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Windows Server 2016 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook

You're reading from   Windows Server 2016 Automation with PowerShell Cookbook Powerful ways to automate and manage Windows administrative tasks

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2017
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ISBN-13 9781787122048
Length 660 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Thomas Lee Thomas Lee
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. What's New in PowerShell and Windows Server FREE CHAPTER 2. Implementing Nano Server 3. Managing Windows Updates 4. Managing Printers 5. Managing Server Backup 6. Managing Performance 7. Troubleshooting Windows Server 2016 8. Managing Windows Networking Services 9. Managing Network Shares 10. Managing Internet Information Server 11. Managing Hyper-V 12. Managing Azure 13. Using Desired State Configuration

Creating a privileged user report

When you add a user to a group (and the user re-logs on), the user acquires additional permissions and rights. That may be a good thing! Group membership enables the user to perform job-related duties. However, adding the user to the Enterprise Admins group, for example, provides that user with rights over most of your forest. A user who acquires the membership to such high privilege groups may not have benign intentions and could represent a serious risk. The report you generate using this recipe shows the privileged users and any changes that someone has made to the group membership.

Getting ready

You need a DC on which to run this report.

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