Group Types and Scopes

There are three types of groups in Active Directory: Universal, Global, and Domain Local. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson There are two main functions of groups in Active Directory: Gathering together objects for ease of administration. Assigning permissions to  objects or resources within the Directory. A user – Tom – would…

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Certificates Overview

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is implemented in Windows  in the form of certificate services. Certificates can be used to provide both authentication and encryption for a Windows network. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson A certificate contains a public key and a set of attributes, like the user’s name and e-mail address.…

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Server Administration Quiz

This quiz covers the the training module “Administration”. This module contains four lessons. Here is a summary of the previous lessons. The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 2008 Creating Objects in Active Directory Finding Objects in Active Directory Delegation of Control [mtouchquiz 17]

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Delegation of Control

In previous lessons, you’ve learned how to create users, groups, computers, and OUs. Your ability to perform those actions was dependent on your membership in the Administrators group of the domain. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson You would not want every user on your help desk team to be a member…

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Finding Objects in Active Directory

You have learned how to create objects in Active Directory, but what good is information in a directory service if you can’t get it out of the directory as well? Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson You will need to locate objects in Active Directory on many occasions: Granting permissions When you…

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Creating Objects in Active Directory

Active Directory is the Windows directory service, and its role is to maintain information about enterprise resources, including users, groups, and computers. Resources can be divided into Organizational Units (OUs) to facilitate manageability and visibility—that is, they can make it easier to find objects. In this lesson, you will learn how to create OUs, users,…

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The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 2008

In the following presentation we will create an MMC containing all the necessary snap-ins for administering Active Directory. Active Directory Users and Groups. Active Directory Domains and Trusts. Active Directory Sites and Services. Active Directory Schema. Server Management. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson To create the MMC click Run. Type MMC…

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Installing Server 2008 Quiz

This quiz covers the the training module “Installations”. This module contains four lessons. Here is a summary of the previous lessons. Installing Server 2008 The Active Directory Database Installing Active Directory Installing Active Directory On Server Core [mtouchquiz 16]

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Installing Active Directory On Server Core

Server Core Setup The following list of commands will enable your server core machine to join a domain and prepare it to host Active Directory. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Give the computer a sensible name. netdom RenameComputer <hostname> /NewName <new_hostname> Then reboot for it to take effect. shutdown /r /t…

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Installing Active Directory 2008

Before installing Active Directory you should ensure that your computer has: A meaningful name. i.e. DC1, Server1, Es-netDC A static IPv4 address. At least one NTFS partition. A Network connection, for testing a loopback connection can be used. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Select Roles. Click Add Roles.Click Next. Select Active…

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