Lab Configuration 5 - adaley0518/Tech_Journal GitHub Wiki

Steps for the Lab Configuration

  1. OU Structure Creation

    • Server Manager --> Local Server
    • 'tools'
    • right-click to 'active directory users and computers'
    • once window opens go to 'amber.local'
    • right-click 'new' --> 'Organizational Unit'
      • called: SYS255,
        • create Organization Units for Accounts, Computers and Groups under SYS255
    • under the amber.local got to the Group 'SYS255'
    • go to 'Accounts'
      • create the users alice, bob and charlie (should see all three under accounts once complete)
    • drag WKS01 from the amber.local\computers OU to the SYS255\computers OU
    • within SYS255\Groups OU add a global security group called custom-desktop with users alice and bob as members
      • go to 'new object' --> 'group'
      • group name & group name (pre-windows): custom-desktop
      • group scope: global
      • group type: security
      • press 'ok'
      • then go to the properties of the custom-desktop group and add 'alice' and 'bob' to the members tab, press apply
  2. Group Policy - User

    • right click 'tools' --> 'group policy management'
    • open 'forest' --> 'domains' --> 'amber.local' --> SYS255
  3. Creating a User Policy

    • right-click SYS255 --> create a GPO in this domain
      • step 1: add custom-desktop group to the Security Filter
        • under Scope tab
          • Display links in this location: amber.local
          • location: SYS255
          • Security Filtering: add 'custom-desktop (AMBER\custom-desktop)
      • Step 2: Remove Authenticated User
        • press 'ok'
      • Step 3: Add domain computers
        • Security Filtering: add --> 'Domain Computers (AMBER\Domain Computers)
      • Step 4: go to Delegation tab --> Advanced (set Apply Group Policy to 'Deny' not 'allow' & Apply)
  4. Wallpaper Policy