Mastering Active Directory

Active Directory object administration with PowerShell

By introducing the PowerShell scripting language, Microsoft provided more control over Windows system functions and operations. PowerShell also allows engineers to use extra features that cannot be used via GUI. There is the Active Directory PowerShell module, which can be used to manage Active Directory Domain Services, Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS), and objects. Active Directory objects can still be managed using Command Prompt, but PowerShell provides advanced, centralized control over Active Directory components and operations.

Any server that runs AD DS or AD LDS role services has the Active Directory PowerShell module by default. It can also be enabled ...