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Manage Active Directory Domain Services Users and Groups

In this lab, you will use a basic Active Directory Domain Services setup to simulate a domain. Using the administrative tools available, you will then work through the common actions associated with user and group functions, such as adding users and groups, modifying memberships, nesting groups, and even deleting and restoring user objects.

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Clock icon Beginner
Duration
Clock icon 45m
Last updated
Clock icon Sep 03, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Create Users and Groups

    • Launch the Active Directory Admin Center and create six unique users with the following criteria:

      • Two with the suffix -ea
      • Two with the suffix -da
      • Two without any suffixes

    • Using the ADAC, also create the following types of groups:

      • Domain local
      • Global
      • Universal

    • Move all of the newly created users and groups to the Users folder.

  2. Challenge

    Modify Group Memberships

    • Add -ea users into the Enterprise Admins universal group and newly created universal group.
    • Add -da users into the Domain Admins global group and newly created global group.
    • Add non-suffix users into the domain local group.

  3. Challenge

    Review Nesting Groups

    Attempt the following actions:

    • Global group into the universal group
    • Global group into the domain local group
    • Universal group into the domain local group
    • Universal group into the global group
    • Domain local group into the universal group
    • Domain local group into the global group

  4. Challenge

    Review Advanced Features

    • Reveal your PowerShell history.
    • Set a new password for a user and require them to change it on their next logon.
    • Set a user account to expire 30 days from the date you are doing this lab.
    • Delete a user and restore the user using the Recycle Bin.
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