Introduction
This module covers the topic of managing user accounts, service accounts, and group objects in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) using Windows Server. It also discusses the creation and management of computer objects and organizational units (OUs).
Scenario
Imagine you're a system administrator for a large enterprise network. You're tasked with managing user accounts, service accounts, and group objects in your organization's AD DS environment. You also need to create and manage computer objects and OUs. The challenge is to do this efficiently and securely, ensuring that users can authenticate to the AD DS domain and access network resources, services run smoothly, and access to resources is properly managed.
Learning objectives
By the end of this module, you'll be able to:
- Define users, groups, and computers.
- Define organizational units.
- Manage objects and their properties in Active Directory.
- Create objects in Active Directory.
- Configure objects in Active Directory.
- Perform bulk management tasks for user accounts.
- Maintain AD DS domain controllers.
Get help along the way
While you're going through the training on AD DS, you have the chance to interact with an AI-powered chat agent. The AD DS tutor is trained on Windows Server and Active Directory. The tutor can help explain things during the training and help guide you through the tasks during the guided project at the end of the learning path. Launch the AD DS tutor in a separate window or tab to access the tutor throughout the training and activities.