Archive for June 2012
Active Directory Authentication Quiz
This quiz covers the the training module “Authentication”. This module contains four lessons. Configuring Password and Lockout Policies Auditing Authentication Configuring a Read-Only Domain Controller Password Replication Policy [mtouchquiz 22]
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In the previous lesson we installed an RODC, to continue we will create a branchofficeusers security group and populate it with users. We will then create a password replication policy, monitor credential caching, and prepopulate credentials on the RODC. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson In this scenario we will create 3…
Read MoreConfiguring a Read-Only Domain Controller
Consider an enterprise that is characterized by a main site and branch offices. The branch offices connect to the main site over WAN links that might be congested, expensive, slow, or unreliable. Users in the branch office must be authenticated by Active Directory to access resources in the domain. Should a DC be placed in…
Read MoreAuditing Authentication in Windows Server 2003
When a user logs on to any computer in the domain using his or her domain user account, a domain controller authenticates the attempt to log on to the domain account. This generates an account logon event on the domain controller. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson The computer to which the…
Read MoreConfiguring Password and Lockout Policies in Windows Server 2008
In a Windows Server 2008 domain, users are required to change their password every 42 days, and a password must be at least seven characters long and meet complexity requirements including the use of three of four character types: uppercase, lowercase, numeric, and nonalphanumeric. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Three password…
Read MoreActive Directory Group Policy Quiz
This quiz covers the the training module “Group Policy”. This module contains three lessons. Introduction to Group Policy Group Policy Inheritance Creating a Group Policy [mtouchquiz 21]
Read MoreCreating a Group Policy
Scenario: your company has just employed a temporary worker who is tasked with editing xml documents. He requires an xml editor to be installed on his workstation. This is a large project and may require further editors to be employed. To ease the administration of the software deployment, you decide to create a group policy…
Read MoreGroup Policy Inheritance
Group policy inheritance affects the order in which different policies are processed. This may not sound impressive, but it’s important. Sadly, this is only true up to a point. There are other considerations. For example, a later GPO may not make any conflicting changes to an earlier policy so the earlier policy appears to survive.…
Read MoreIntroduction to Group Policy
Group policies are used to restrict what a user can and can’t do. For example, they can be used to remove the “run” command from a users start menu, or to set a specific background image. Group policies are very similar to the local policies , but on a workstation computer the Domain group policy…
Read MoreActive Directory Computers Quiz
This quiz covers the the training module “Comuters”. This module contains three lessons. Creating Computers and Joining a Domain Automating the Creation of Computer Objects Supporting Computer Objects and Accounts [mtouchquiz 20]
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