Windows Server 2019: Install and Configure Active Directory

Active Directory is a key component of a secure Windows environment. Learn how to install and configure Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in Windows Server 2019.

Introduction

• Active Directory in Windows Server 2019
• What you should know

1. Installing Domain Controllers

• Installing Active Directory Domain Services role
• Installing a forest root domain controller
• Installing additional domain controllers
• Installing read-only domain controllers

2. Active Directory Administration Tools

• Managing AD DS with Active Directory Administrative Center
• Managing AD DS with Active Directory Users and Computers
• Active Directory Domains and Trusts overview
• Active Directory Sites and Services overview
• Active Directory schema overview
• Managing AD DS from the command line

3. Flexible Single Master of Operations (FSMO)

• FSMO overview
• Transferring a FSMO role
• Seizing a FSMO role

4. Active Directory Permissions

• Permissions overview
• Delegation of Control Wizard
• Creating a custom management tool

5. Managing AD DS Objects

• Creating user accounts
• Moving user accounts
• User account templates
• Creating a group
• Managing group membership
• Computer accounts
• Creating organizational units (OUs)
• Examples of OU hierarchies

Conclusion

• Next steps