Chapter 36. Implementing Active Directory

Once you've completed planning, the process of implementing Active Directory is similar whether you are installing Active Directory for the first time or extending your existing Active Directory infrastructure. In either case, you need to take the following steps:

  1. Install the necessary domain controllers and assign any other needed roles to these servers

  2. Create the necessary organizational units (OUs) and delegate administrative control over these OUs as necessary

  3. Create any necessary user, group, and computer ...

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