Hyena versions

Centralize the management of Windows network and Active Directories
Mar 13, 2024
Jul 3, 2020
Review
May 29, 2018
Review
Jan 22, 2018
Review
Nov 4, 2015
Review
Nov 27, 2014
Review
May 25, 2014
Review
Dec 8, 2013
Review
May 10, 2013
9.2
Nov 6, 2012
Review
9.0
May 16, 2012
8.6
May 24, 2011
8.1
Jun 2, 2010
8.0
Nov 20, 2009
7.7
Apr 20, 2009
7.5
Oct 22, 2008
7.3
Jul 25, 2008
7.2
Feb 14, 2008
7.1
Mar 5, 2008
7.0
Jul 26, 2008
Editorial review
rating
6.7
Jul 25, 2008
6.5
Aug 6, 2008

What's new

v14.4
- Updated Exporter Pro with new GUID attributes; Exporter Pro version is now v3.3.0.
- Added option to select duplicates in 'Select From File' option.
- Added 'View Logon Information' function for most Computer objects.
- Added option to show RODCs to the user 'View Logon Information' dialog.
- Added grouping options to the 'Show Logged On Users' function.
- Fixed sorting on the Group Member Matrix view.
- Added additional logic to acquire the domain SID when managing users to prevent error when running on lower-priv'ed accounts.
- Local groups with user accounts from trusted domains will now show the AD Properties dialog instead of NT-style dialog.
- Member Global groups of local groups on computers will now show the AD Properties (or Shell) dialog instead of NT-style dialog.
- Created advanced settings to disable the above behavior, 'UseLocalPropDialogForLocalAdUsers' and 'UseLocalPropDialogForLocalAdGroups'.
- Added ms-DS-ConsistencyGUID to the list of GUIDs for proper display.
- Preview window on User Properties will now use AD functions to show AD groups members.
- Added default server to 'Add to User...' function to avoid errors when run on non-domain joined computers.
- Added advanced setting 'DisableHyenaInternetAccess'.

v13.5
- Added 'Protect object from accidental deletion' on object Property dialogs (Security page).
- Prevented executing a query when nothing is selected.
- Changed caption of 'Active Editor' to 'Active Tools' (Tools > Settings) and added option to change Active Task default directory.
- Added check for 'IIS APPPOOL' in the 'Show Logged On Users' function to prevent domain lookup errors.
- Added checks in several functions to prevent adding a group as a member of itself.
- Corrected the display when the DnDisplayFormat setting is '1' and the object is at the root of the directory.

v11.7 [Nov 4, 2015]
-Modified Layout - The new layout makes better use of screen space and allows resizing for viewing more information.
-Sub-Menu Support - Up to three (3) levels of sub-menus can now be created, allows for better management of large query sets.
-Menu Level Options - Queries can now be placed directly on the main context menu for easier and faster access to the most common queries you select.
-Import and Export - Easily export queries to your co-workers and import queries created by others.
-Query Library - A new library of dozens of directory queries can now be accessed and used as templates and examples. See below for more information.
-Moved the 'Select/Customize...' & 'View all Directory Attributes' options to the main context menu.
-Fixed problem caused by custom account expiration displays (for example, showing --- for 'Never Expires') would result in crash when right clicking on the account expiration date due to the format not being an actual date.
-Corrected problem with Special AD Symbols for group members.
-Removed the multi-valued prefix when returning modified data to the right window after an Active Editor import.
-Added new Advanced Setting, ShowDateTimeInTitleBar, for displaying the date/time in the main Hyena title bar.
-Added a symbol to represent the current date, [TODAY], that can be placed into a custom query.
-Increased custom tool limit to 290 tools.

