The xActiveDirectory DSC resources allow you to configure and manage Active Directory. Note: these resources do not presently install the RSAT tools.
Please check out common DSC Resource contributing guidelines.
The xActiveDirectory module contains the xADDomain, xADDomainController, xADUser, xWaitForDomain, xADDomainTrust, xADRecycleBin, xADGroup and xADOrganizationalUnit DSC Resources. These DSC Resources allow you to configure new domains, child domains, and high availability domain controllers, establish cross-domain trusts and manage users, groups and OUs.
- xADDomain creates new Active Directory forest configurations and new Active Directory domain configurations.
- xADDomainController installs and configures domain controllers in Active Directory.
- xADUser modifies and removes Active Directory Users.
- xWaitForDomain waits for new, remote domain to setup. (Note: the RSAT tools will not be installed when these resources are used to configure AD.)
- xADDomainTrust establishes cross-domain trusts.
- xADGroup modifies and removes Active Directory groups.
- xADOrganizationalUnit creates and deletes Active Directory OUs.
- DomainName: Name of the domain. If no parent name is specified, this is the fully qualified domain name for the first domain in the forest.
- ParentDomainName: Name of the parent domain.
- DomainAdministratorCredential: Credentials used to query for domain existence. Note: These are not used during domain creation. (AD sets the localadmin credentials as new domain administrator credentials during setup.)
- SafemodeAdministratorPassword: Password for the administrator account when the computer is started in Safe Mode.
- DnsDelegationCredential: Credential used for creating DNS delegation.
- DomainName: The fully qualified domain name for the domain where the domain controller will be present.
- DomainAdministratorCredential: Specifies the credential for the account used to install the domain controller.
- SafemodeAdministratorPassword: Password for the administrator account when the computer is started in Safe Mode.
- DomainName: Name of the domain to which the user will be added.
- The Active Directory domain's fully-qualified domain name must be specified, i.e. contoso.com.
- This parameter is used to query and set the user's account password.
- UserName: Specifies the Security Account Manager (SAM) account name of the user.
- To be compatible with older operating systems, create a SAM account name that is 20 characters or less.
- Once created, the user's SamAccountName and CN cannot be changed.
- Password: Password value for the user account.
- If the account is enabled (default behaviour) you must specifiy a password.
- You must ensure that the password meets the domain's complexity requirements.
- Ensure: Specifies whether the given user is present or absent (optional).
- If not specified, this value defaults to Present.
- DomainController: Specifies the Active Directory Domain Services instance to connect to (optional).
- This is only required if not executing the task on a domain controller.
- DomainAdministratorCredential: User account credentials used to perform the task (optional).
- This is only required if not executing the task on a domain controller or using the -DomainController parameter.
- CommonName: Specifies the user's CN of the user account (optional).
- If not specified, this defaults to the UserName value.
- UserPrincipalName: Each user account has a user principal name (UPN) in the format [user]@[DNS-domain-name] (optional).
- DisplayName: Specifies the display name of the user object (optional).
- Path: (optional).
- GivenName: Specifies the user's first or given name (optional).
- Initials: Specifies the initials that represent part of a user's name (optional).
- Surname: Specifies the user's last name or surname (optional).
- Description: Specifies a description of the user object (optional).
- StreetAddress: Specifies the user's street address (optional).
- POBox: Specifies the user's post office box number (optional).
- City: Specifies the user's town or city (optional).
- State: Specifies the user's state or province (optional).
- PostalCode: Specifies the user's postal code or zip code (optional).
- Country: Specifies the country or region code for the user's language of choice (optional).
- This should be specified as the country's two character ISO-3166 code.
- Department: Specifies the user's department (optional).
- Division: Specifies the user's division (optional).
- Company: Specifies the user's company (optional).
- Office: Specifies the location of the user's office or place of business (optional).
- JobTitle: Specifies the user's job title (optional).
- EmailAddress: Specifies the user's e-mail address (optional).
- EmployeeID: Specifies the user's employee ID (optional).
- EmployeeNumber: Specifies the user's employee number (optional).
- HomeDirectory: Specifies a user's home directory path (optional).
- HomeDrive: Specifies a drive that is associated with the UNC path defined by the HomeDirectory property (optional).
