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In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Active Directory Domain Services using PowerShell cmdlets Before proceeding to install, we will check the available features to install. We will use Get-WindowsFeature cmdlet to get the available features to install.   Result will be as below and you can see Active Directory Domain Services is available to install. Run the below cmdlet to install the Active Directory Domain Services including all the management tools (Need reboot the complete the installation). Install-WindowsFeature -IncludeManagementTools AD-Domain-Services To cross verify installation you can run the Get-WindowsFeature once again and check the results, status of Active Directory Domain Services should change to Installed as in below screen shot.   Post this we need to promote this server as Domain controller to complete the configuration. As this is a totally new setup we are configuring as First domain controller in new forest a...

In today’s topic, we are going to learn about the installation and configuration of Active Directory Domain Services in windows server 2016. Before proceeding with the installation and configuration I would like to put some lights to know about Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Domain controllers and Domain. What is Active Directory Domain Services? Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) stores information about objects on the network and makes this information available to users and network administrators. AD DS uses domain controllers to give network users access to permitted resources anywhere on the network through a single logon process. Active directory uses Ports like LDAP (389 for communication), Kerberos (88) for authentication and DNS (53) for name resolution. What is Domain Controller? A Server running Active directory domain services is called as Domain controllers and it will authenticate and authorize all users and computers within a windows domain...

Below is the list of operating systems with respective AD schema version. Windows Server Operating Systems Active Directory Schema Versions Windows Server 2000 13 Windows Server 2003 30 Windows Server 2003 R2 31 Windows Server 2008 44 Windows Server 2008 R2 47 Windows Server 2012 56 Windows Server 2012 R2 69 Windows Server 2016 87

Issue: Unable to transfer Schema master role from PDC to ADC. Symptoms: You will get below error while transferring Schema master using NTDSUTIL fsmo maintenance: seize schema master Attempting safe transfer of schema FSMO before seizure. ldap_modify_sW error 0x32(50 (Insufficient Rights). Ldap extended error message is 00002098: SecErr: DSID-0315137D, problem 4003 (INSUFF_ACCESS_RIGHTS), data 0 Resolution: Add your user to Enterprise admin  group in Active directory to resolve this issue.

Active Directory Domain Services: Before proceeding with AD we will know something about Domain and Workgroup. What is Domain? Domain is a logical group of computers which shares the common directory database. What is workgroup? Workgroup is an standalone computer which use the own database. for example our home pc Coming to Active Directory, Active Directory is a directory database which stores information about the active directory objects like users, computers, groups, Organizational unit and group policies. we have two types of structure in Active Directory as below. Logical strcture and Physical Structure . In logical Strcture we have domains, tree, organizational unit and forest. Domain: As I mentioned above domain is a logical group of computers which shares common directory database. Tree:  A hierarchy of domains with a contiguous namespace as below. Domain Tree Forest:  Group of one or more trees, and they don't share contiguous namespace ...

Creating a group policy object in windows server 2008: Perform the below steps to create new GPO Go to start menu -> administrative tools -> group policy management -> Expand forest -> Expand domains -> Expand your domain -> Right click on Group policy objects and select new -> type name for new GPO and click ok to create a new GPO. Once after creating new GPO you can link it to Entire forest or Domain or OU and sites as well. To link a GPO to domain, Domain controllers and OU follow the below steps Perform the below steps to create new GPO Linking a GPO to Domain: Go to gpmc.msc -> Expand Forest -> Expand domain and right click on your domain and click on link existing GPO, you will get a window as below, select the appropriate GPO and click on ok to link a gpo. To link a GPO to domain controller, right click on Domain controllers and select Link existing GPO and select the appropriate GPO and click ok to complete the process. To link...