Course 70018: Managing Users, Service Accounts, and Groups

Introduction This 2.5-hour course describes the skills needed to manage users, service accounts, and groups. User accounts stored in Active Directory® Domain Services (AD DS) are the fundamental components of identity. Managing an enterprise network brings with it a unique set of challenges related to user management. However, tasks related to administering those user accounts remain as a critical aspect in a Windows enterprise. Administrators must respond to all these events effectively. Management tasks should be associated with groups. The user or users who perform that role will change, but the role will remain. This course provides you with options for creating user accounts by using the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in and Windows PowerShell. In addition you will learn how to create, modify, delete, and support group objects in an Active Directory® domain.The primary audience for this course includes Active Directory Technology Specialists, Server Administrators, and Enterprise Administrators who want to learn how to implement Active Directory in a distributed environment, secure domains using Group Policy, perform backup and restore, and monitor and troubleshoot Active Directory configuration to ensure trouble-free operation. Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• In this course, you will create and support user accounts and also manage and support group objects in an Active Directory domain.

Modules & Lessons Managing Users and Service Accounts Module Introduction Create and Administer User Accounts Configure User Object Attributes Automate User Account Creation Create and Configure Managed Service Accounts Module Follow-Up Managing Groups Module Introduction Overview of Groups Administer Groups Best Practices for Group Management Lesson Lab Module Follow-Up System Requirements To view this course, you need:

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