- The drive letter is specified as "[DriveLetter]:" where [DriveLetter] indicates the letter of the drive to associate.
- The [DriveLetter] must be a single, uppercase letter and the colon is required.
- HomePage: Specifies the URL of the home page of the user object (optional).
- ProfilePath: Specifies a path to the user's profile (optional).
- This value can be a local absolute path or a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path.
- LogonScript: Specifies a path to the user's log on script (optional).
- This value can be a local absolute path or a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path.
- Notes: (optional).
- OfficePhone: Specifies the user's office telephone number (optional).
- MobilePhone: Specifies the user's mobile phone number (optional).
- Fax: Specifies the user's fax phone number (optional).
- Pager: Specifies the user's pager number (optional).
- IPPhone: Specifies the user's IP telephony number (optional).
- HomePhone: Specifies the user's home telephone number (optional).
- Enabled: Specifies if an account is enabled (optional).
- An enabled account requires a password.
- Manager: Specifies the user's manager (optional).
- This value can be specified as a DN, ObjectGUID, SID or SamAccountName.
- PasswordNeverExpires: Specifies whether the password of an account can expire (optional).
- If not specified, this value defaults to False.
- CannotChangePassword: Specifies whether the account password can be changed (optional).
- If not specified, this value defaults to False.
- DomainName: Name of the remote domain.
- RetryIntervalSec: Interval to check for the domain's existance.
- RetryCount: Maximum number of retries to check for the domain's existance.
- Ensure: Specifies whether the domain trust is present or absent
- TargetDomainAdministratorCredential: Credentials to authenticate to the target domain
- TargetDomainName: Name of the AD domain that is being trusted
- TrustType: Type of trust
- TrustDirection: Direction of trust, the values for which may be Bidirectional,Inbound, or Outbound
- SourceDomainName: Name of the AD domain that is requesting the trust
The xADRecycleBin DSC resource will enable the Active Directory Recycle Bin feature for the target forest.
This resource first verifies that the forest mode is Windows Server 2008 R2 or greater. If the forest mode
is insufficient, then the resource will exit with an error message. The change is executed against the
Domain Naming Master FSMO of the forest.
(Note: This resource is compatible with a Windows 2008 R2 or above target node. )
- ForestFQDN: Fully qualified domain name of forest to enable Active Directory Recycle Bin.
- EnterpriseAdministratorCredential: Credential with Enterprise Administrator rights to the forest.
- RecycleBinEnabled: Read-only. Returned by Get.
- ForestMode: Read-only. Returned by Get.
The xADGroup DSC resource will manage groups within Active Directory.
- GroupName: Name of the Active Directory group to manage.
- Category: This parameter sets the GroupCategory property of the group.
- Valid values are 'Security' and 'Distribution'.
- If not specified, it defaults to 'Security'.
- GroupScope: Specifies the group scope of the group.
- Valid values are 'DomainLocal', 'Global' and 'Universal'.
- If not specified, it defaults to 'Global'.
- Path: Path in Active Directory to place the group, specified as a Distinguished Name (DN).
- Description: Specifies a description of the group object (optional).
- DisplayName: Specifies the display name of the group object (optional).
- Members: Specifies the explicit AD objects that should comprise the group membership (optional).
- If not specified, no group membershup changes are made.
- If specified, all undefined group members will be removed the AD group.
- This property cannot be specified with either 'MembersToInclude' or 'MembersToExclude'.
- MembersToInclude: Specifies AD objects that must be in the group (optional).
- If not specified, no group membershup changes are made.
- If specified, only the specified members are added to the group.
- If specified, no users are removed from the group using this parameter.
- This property cannot be specified with the 'Members' parameter.
- MembersToExclude: Specifies AD objects that must not be in the group (optional).
- If not specified, no group membershup changes are made.
- If specified, only those specified are removed from the group.
- If specified, no users are added to the group using this parameter.
- This property cannot be specified with the 'Members' parameter.
- MembershipAttribute: Defines the AD object attribute that is used to determine group membership (optional).
- Valid values are 'SamAccountName', 'DistinguishedName', 'ObjectGUID' and 'SID'.
- If not specified, it defaults to 'SamAccountName'.
- You cannot mix multiple attribute types.
- ManagedBy: Specifies the user or group that manages the group object (optional).
