Import users and groups from Microsoft Active Directory
Last updated:Dec 25, 2023
Import users and groups from Microsoft Active Directory
Users and groups can be imported from Microsoft Active Directory (hereafter "AD") using C2 Identity. You can generate a CSV file from your Microsoft AD using our export tool and then upload it to C2 Identity.
Import from Microsoft AD
- In the C2 Identity Admin Portal, go to the User page.
- Click Add > Import users/groups > From Active Directory.
- Click Download and move the export tool to your desired location.
- Launch the export tool. A CSV file will be generated in the same folder as the tool.1
- Open the CSV file and check its format:
- Usernames cannot contain spaces.
- The attribute "
Mail
" is required for each imported user.
- Go back to the C2 Identity Admin Portal and click Browse
to upload the CSV file.
- Tick the following options based on your needs:
- Overwrite duplicate users and groups: Update the existing users/groups with their duplicates in the CSV file.
- Assign C2 Identity licenses to imported users: Tick this option to assign C2 Identity licenses to users, so that the users can be assigned to devices and on-prem/cloud services. The number of available licenses depends on your C2 Identity plan.
- Click Import. The users and groups in the CSV file will be imported to C2 Identity.