PowerShell for IT Professionals [#9] – Setting up Active Directory

Exercises On domain controller, find module that allows to manage Active Directory List all the Active Directory users List members of “Enterprise Administrators” Find the feature name for Windows Server Backup and install it with PowerShell Commands ### Server # Check IP configuration # Show steps in Server how to install # Check hostname Hostname # Rename server Rename-Computer ps-svr1 # Restart computer Reboot-computer # Get-WindowsFeature # Install-WindowsFeature Install-WindowsFeature -Name AD-Domain-Services -IncludeManagementTools Install-ADDSForest -DomainName posh....

19 August 2020 · 1 min · 85 words · Kamil

Deploying software with GPO

Having software consistently deployed across the fleet of computers is one of the key points that can be automated. If I have a choice (and it makes sense), I will always choose GPO over any other solution because it’s embedded into Active Directory thus not requiring installation, learning and maintenance of additional management tool. MSI – Software Installation One of the main advantages of MSI installers is that in 99% of cases you can just use the “Software Installation” option in GPO, and GPO will take care of the silent installation....

15 March 2020 · 5 min · 898 words · Kamil