- Valid values are the user's or group's DistinguishedName, ObjectGUID, SID or SamAccountName.
- Notes: The group's info attribute (optional).
- Ensure: Specifies whether the group is present or absent.
- Valid values are 'Present' and 'Absent'.
- It not specified, it defaults to 'Present'.
- DomainController: An existing Active Directory domain controller used to perform the operation (optional).
- If not running on a domain controller, this is required.
- Credential: User account credentials used to perform the operation (optional).
- If not running on a domain controller, this is required.
The xADOrganizational Unit DSC resource will manage OUs within Active Directory.
- Name: Name of the Active Directory organizational unit to manage.
- Path: Specified the X500 (DN) path of the organizational unit's parent object.
- Description: The OU description property (optional).
- ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion: Valid values are $true and $false. If not specified, it defaults to $true.
- Ensure: Specifies whether the OU is present or absent. Valid values are 'Present' and 'Absent'. It not specified, it defaults to 'Present'.
- Credential: User account credentials used to perform the operation . Note: if not running on a domain controller, this is required.
- xADOrganizationalUnit: Merges xADOrganizationalUnit resource from the PowerShell gallery
- xADGroup: Added Members, MembersToInclude, MembersToExclude and MembershipAttribute properties.
- xADGroup: Added ManagedBy property.
- xADGroup: Added Notes property.
- xADUser: Adds additional property settings.
- xADUser: Adds unit test coverage.
- Added new resource: xADGroup
- Fixed issue with NewDomainNetbiosName parameter.
- Added DNS flush in retry loop
- Bug fixes in xADDomain resource
- Removed xDscResourceDesigner tests (moved to common tests)
- Updated xADDomainTrust and xADRecycleBin tests
- Added xADRecycleBin resource
- Minor fixes for xADUser resource
- Added xADRecycleBin.
- Modified xADUser to include a write-verbose after user is removed when Absent.
- Corrected xADUser to successfully create a disabled user without a password.
- Modified xAdDomain and xAdDomainController to support Ensure as Present / Absent, rather than True/False. Note: this may cause issues for existing scripts.
- Corrected return value to be a hashtable in both resources.
- Minor update: Get-TargetResource to use domain name instead of name.
- Updated release, which added the resource:
- xADDomainTrust
- Initial release with the following resources:
- xADDomain, xADDomainController, xADUser, and xWaitForDomain
In the following example configuration, a highly available domain is created by adding a domain controller to an existing domain. This example uses the xWaitForDomain resource to ensure that the domain is present before the second domain controller is added.
# A configuration to Create High Availability Domain Controller
Configuration AssertHADC
{
param
(
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[pscredential]$safemodeAdministratorCred,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[pscredential]$domainCred,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[pscredential]$DNSDelegationCred,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[pscredential]$NewADUserCred
)
Import-DscResource -ModuleName xActiveDirectory
Node $AllNodes.Where{$_.Role -eq "Primary DC"}.Nodename
{
WindowsFeature ADDSInstall
{
Ensure = "Present"
Name = "AD-Domain-Services"
}
xADDomain FirstDS
{
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
DomainAdministratorCredential = $domainCred
SafemodeAdministratorPassword = $safemodeAdministratorCred
DnsDelegationCredential = $DNSDelegationCred
DependsOn = "[WindowsFeature]ADDSInstall"
}
xWaitForADDomain DscForestWait
{
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
DomainUserCredential = $domainCred
RetryCount = $Node.RetryCount
RetryIntervalSec = $Node.RetryIntervalSec
DependsOn = "[xADDomain]FirstDS"
}
xADUser FirstUser
{
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
DomainAdministratorCredential = $domainCred
UserName = "dummy"
Password = $NewADUserCred
Ensure = "Present"
DependsOn = "[xWaitForADDomain]DscForestWait"
}
}
Node $AllNodes.Where{$_.Role -eq "Replica DC"}.Nodename
{
