ChamplainTechJournals/sysadmin-i-sys255/lab02-dns+adds-role.md

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In this lab, we created an Active Directory Domain Server on our Windows 2019 Server (10.0.5.5)

Lab02 - DNS+ADDS Role

Domain vs. Local Administrator

Local administrators have power within the singular Windows OS, while Domain administrators have power over items within the AD domain

Installing the ADDS Role on Windows Server

• go to Server manager
• Manage -> Add Roles and Features
• check Active Directory Domain Services and install dependencies as well
• continue through wizard and install

Configure our server to be the primary domain controller for our domain

• click Promote this server to a domain controller
• Add a new forest - nathan.local
• set DSRM password
• continue through wizard and install

Create Forward Lookup DNS Records

• go to DNS Manager
• DNS -> ad01-nathan.nathan.local -> Forward Lookup Zones -> right click nathan.local -> New Host
• PTR records will not work right now /bc there is no reverse lookup zone

Create Reverse Lookup DNS Records

• go to DNS Manager
• DNS -> ad01-nathan.nathan.local -> right click Reverse Lookup Zones -> New Zone
• enter Network ID (10.0.5.) when prompted
• update PTR records on A records, refresh, and PTR records should appear in Reverse Lookup Zones

Create a user in AD

• server manager -> AD DS -> right click server -> Active Directory Users and Computers
• nathan.local -> right-click Users -> New -> User

Add a user to the domain admin group

• right click created user -> add to a group
• type 'Domain Admins'

Add a computer to the domain

• control panel -> system and security -> system -> change settings
• change from workgroup to domain