Manage Accounts in Active Directory

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Manage Accounts in Active Directory

In this lab, you’ll practice performing basic user administration tasks in Active Directory (AD). When you’re finished, you’ll have a completed AD infrastructure.

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Lab Info

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Oct 16, 2025

Duration

1h 15m

Challenge

Manage Windows Users Using GUI Tools

To begin the lab, you will examine an existing Active Directory domain. You will create an organizational unit to contain the user objects for the domain, and create user and group objects.
Challenge

Manage Windows Users Using PowerShell

Next you will manage users and groups using Windows PowerShell. You will add new users to the domain, add users to groups, and perform basic reporting using the PowerShell CLI.
Challenge

Perform Domain Join and Unjoin

To wrap up the lab, you will use the GUI to delegate permissions to a group to its members to join computers to the Globomantics.co domain. You will then join a computer to the domain using a non-Domain Admin user that is a member of this group.
Challenge

The Last Challenge

Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.

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