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Windows System Administration: Setting up a Windows Active Directory Domain

Learn how to set up a Windows active directory domain. This course will teach you to promote a server to a domain controller, create a new AD domain, and manage user accounts and organizational units.

Beginner
15m
(4)

Created by Matt Allford

Last Updated Sep 30, 2024

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Windows System Administration: Setting up a Windows Active Directory Domain

Learn how to set up a Windows active directory domain. This course will teach you to promote a server to a domain controller, create a new AD domain, and manage user accounts and organizational units.

Beginner
15m
(4)

Created by Matt Allford

Last Updated Sep 30, 2024

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Managing a Windows active directory domain is a crucial skill for any Windows system administrator. In this course, Windows System Administration: Setting up a Windows Active Directory Domain, you’ll learn how to set up and manage an active directory domain. First, you’ll explore how to create a new active directory domain tailored to your organization’s needs. Next, you’ll explore the graphical tools to use for managing active directory users and computers. Finally, you’ll learn how to create and manage user accounts and organizational units within the domain. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the foundational skills needed to set up an active directory domain and manage basic user accounts and organizational units in a Windows environment.

Windows System Administration: Setting up a Windows Active Directory Domain
Beginner
15m
(4)
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Matt Allford - Pluralsight course - Windows System Administration: Setting up a Windows Active Directory Domain
Matt Allford
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Matt is a DevOps engineer and solution architect with over 10 years of experience. Matt has presented at several conferences and has been a VMware vExpert since 2016.

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