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Configure Azure PowerShell

· 2 min read
Mecken Swyter
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Using the Azure Portal to create and manage resources can be beneficial for one-off tasks and learning about different services offered in Azure; however, it becomes more practical to take advantage of a scripting language such as PowerShell for management of tasks as it allows the use of one-liner syntax, piping outputs, and scripting.

Configure Active Directory using PowerShell

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Mecken Swyter
Mecken Swyter
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New-Item -Path "c:\" -Name "PowerLab" -ItemType "directory"
'P@$$w0rd12' | ConvertTo-SecureString -Force -AsPlainText | Export-Clixml -Path C:\PowerLab\SafeModeAdministratorPassword.xml

$safeModePw = Import-Clixml -Path C:\PowerLab\SafeModeAdministratorPassword.xml

Install-windowsfeature -Name AD-Domain-Services

$forestParams = @{
    DomainName                    = 'techuplab.local'
    DomainMode                    = 'WinThreshold'
    ForestMode                    = 'WinThreshold'
    Confirm                       = $false
    SafeModeAdministratorPassword = $safeModePw
    WarningAction                 = 'Ignore'
}

$null = Install-ADDSForest @forestParams