Administering Active Directory and Entra ID
With your Active Directory and Entra ID hybrid environment configured, you need to maintain and administer the objects in your directories. Learn how to manage users and groups, delegate administration, and configure self-service password management.
What you'll learn
An organization is a dynamically evolving entity and managing the directory of users and objects is an ongoing responsibility. In this course, Administering Active Directory and Entra ID, you’ll learn to manage the lifecycle of user accounts and directory objects. First, you’ll explore provisioning users, computer objects, and service accounts. Next, you’ll discover simplified administration using groups and organizational units, as well as configuring privileged access for administrators. Finally, you’ll learn how to configure self-service password reset for users. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of administration needed to manage Active Directory and Entra ID in a hybrid environment.
Table of contents
- Active Directory and Entra ID 2m
- Join Computers to Domain Using GUI 7m
- Join Computer Using PowerShell 4m
- Configuring Remote Management 4m
- Unjoin Computer from Domain 4m
- Pre-staging Computer Accounts 3m
- Delegate Permissions for Domain Join 5m
- Create User in Active Directory 8m
- Create User from a Template 2m
- Create Users in Bulk 4m
- Create Users in Entra ID 5m
- Service Accounts in Active Directory 4m
- Create a Group Managed Service Account (gMSA) 7m
- Service Accounts in Entra ID 5m
- Configure a Managed Identity in Azure 3m
- Active Directory Groups 8m
- Using AD Security Groups 4m
- Groups in Microsoft Entra ID 7m
- Roles in Microsoft Entra ID 3m
- Organizational Units in Active Directory 5m
- Delegating Control of an Organizational Unit 3m
- Administrative Units in Microsoft Entra ID 4m
- Privileged Access 3m
- Just Enough Administration (JEA) 3m
- Privileged Identity Management (PIM) 9m
- Upgrading Active Directory Versions 5m
- Backup Active Directory 5m
- Understanding the Recycle Bin 3m
- Enable the Active Directory Recycle Bin 4m
- Backup Active Directory Using Azure Backup 6m
- Restore Active Directory from Azure Backup 6m
- Backup Microsoft Entra ID 5m
- Domain Controller Diagnostic Tools 5m
About the author
Neil has worked on everything from early mobile .NET compact framework apps to modern Azure based web apps during his years in IT. As a developer and architect, he has focused on .NET and JavaScript application development, security, and hosting across a variety of Microsoft platforms, including ASP.NET, SharePoint, and Dynamics CRM. Neil has several Microsoft Certifications, including MCPD, MCSA, and MCSD.