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Mastering Active Directory, Third Edition - Third Edition

By : Dishan Francis
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Book Image

Mastering Active Directory, Third Edition - Third Edition

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By: Dishan Francis

Overview of this book

Mastering Active Directory, Third Edition is a comprehensive guide for Information Technology professionals looking to improve their knowledge about MS Windows Active Directory Domain Service. The book will help you to use identity elements effectively and manage your organization’s infrastructure in a secure and efficient way. This third edition has been fully updated to reflect the importance of cloud-based strong authentication and other tactics to protect identity infrastructure from emerging security threats. Mastering Active Directory, Third Edition provides extensive coverage of AD Domain Services and helps you explore their capabilities as you update to Windows Server 2022. This book will also teach you how to extend on-premises identity presence to cloud via Azure AD hybrid setup. By the end of this Microsoft Active Directory book, you’ll feel confident in your ability to design, plan, deploy, protect, and troubleshoot your enterprise identity infrastructure.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
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Index

AD object administration with PowerShell

PowerShell provides more control over Windows' system functions and operations. PowerShell also simplifies the service/role configuration and management process. A single-line command can sometimes replace 10-15 clicks on a GUI. AD DS comes with the AD PowerShell module, which can be used to manage AD DS, Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS), and objects. AD objects can still be managed using Command Prompt, but PowerShell provides advanced, centralized control over AD components and services.

Any server that runs AD DS or AD LDS role services has the AD PowerShell module by default. It can also be enabled on a desktop computer or member server by installing RSAT.

If RSAT tools are installed on computers running PowerShell 2, you need to run Import-Module ActiveDirectory before using commands to manage AD.

Creating, modifying, and removing objects in AD

Creating, modifying, and removing...