WindowsFeature ADDSInstall
{
Ensure = "Present"
Name = "AD-Domain-Services"
}
xWaitForADDomain DscForestWait
{
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
DomainUserCredential = $domainCred
RetryCount = $Node.RetryCount
RetryIntervalSec = $Node.RetryIntervalSec
DependsOn = "[WindowsFeature]ADDSInstall"
}
xADDomainController SecondDC
{
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
DomainAdministratorCredential = $domainCred
SafemodeAdministratorPassword = $safemodeAdministratorCred
DnsDelegationCredential = $DNSDelegationCred
DependsOn = "[xWaitForADDomain]DscForestWait"
}
}
}
# Configuration Data for AD
$ConfigData = @{
AllNodes = @(
@{
Nodename = "dsc-testNode1"
Role = "Primary DC"
DomainName = "dsc-test.contoso.com"
CertificateFile = "C:\publicKeys\targetNode.cer"
Thumbprint = "AC23EA3A9E291A75757A556D0B71CBBF8C4F6FD8"
RetryCount = 20
RetryIntervalSec = 30
},
@{
Nodename = "dsc-testNode2"
Role = "Replica DC"
DomainName = "dsc-test.contoso.com"
CertificateFile = "C:\publicKeys\targetNode.cer"
Thumbprint = "AC23EA3A9E291A75757A556D0B71CBBF8C4F6FD8"
RetryCount = 20
RetryIntervalSec = 30
}
)
}
AssertHADC -configurationData $ConfigData `
-safemodeAdministratorCred (Get-Credential -Message "New Domain Safe Mode Admin Credentials") `
-domainCred (Get-Credential -Message "New Domain Admin Credentials") `
-DNSDelegationCred (Get-Credential -Message "Credentials to Setup DNS Delegation") `
-NewADUserCred (Get-Credential -Message "New AD User Credentials")
Start-DscConfiguration -Wait -Force -Verbose -ComputerName "dsc-testNode1" -Path $PSScriptRoot\AssertHADC `
-Credential (Get-Credential -Message "Local Admin Credentials on Remote Machine")
Start-DscConfiguration -Wait -Force -Verbose -ComputerName "dsc-testNode2" -Path $PSScriptRoot\AssertHADC `
-Credential (Get-Credential -Message "Local Admin Credentials on Remote Machine")
# A configuration to Create High Availability Domain Controller
Configuration AssertHADC
{
param
(
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[pscredential]$safemodeAdministratorCred,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[pscredential]$domainCred,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[pscredential]$DNSDelegationCred,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[pscredential]$NewADUserCred
)
Import-DscResource -ModuleName xActiveDirectory
Node $AllNodes.Where{$_.Role -eq "Primary DC"}.Nodename
{
WindowsFeature ADDSInstall
{
Ensure = "Present"
Name = "AD-Domain-Services"
}
xADDomain FirstDS
{
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
DomainAdministratorCredential = $domainCred
SafemodeAdministratorPassword = $safemodeAdministratorCred
DnsDelegationCredential = $DNSDelegationCred
DependsOn = "[WindowsFeature]ADDSInstall"
}
xWaitForADDomain DscForestWait
{
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
DomainUserCredential = $domainCred
RetryCount = $Node.RetryCount
RetryIntervalSec = $Node.RetryIntervalSec
DependsOn = "[xADDomain]FirstDS"
}
xADUser FirstUser
{
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
DomainAdministratorCredential = $domainCred
UserName = "dummy"
Password = $NewADUserCred
Ensure = "Present"
DependsOn = "[xWaitForADDomain]DscForestWait"
}
}
Node $AllNodes.Where{$_.Role -eq "Replica DC"}.Nodename
{
WindowsFeature ADDSInstall
{
Ensure = "Present"
Name = "AD-Domain-Services"
}
xWaitForADDomain DscForestWait
{
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
DomainUserCredential = $domainCred
RetryCount = $Node.RetryCount
RetryIntervalSec = $Node.RetryIntervalSec
DependsOn = "[WindowsFeature]ADDSInstall"
}
xADDomainController SecondDC
{
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
DomainAdministratorCredential = $domainCred
SafemodeAdministratorPassword = $safemodeAdministratorCred
DnsDelegationCredential = $DNSDelegationCred
DependsOn = "[xWaitForADDomain]DscForestWait"
}
}
}
# Configuration Data for AD
$ConfigData = @{
AllNodes = @(
@{
Nodename = "dsc-testNode1"
Role = "Primary DC"
DomainName = "dsc-test.contoso.com"
CertificateFile = "C:\publicKeys\targetNode.cer"
Thumbprint = "AC23EA3A9E291A75757A556D0B71CBBF8C4F6FD8"
RetryCount = 20
RetryIntervalSec = 30
},
@{
Nodename = "dsc-testNode2"
Role = "Replica DC"
DomainName = "dsc-test.contoso.com"
CertificateFile = "C:\publicKeys\targetNode.cer"
