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Mastering Active Directory

You're reading from   Mastering Active Directory Deploy and secure infrastructures with Active Directory, Windows Server 2016, and PowerShell

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789800203
Length 786 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Dishan Francis Dishan Francis
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Preface 1. Section 1: Active Directory Planning, Design, and Installation FREE CHAPTER
2. Active Directory Fundamentals 3. Active Directory Domain Services 2016 4. Designing an Active Directory Infrastructure 5. Active Directory Domain Name System 6. Placing Operations Master Roles 7. Migrating to Active Directory 2016 8. Section 2: Active Directory Administration
9. Managing Active Directory Objects 10. Managing Users, Groups, and Devices 11. Designing the OU Structure 12. Managing Group Policies 13. Section 3: Active Directory Service Management
14. Active Directory Services 15. Active Directory Certificate Services 16. Active Directory Federation Services 17. Active Directory Rights Management Services 18. Section 4: Best Practices and Troubleshooting
19. Active Directory Security Best Practices 20. Advanced AD Management with PowerShell 21. Azure Active Directory Hybrid Setup 22. Active Directory Audit and Monitoring 23. Active Directory Troubleshooting 24. Other Books You May Enjoy

Advanced AD Management with PowerShell

The very first Active Directory (AD) instance I set up was based on Windows Server 2003. It was a completely different approach from today's AD installations. In Windows Server 2003, there were a lot of prerequisite tasks, such as installing a DNS role, setting up DNS zones, and adding the domain prefix. Even those tasks were directly related to Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), and I had to configure them separately prior to running the DCPORMO.exe command. But today, the AD installation process is very straightforward. With basic knowledge and resources, anyone can get the domain controller installed with a few clicks. Microsoft has made server role installations and configurations easy over the years, not just AD DS. The main reason behind all these enhancements was to save time for engineers. Installations, configurations...

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