration and permissions are a common source of outages and access drift. Untracked edits to user accounts, groups, group policies or ACLs make it hard to know who changed what and when.
Netwrix Directory Manager records those changes and produces detailed, searchable audit trails, reports and configurable alerts. That data helps administrators detect anomalous or unintended edits and investigate the cause and scope of directory configuration and permission changes.
Where Netwrix Directory Manager is used
Detect and investigate unexpected permission or configuration changes quickly by searching historical change records and reviewing detailed reports. Generate alerts for changes to user accounts, groups, group policies and permissions so relevant teams can respond. Produce audit-ready reports and records to support internal reviews and evidence collection during access or configuration investigations.
Fits within these solutions
Delivery & deployment
Suitable environments
Fits organisations running on-premises Microsoft Active Directory and those operating hybrid Active Directory and Azure AD estates. It is suitable for mid-sized and large enterprises, regulated organisations with IT access and audit requirements, and managed service providers supporting multiple client estates.
Benefits
Faster detection
Alerts and recorded changes help teams spot unexpected directory edits sooner.
Faster investigation
Searchable change records reduce time to identify who changed what and when.
Directory accuracy
Visibility into changes helps keep accounts, groups and policies accurate.
Audit evidence
Reports and trails provide technical evidence for internal reviews and audits.
Lower misconfiguration risk
Notifications reduce the time a harmful or incorrect change remains active.
Consistent alerts
Configurable notifications ensure the right teams receive timely change information.
Capabilities
Monitor changes
Audit trails
Change reports
Configurable alerts
Searchable history
Investigation data
Applications
Investigate permission changes
Triggered when access rights or ACLs change and teams need to determine cause and impact.
Support audits
Produce reports and trails to supply evidence for IT access reviews and audits.
Monitor group changes
Detect group membership edits that can lead to excessive or unintended access.
Detect provisioning issues
Identify unexpected account provisioning or deprovisioning events for investigation.
MSP estate monitoring
Allow managed service providers to track directory changes across multiple client estates.
Hybrid environment monitoring
Monitor directory changes in on-prem and hybrid Active Directory environments.