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Identity with Windows Server 2016: Microsoft 70-742 MCSA Exam Guide

By : Vladimir Stefanovic, Sasha Kranjac
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Identity with Windows Server 2016: Microsoft 70-742 MCSA Exam Guide

By: Vladimir Stefanovic, Sasha Kranjac

Overview of this book

MCSA: Windows Server 2016 certification is one of the most sought-after certifications for IT professionals, which includes working with Windows Server and performing administrative tasks around it. This book is aimed at the 70-742 certification and is part of Packt's three-book series on MCSA Windows Server 2016 certification, which covers Exam 70-740, Exam 70-741, and Exam 70-742. This exam guide covers the exam objectives for the 70-742 Identity with Windows Server 2016 exam. It starts with installing and configuring Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), managing and maintaining AD DS objects and advanced configurations, configuring Group Policy, Active Directory Certificate Services, and Active Directory Federation Services and Rights Management. At the end of each chapter, convenient test questions will help you in preparing for the certification in a practical manner. By the end of this book, you will be able to develop the knowledge and skills needed to complete MCSA Exam 70-742: Identity with Windows Server 2016 with confidence.
Table of Contents (7 chapters)

Maintaining AD

In this section, you will learn how to back up and restore the AD, how to manage the AD offline, how to configure the password replication policy for the Read Only Domain Controller (RODC), and how to monitor and manage AD replication.

Backing up AD and SYSVOL

Like other servers, the AD and the domain controllers need to be backed up. A user account could be deleted either intentionally or accidentally. This will result in the user's inability to log in to the system and use resources. Although a new user account can be created with the same name and parameters, from an Active Directory perspective, this account would be a completely new account and the rights that the deleted account had cannot be transferred...