Active Directory Management via PowerShell

Course Prerequisites

Participants should have:

• Basic knowledge of Active Directory concepts, including users, groups, and domains.
• Basic familiarity with the Windows Server environment.
• Prior experience with Windows operating systems and administrative tasks is helpful but not mandatory.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

1. Understand how to use PowerShell cmdlets to interact with and manage Active Directory.
2. Automate user and group management tasks like creation, modification, and deletion of user accounts, groups, and organizational units (OUs).
3. Manage group policies and assign permissions to users and groups via PowerShell.
4. Automate the Active Directory backup and restore processes using PowerShell scripting.
5. Learn how to manage Active Directory forests, domains, and trusts through automation.
6. Implement PowerShell scripts to perform bulk user imports and updates, streamlining user provisioning and deprovisioning.
7. Secure your AD environment by managing permissions, delegated administration, and AD role assignments using PowerShell.
8. Troubleshoot common Active Directory issues using PowerShell commands and scripts.
9. Use PowerShell for Active Directory reporting, extracting critical information on users, groups, and other AD objects.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for:

• System Administrators and IT Professionals responsible for Active Directory management and automation.
• Network Administrators who need to automate and simplify AD-related tasks.
• Security Engineers who want to secure Active Directory environments through PowerShell automation.
• Windows Server Administrators looking to streamline user management, group management, and other AD tasks.
• PowerShell beginners aiming to integrate their skills with Active Directory management.