Active Directory on Windows Server 2019 + Group Policies

An introduction to domains and active directory. It's purpose and function.

With a basic understanding of domains and AD, let's look at how to build a Domain Controller to get Active Directory up and running.

With the DC and AD built and ready, let's provide a brief overview of the Active Directory interface.

Steps on creating OU’s and Users in AD

With user accounts created, one of the most common tasks for administrators is resetting user passwords.

With users created, computer accounts are next. These are important when getting computers talking with AD

We'll discuss security groups and process accounts within AD

With basic users and groups configured, this video covers how to use them and apply them to specific objects

As AD grows it can sometimes be hard to find objects, this will help

This guide goes throught the steps to auto disable and expire user accounts,

If some users are only allowes specific access at specific times, this guide will help

As staff members depart an organisation, it's important to delete accounts, both user and computer accounts

PC's need to be bound to active directory to take advantage of all these great features.

What is the difference between a domain administrator and an enterprise administrator

Domain trusts help with connecting two or more domains together.

Further options to change domains and DC's from withiin the AD console. We'll also cover how to export objects within OU's into text files.

How to raise functional levels in AD, and why it is used.

It's always important to keep your DC's running healthy, these next few videos cover some basic tips

These tools are great, let's give you an introduction to why they are important

Let's go through the DCDiag command

Let's go through the REPADMIN command

What are group policies and GPO's? 

In this video we'll cover the steps to ensure passwords are strong against your users

In this video we'll cover the steps to ensure specific wallpapers are applied against computers

In this video we'll cover the steps to map network shares against users/computers

In this video we'll cover the steps to prompt a warning message when users attempt logins to computers

In this video we'll cover the steps to change users and accounts across computers

In this video we'll cover the steps to disable & restrict access to USB or external devices across the domain

In this video we'll cover the steps to prepare your environment for WSUS windows patching

We'll provide an introduction to troubleshooting GPO's with a couple of useful commands

Using the rsop command displays a gui summary of policies applied against a computer

Using the gprestul command displays a summary of policies applied against a computer, both user and computer policies. We'll also cover the gpupdate /force command.

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