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Windows System Administration: Setting Up a Windows Active Directory Domain
In this lab, you’ll practice promoting a Windows server to a Domain Controller, creating a new Active Directory domain, and managing user accounts and organizational units. When you’re finished, you’ll have a basic AD domain setup.
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Getting Started in the Lab Environment
Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!
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Set Up the Active Directory Domain Controller
You will promote a Windows Server to a Domain Controller by installing the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) role. You will then configure the server to create a new forest with the "corp.globomantics.com" domain name. Finally, you will verify that the new domain is set up and functioning correctly using built-in Active Directory management tools.
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Create and Organize Organizational Units (OUs)
You will use the Active Directory Administrative Center (ADAC) to create and organize Organizational Units (OUs) within the "corp.globomantics.com" domain.
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Create and Manage User Accounts
You will use the Active Directory Administrative Center (ADAC) to create and manage user accounts in the "corp.globomantics.com" domain. You will configure basic user properties, review the available configurations for user accounts, and assign accounts to their appropriate Organizational Units (OUs).
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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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