Thumbprint = "AC23EA3A9E291A75757A556D0B71CBBF8C4F6FD8"
RetryCount = 20
RetryIntervalSec = 30
}
)
}
AssertHADC -configurationData $ConfigData `
-safemodeAdministratorCred (Get-Credential -Message "New Domain Safe Mode Admin Credentials") `
-domainCred (Get-Credential -Message "New Domain Admin Credentials") `
-DNSDelegationCred (Get-Credential -Message "Credentials to Setup DNS Delegation") `
-NewADUserCred (Get-Credential -Message "New AD User Credentials")
Start-DscConfiguration -Wait -Force -Verbose -ComputerName "dsc-testNode1" -Path $PSScriptRoot\AssertHADC `
-Credential (Get-Credential -Message "Local Admin Credentials on Remote Machine")
Start-DscConfiguration -Wait -Force -Verbose -ComputerName "dsc-testNode2" -Path $PSScriptRoot\AssertHADC `
-Credential (Get-Credential -Message "Local Admin Credentials on Remote Machine") In this example, we create a domain, and then create a child domain on another node.
# Configuration to Setup Parent Child Domains
Configuration AssertParentChildDomains
{
param
(
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[pscredential]$safemodeAdministratorCred,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[pscredential]$domainCred,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[pscredential]$DNSDelegationCred,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[pscredential]$NewADUserCred
)
Import-DscResource -ModuleName xActiveDirectory
Node $AllNodes.Where{$_.Role -eq "Parent DC"}.Nodename
{
WindowsFeature ADDSInstall
{
Ensure = "Present"
Name = "AD-Domain-Services"
}
xADDomain FirstDS
{
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
DomainAdministratorCredential = $domainCred
SafemodeAdministratorPassword = $safemodeAdministratorCred
DnsDelegationCredential = $DNSDelegationCred
DependsOn = "[WindowsFeature]ADDSInstall"
}
xWaitForADDomain DscForestWait
{
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
DomainUserCredential = $domainCred
RetryCount = $Node.RetryCount
RetryIntervalSec = $Node.RetryIntervalSec
DependsOn = "[xADDomain]FirstDS"
}
xADUser FirstUser
{
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
DomainAdministratorCredential = $domaincred
UserName = "dummy"
Password = $NewADUserCred
Ensure = "Present"
DependsOn = "[xWaitForADDomain]DscForestWait"
}
}
Node $AllNodes.Where{$_.Role -eq "Child DC"}.Nodename
{
WindowsFeature ADDSInstall
{
Ensure = "Present"
Name = "AD-Domain-Services"
}
xWaitForADDomain DscForestWait
{
DomainName = $Node.ParentDomainName
DomainUserCredential = $domainCred
RetryCount = $Node.RetryCount
RetryIntervalSec = $Node.RetryIntervalSec
DependsOn = "[WindowsFeature]ADDSInstall"
}
xADDomain ChildDS
{
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
ParentDomainName = $Node.ParentDomainName
DomainAdministratorCredential = $domainCred
SafemodeAdministratorPassword = $safemodeAdministratorCred
DependsOn = "[xWaitForADDomain]DscForestWait"
}
}
}
$ConfigData = @{
AllNodes = @(
@{
Nodename = "dsc-testNode1"
Role = "Parent DC"
DomainName = "dsc-test.contoso.com"
CertificateFile = "C:\publicKeys\targetNode.cer"
Thumbprint = "AC23EA3A9E291A75757A556D0B71CBBF8C4F6FD8"
RetryCount = 50
RetryIntervalSec = 30
},
@{
Nodename = "dsc-testNode2"
Role = "Child DC"
DomainName = "dsc-child"
ParentDomainName = "dsc-test.contoso.com"
CertificateFile = "C:\publicKeys\targetNode.cer"
Thumbprint = "AC23EA3A9E291A75757A556D0B71CBBF8C4F6FD8"
RetryCount = 50
RetryIntervalSec = 30
}
)
}
AssertParentChildDomains -configurationData $ConfigData `
-safemodeAdministratorCred (Get-Credential -Message "New Domain Safe Mode Admin Credentials") `
-domainCred (Get-Credential -Message "New Domain Admin Credentials") `
-DNSDelegationCred (Get-Credential -Message "Credentials to Setup DNS Delegation") `
-NewADUserCred (Get-Credential -Message "New AD User Credentials")
Start-DscConfiguration -Wait -Force -Verbose -ComputerName "dsc-testNode1" -Path $PSScriptRoot\AssertParentChildDomains `
-Credential (Get-Credential -Message "Local Admin Credentials on Remote Machine")
Start-DscConfiguration -Wait -Force -Verbose -ComputerName "dsc-testNode2" -Path $PSScriptRoot\AssertParentChildDomains `
-Credential (Get-Credential -Message "Local Admin Credentials on Remote Machine") In this example, we setup one-way trust between two domains.
