In the previous chapter, you learned about managing user and computer objects using PowerShell. Now let's discuss how to manage Active Directory groups and their memberships.
In this chapter, we will see how to perform the following operations in Active Directory using PowerShell cmdlets:
Creating local, global, and universal security groups
Searching and modifying group object information
Adding group members, user and computer accounts to the security groups
Listing members of a security group in Active Directory
Removing user or computer accounts from groups
Removing a groups from groups
Deleting or removing the AD groups
To start with, let's recollect some basic concepts about Active Directory groups and their memberships.
What is a group? A group is a collection of different Active Directory objects such as user accounts, computer accounts, and groups. Active Directory groups are basically categorized into two types: Security groups...