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Active Directory Administration Cookbook

You're reading from   Active Directory Administration Cookbook Actionable, proven solutions to identity management and authentication on servers and in the cloud

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2019
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789806984
Length 620 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Sander Berkouwer Sander Berkouwer
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

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

Inventory domain controllers

It's a good thing to know all of the domain controllers throughout an Active Directory domain. This activity doesn't just show the management burden for Active Directory administrators; it also allows them to make smart choices, especially when the environment is breached.

Although it's not recommended practice, administrators may place domain controllers outside the domain controller OU. In that case, simply checking the computer accounts in that OU will not provide a 100% view of the domain controller in use.

How to do it...

There are two ways to get a good overview of the domain controllers in an Active Directory domain:

  • Using Active Directory Users and Computers to inventory...
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