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Active Directory Administration Cookbook, Second Edition

You're reading from   Active Directory Administration Cookbook, Second Edition Proven solutions to everyday identity and authentication challenges for both on-premises and the cloud

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803242507
Length 696 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Optimizing Forests, Domains, and Trusts 2. Chapter 2: Managing Domain Controllers FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Managing Active Directory Roles and Features 4. Chapter 4: Managing Containers and Organizational Units 5. Chapter 5: Managing Active Directory Sites and Troubleshooting Replication 6. Chapter 6: Managing Active Directory Users 7. Chapter 7: Managing Active Directory Groups 8. Chapter 8: Managing Active Directory Computers 9. Chapter 9: Managing DNS 10. Chapter 10: Getting the Most Out of Group Policy 11. Chapter 11: Securing Active Directory 12. Chapter 12: Managing Certificates 13. Chapter 13: Managing Federation 14. Chapter 14: Handling Authentication in a Hybrid World (AD FS, PHS, PTA, and DSSO) 15. Chapter 15: Handling Synchronization in a Hybrid World (Azure AD Connect) 16. Chapter 16: Hardening Azure AD 17. Other Books You May Enjoy

Implementing LAPS

Microsoft's free LAPS allows admins to periodically change the password for the local administrator password on domain-joined devices. This recipe shows how to implement and use it.

Getting ready

First, download LAPS from http://aka.ms/LAPS. Download the *.msi file that corresponds to the client operating system architecture(s) used in the organization. Most likely, this will be x64. Place the file on a share.

Ensure that all domain controllers in the environment run Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 or a newer version of Windows Server.

If your organization places devices in the default Computers container, move the computer objects that you want to be part of LAPS from this container to an OU dedicated to devices.

How to do it...

There are two sides to LAPS – implementing it and managing it.

Implementing LAPS

Implementing LAPS requires four steps:

Extending the schema

Perform these steps to extend the Active Directory...

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