Configuration Sample_xADDomainTrust_OneWayTrust
{
param
(
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[String]$SourceDomain,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[String]$TargetDomain,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[PSCredential]$TargetDomainAdminCred,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[String]$TrustDirection
)
Import-DscResource -module xActiveDirectory
Node $AllNodes.Where{$_.Role -eq 'DomainController'}.NodeName
{
xADDomainTrust trust
{
Ensure = 'Present'
SourceDomainName = $SourceDomain
TargetDomainName = $TargetDomain
TargetDomainAdministratorCredential = $TargetDomainAdminCred
TrustDirection = $TrustDirection
TrustType = 'External'
}
}
}
$config = @{
AllNodes = @(
@{
NodeName = 'localhost'
Role = 'DomainController'
# Certificate Thumbprint that is used to encrypt/decrypt the credential
CertificateID = 'B9192121495A307A492A19F6344E8752B51AC4A6'
}
)
}
Sample_xADDomainTrust_OneWayTrust -configurationdata $config `
-SourceDomain safeharbor.contoso.com `
-TargetDomain corporate.contoso.com `
-TargetDomainAdminCred (get-credential) `
-TrustDirection 'Inbound'
# Configuration to Setup Parent Child Domains
configuration AssertParentChildDomains
{
param
(
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[pscredential]$safemodeAdministratorCred,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[pscredential]$domainCred,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[pscredential]$DNSDelegationCred,
[Parameter(Mandatory)]
[pscredential]$NewADUserCred
)
Import-DscResource -ModuleName xActiveDirectory
Node $AllNodes.Where{$_.Role -eq "Parent DC"}.Nodename
{
WindowsFeature ADDSInstall
{
Ensure = "Present"
Name = "AD-Domain-Services"
}
xADDomain FirstDS
{
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
DomainAdministratorCredential = $domainCred
SafemodeAdministratorPassword = $safemodeAdministratorCred
DnsDelegationCredential = $DNSDelegationCred
DependsOn = "[WindowsFeature]ADDSInstall"
}
xWaitForADDomain DscForestWait
{
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
DomainUserCredential = $domainCred
RetryCount = $Node.RetryCount
RetryIntervalSec = $Node.RetryIntervalSec
DependsOn = "[xADDomain]FirstDS"
}
xADUser FirstUser
{
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
DomainAdministratorCredential = $domaincred
UserName = "dummy"
Password = $NewADUserCred
Ensure = "Present"
DependsOn = "[xWaitForADDomain]DscForestWait"
}
}
Node $AllNodes.Where{$_.Role -eq "Child DC"}.Nodename
{
WindowsFeature ADDSInstall
{
Ensure = "Present"
Name = "AD-Domain-Services"
}
xWaitForADDomain DscForestWait
{
DomainName = $Node.ParentDomainName
DomainUserCredential = $domainCred
RetryCount = $Node.RetryCount
RetryIntervalSec = $Node.RetryIntervalSec
DependsOn = "[WindowsFeature]ADDSInstall"
}
xADDomain ChildDS
{
DomainName = $Node.DomainName
ParentDomainName = $Node.ParentDomainName
DomainAdministratorCredential = $domainCred
SafemodeAdministratorPassword = $safemodeAdministratorCred
DependsOn = "[xWaitForADDomain]DscForestWait"
}
}
}
$ConfigData = @{
AllNodes = @(
@{
Nodename = "dsc-testNode1"
Role = "Parent DC"
DomainName = "dsc-test.contoso.com"
CertificateFile = "C:\publicKeys\targetNode.cer"
Thumbprint = "AC23EA3A9E291A75757A556D0B71CBBF8C4F6FD8"
RetryCount = 50
RetryIntervalSec = 30
},
@{
Nodename = "dsc-testNode2"
Role = "Child DC"
DomainName = "dsc-child"
ParentDomainName = "dsc-test.contoso.com"
CertificateFile = "C:\publicKeys\targetNode.cer"
