
Mastering Windows Group Policy
Control and secure your Active Directory environment with Group Policy
Jordan Krause(Author)
Packt Publishing
Published on 30. November 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
408 pages
978-1-78934-739-5 (ISBN)
Description
Improve and reimagine your organization s security stance, desktop standards, and server administration with centralized management via Group Policy.
Key Features
Book DescriptionThis book begins with a discussion of the core material any administrator needs to know in order to start working with Group Policy. Moving on, we will also walk through the process of building a lab environment to start testing Group Policy today. Next we will explore the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) and start using the powerful features available for us within that interface. Once you are well versed with using GPMC, you will learn to perform and manage the traditional core tasks inside Group Policy. Included in the book are many examples and walk-throughs of the different filtering options available for the application of Group Policy settings, as this is the real power that Group Policy holds within your network. You will also learn how you can use Group Policy to secure your Active Directory environment, and also understand how Group Policy preferences are different than policies, with the help of real-world examples. Finally we will spend some time on maintenance and troubleshooting common Group Policy-related issues so that you, as a directory administrator, will understand the diagnosing process for policy settings.
By the end of the book, you will be able to jump right in and use Group Policy to its full potential.What you will learn
Become familiar with the Group Policy Management Console
Create, link, and filter new policies
Secure your users and devices using Group Policy
Maintain and troubleshoot Group Policy
Administer Group Policy via PowerShell
Control your Active Directory environment efficiently with Group Policy settings
Who this book is forIf you are an IT professional who works with Windows Servers or are interested in an Active Directory environment then this book is for you. General knowledge of Microsoft Windows, how Windows Server fits into an enterprise's infrastructure and also some existing knowledge of an Active Directory domain environment is expected.
Key Features
Book DescriptionThis book begins with a discussion of the core material any administrator needs to know in order to start working with Group Policy. Moving on, we will also walk through the process of building a lab environment to start testing Group Policy today. Next we will explore the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) and start using the powerful features available for us within that interface. Once you are well versed with using GPMC, you will learn to perform and manage the traditional core tasks inside Group Policy. Included in the book are many examples and walk-throughs of the different filtering options available for the application of Group Policy settings, as this is the real power that Group Policy holds within your network. You will also learn how you can use Group Policy to secure your Active Directory environment, and also understand how Group Policy preferences are different than policies, with the help of real-world examples. Finally we will spend some time on maintenance and troubleshooting common Group Policy-related issues so that you, as a directory administrator, will understand the diagnosing process for policy settings.
By the end of the book, you will be able to jump right in and use Group Policy to its full potential.What you will learn
Become familiar with the Group Policy Management Console
Create, link, and filter new policies
Secure your users and devices using Group Policy
Maintain and troubleshoot Group Policy
Administer Group Policy via PowerShell
Control your Active Directory environment efficiently with Group Policy settings
Who this book is forIf you are an IT professional who works with Windows Servers or are interested in an Active Directory environment then this book is for you. General knowledge of Microsoft Windows, how Windows Server fits into an enterprise's infrastructure and also some existing knowledge of an Active Directory domain environment is expected.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
759 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78934-739-5 (9781789347395)
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Jordan Krause
Mastering Windows Group Policy
Control and secure your Active Directory environment with Group Policy
E-Book
09/2024
Packt Publishing
€34.99
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Person
Jordan Krause is an IT professional with more than 25 years of experience and has received 10 Microsoft MVP awards for his work with Microsoft server and networking technologies. One of the world's first experts on Microsoft DirectAccess, his authorship journey began with a book about Microsoft remote access technologies and has evolved into a dozen books on more extensive topics such as Windows Server, security, Group Policy, and even cookbooks (not the food kind). Jordan lives in beautiful West Michigan (USA) and manages a team of IT engineers spread across the country.
Content
Table of Contents
Group Policy - The Basics
Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)
Daily Tasks in Group Policy
Advanced Filtering of Group Policy Objects
Deploying Policy Settings
Group Policy Preferences
Group Policy as a Security Mechanism
Group Policy Maintenance
Group Policy Troubleshooting
PowerShell for Group Policy Administration
Group Policy - The Basics
Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)
Daily Tasks in Group Policy
Advanced Filtering of Group Policy Objects
Deploying Policy Settings
Group Policy Preferences
Group Policy as a Security Mechanism
Group Policy Maintenance
Group Policy Troubleshooting
PowerShell for Group Policy Administration