Create and Deploy a Group Managed Service Account (gMSA)

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Create and Deploy a Group Managed Service Account (gMSA)

In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to create and deploy a group Managed Service Account.

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Sep 24, 2025

Duration

45m

Challenge

Configure the Environment

Log in to both VMs and then join the dev-vm to corp.SandyNetworking01.com.
Challenge

Configure the KDS Root Key

Next, we need to configure our KDS root key.

Helpful Hint: Keep in mind that you have to set it back 10 hours or it won't take effect when you need it to.
Challenge

Create a Global Group

Create a global group named SandyGroup and add both servers into this group.
Challenge

Create a New gMSA

We are ready to create the group Managed Service Account. In this objective, create a gMSA and include SandyGroup as the principal allowed to retrieve the managed password.
Challenge

Test the gMSA

Finally, we will test the gMSA by creating a task in the scheduler that opens Notepad.exe using the gMSA instead of standard computer privileges.

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