Thumbprint = "AC23EA3A9E291A75757A556D0B71CBBF8C4F6FD8"
RetryCount = 50
RetryIntervalSec = 30
}
)
}
AssertParentChildDomains -configurationData $ConfigData `
-safemodeAdministratorCred (Get-Credential -Message "New Domain Safe Mode Admin Credentials") `
-domainCred (Get-Credential -Message "New Domain Admin Credentials") `
-DNSDelegationCred (Get-Credential -Message "Credentials to Setup DNS Delegation") `
-NewADUserCred (Get-Credential -Message "New AD User Credentials")
Start-DscConfiguration -Wait -Force -Verbose -ComputerName "dsc-testNode1" -Path $PSScriptRoot\AssertParentChildDomains `
-Credential (Get-Credential -Message "Local Admin Credentials on Remote Machine")
Start-DscConfiguration -Wait -Force -Verbose -ComputerName "dsc-testNode2" -Path $PSScriptRoot\AssertParentChildDomains `
-Credential (Get-Credential -Message "Local Admin Credentials on Remote Machine") In this example, we enable the Active Directory Recycle Bin.
Configuration Example_xADRecycleBin
{
Param(
[parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[System.String]
$ForestFQDN,
[parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]
$EACredential
)
Import-DscResource -Module xActiveDirectory
Node $AllNodes.NodeName
{
xADRecycleBin RecycleBin
{
EnterpriseAdministratorCredential = $EACredential
ForestFQDN = $ForestFQDN
}
}
}
$ConfigurationData = @{
AllNodes = @(
@{
NodeName = '2012r2-dc'
}
)
}
Example_xADRecycleBin -EACredential (Get-Credential contoso\administrator) -ForestFQDN 'contoso.com' -ConfigurationData $ConfigurationData
Start-DscConfiguration -Path .\Example_xADRecycleBin -Wait -Verbose
In this example, we add an Active Directory group to the default container (normally the Users OU).
configuration Example_xADGroup
{
Param(
[parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[System.String]
$GroupName,
[ValidateSet('DomainLocal','Global','Universal')]
[System.String]
$Scope = 'Global',
[ValidateSet('Security','Distribution')]
[System.String]
$Category = 'Security',
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$Description
)
Import-DscResource -Module xActiveDirectory
Node $AllNodes.NodeName
{
xADGroup ExampleGroup
{
GroupName = $GroupName
GroupScope = $Scope
Category = $Category
Description = $Description
Ensure = 'Present'
}
}
}
Example_xADGroup -GroupName 'TestGroup' -Scope 'DomainLocal' -Description 'Example test domain local security group' -ConfigurationData $ConfigurationData
Start-DscConfiguration -Path .\Example_xADGroup -Wait -Verbose
In this example, we add an Active Directory organizational unit to the 'example.com' domain root.
configuration Example_xADOrganizationalUnit
{
Param(
[parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[System.String]
$Name,
[parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[System.String]
$Path,
[System.Boolean]
$ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion = $true,
[ValidateNotNull()]
[System.String]
$Description = ''
)
Import-DscResource -Module xActiveDirectory
Node $AllNodes.NodeName
{
xADOrganizationalUnit ExampleOU
{
Name = $Name
Path = $Path
ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion = $ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion
Description = $Description
Ensure = 'Present'
}
}
}
Example_xADOrganizationalUnit -Name 'Example OU' -Path 'dc=example,dc=com' -Description 'Example test organizational unit' -ConfigurationData $ConfigurationData
Start-DscConfiguration -Path .\Example_xADOrganizationalUnit -Wait -Verbose