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Published inJul 2022
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781803242507
Edition2nd Edition
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Sander Berkouwer
Sander Berkouwer
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Sander Berkouwer

Sander Berkouwer calls himself an Active Directory aficionado; he's done everything with Active Directory and Azure AD, including decommissioning. He has been MCSA, MCSE, and MCITP-certified for ages, an MCT for the past 5 years and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) on Directory Services and Enterprise Mobility for over a decade. Sander is also decorated with Veeam Vanguard and VMware vExpert awards for his international cross-platform knowledge, experience and passion. As the CTO at SCCT, Sander leads a team of architects performing many projects, most of them identity-related, throughout Europe.
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Managing the DSRM passwords on domain controllers

This recipe shows how to manage the password to sign in to domain controllers when the Active Directory Domain Services service is not running or the domain controller is in DSRM.

Getting ready

To manage the DSRM password on a domain controller, sign in to a domain controller with a user account that is a member of the Domain Admins group, the Backup Operators group, or the Server Operators group.

For the scenario where the DSRM Administrator password is automatically synchronized with an account in Active Directory, create a disabled user account with a strong password. Document the password in a password vault. Additionally, ensure all domain controllers run Windows Server 2008 or newer versions of Windows Server and are replicating properly.

How to do it...

This recipe shows two routes:

  1. Manually resetting the DSRM administrator password
  2. Synchronizing the DSRM administrator password

Manually resetting...

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Active Directory Administration Cookbook - Second Edition
Published in: Jul 2022Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781803242507

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Sander Berkouwer

Sander Berkouwer calls himself an Active Directory aficionado; he's done everything with Active Directory and Azure AD, including decommissioning. He has been MCSA, MCSE, and MCITP-certified for ages, an MCT for the past 5 years and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) on Directory Services and Enterprise Mobility for over a decade. Sander is also decorated with Veeam Vanguard and VMware vExpert awards for his international cross-platform knowledge, experience and passion. As the CTO at SCCT, Sander leads a team of architects performing many projects, most of them identity-related, throughout Europe.
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