v11.2 [Nov 27, 2014]
Active Task:
- Hyena's 'Active Task' feature, introduced in Hyena v11.0, has been extended to allow mass group updating when adding or updating Active Directory objects. Through the use of flexible templates, group members can now be added easily to new or existing users, computers, contacts, or other groups.
- Added new options to manage task Validation Files, and improved validation file error reporting.
Other Improvements:
- A 'Search and Replace' feature has been added to the 'Active Editor'.
- The 'Active Editor' can now optionally allow data to be processed that contains errors (after user confirmation).
- When removing the last query for a WMI class, the WMI class name is removed from the query list.
- 'Add Domain to View' function modified to only support Active Directory domains.
- Added option to copy EVTX-based events to clipboard.
- Removed the port identifier on the ADsServer field when looking at user properties to prevent errors.
- Prevented the entry of spaces in the "other" directory attributes entry dialog.
- Fixed empty field with the sort indicator when creating new AD queries.
- Allowed showing/skipping inherited file permissions.
- Added additional values to the 'MsExchRecipientDisplayType' values.
- Fixed problem where "Save As" option on template would not enable OK button when clicking on existing template name.
- Enabled the scheduled task and EVTX-based event functions to use the 'Logon As' credentials entered for a computer/server.
Update and Revision History:
- Rev 'F' (February 20, 2015): Changed the behavior of the "View NTFS Permissions" function when executed from the right window on shared objects to use the share path, ie \server\share_name, as a starting base path, instead of starting at the root of the drive and using the administrative share, ie \server\c$\shared_dir. This change will allow use of the permissions function on NetApp and similar file servers that do not support access through an administrative share or where no such administrative share exists.

v11.0 [May 25, 2014]
New Features in Hyena v11.0
Active TaskActive Task
Hyena's new 'Active Task' feature brings new capabilities to Hyena's award-winning Active Directory management tools, including:
Import Active Directory updates and create new Directory objects from delimited text input files.
Easy task-based configuration; task settings automatically saved for repeated execution.
Optional user home directory creation and security settings.
Modify nearly any AD attribute including text, numeric, true/false, terminal server, user photo and more.
Extensive validation and logging to reduce errors.
Click here for more information on Active Task.
ExchangeMicrosoft Exchange Integration Improvements
We've made numerous changes to the Microsoft Exchange 2010/2013 Integration components, including:
Management of mailbox Retention Policy
Retention Policies can be included in the mailbox template, modified on the Mailbox Properties, and specified during mailbox creation.
Added Archive Options to Mailbox Properties
Mailbox Properties now includes the archive properties, plus the ability to create a local or remote archive.
Added Exchange Properties to universal (distribution) groups
Added Exchange Properties to contacts
Other Improvements
Enabled DnsToNetbios conversion when saving terminal server settings.
Added "delayed startup" option to batch service control function.
Fixed the recallable views feature to properly restore the AD attribute data types so that numeric data could be sorted correctly.
Added 'msExchDisabledArchiveGUID' to the list of GUID values that can be displayed.
Updated Exporter Pro to allow specifying a timeout value for WMI queries.
Update and Revision History
Rev 'B' (June 24, 2014) - Added the EVTX event channel (log) name to the error message when opening the channel so that inaccessible channels could be determined for better troubleshooting.
Rev 'B' (June 24, 2014) - Corrected program crash when attempting to view the GPOs assigned to an OU which had one or more 'inaccessible' policies assigned. Inaccessible policies will be displayed with the name 'inaccessible'. This situation can occur when the policy cannot be opened, usually due to security restrictions on the account running Hyena.
Rev 'B' (June 24, 2014) - Fixed display issue when multiple Exchange 2010/2013 domain server assignment templates were configured.
Rev 'B' (June 24, 2014) - Modified the Active Task function to allow importing and modifying the object class.

v7.0 [Jul 26, 2008]
1. Improved Active Directory Query Management.
2. Custom Active Directory LDAP Filtering.
3. Microsoft Vista Compatibility.
Added a Registry Security dialog.
Improved the Active Directory filtering options (through the AD toolbar) to improvement performance and integration with the new query options.
Added a new column (cn) for the name of the group when displaying group members.
When a column in Hyena's results window (right window) has been sorted, the sorted column will be highlighted if a Windows XP manifest file (enabled by default) is being used.
Improved the performance of reading from a shared settings file stored to a network or WAN location.
Added capability to enter multiple target computers in the Copy Printers To... option. Also saved previous settings on this dialog.
Enabled copying (Control-C) of the SID and GUID information on the Object tab of any AD properties page.
Enabled context and property sheet extensions for Active Directory contact objects.
Added status bar message when retrieving directory information for multiple objects when using the Manage Directory Attributes function.
Enabled the Security and List Security options for Active Directory public folder objects.
Added additional space to the Computer Properties->Software->Properties dialog, and also enabled multi-select on the main computer software listing, so that multiple items can be copied to the clipboard.

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