Generate an AD environment based of a JSON configured structure

code/ad_schema.json

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+{
+    "domain": "xyz.com",
+
+    "groups" : [
+        {
+            "name": "Employees"
+        }
+    ],
+
+    "users": [
+
+        {
+            "name": "Alice Lice",
+            "password":"P@ssw0rd789",
+            "groups": [
+                "Employees"
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Bob Ob",
+            "password":"P@ssw0rdABC",
+            "groups": [
+                "Employees"
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+}

code/gen_ad.ps1

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+param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] $JSONFile )
+
+function CreateADGroup(){
+    param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] $groupObject )
+
+    $name = $groupObject.name
+    New-ADGroup -name $name -GroupScope Global
+}
+
+function CreateADUser(){
+    param( [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] $userObject )
+
+    # Pull out the name from the JSON object
+    $name = $userObject.name
+    $password = $userObject.password
+
+    # Generate a "first initial, last name" structure for username
+    $firstname, $lastname = $name.Split(" ")
+    $username = ($firstname[0] + $lastname).ToLower()
+    $samAccountName = $username
+    $principalname = $username
+
+    # Actually create the AD user object
+    New-ADUser -Name "$name" -GivenName $firstname -Surname $lastname -SamAccountName $SamAccountName -UserPrincipalName $principalname@$Global:Domain -AccountPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString $password -AsPlainText -Force) -PassThru | Enable-ADAccount
+
+    # Add the user to its appropriate group
+    foreach($group_name in $userObject.groups) {
+
+        try {
+            Get-ADGroup -Identity "$group_name"
+            Add-ADGroupMember -Identity $group_name -Members $username
+        }
+        catch [Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADIdentityNotFoundException]
+        {
+            Write-Warning "User $name NOT added to group $group_name because it does not exist"
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+$json = ( Get-Content $JSONFile | ConvertFrom-JSON)
+
+$Global:Domain = $json.domain
+
+foreach ( $group in $json.groups ){
+    CreateADGroup $group
+}
+
+foreach ( $user in $json.users ){
+    CreateADUser $user
+}

videos/01_install_dc/README.md

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 Install-WindowsFeature AD-Domain-Services -IncludeManagementTools
 ```
 
+
+```
+Get-NetIPAddress
+```
+
+# Joining the Workstation to the domain
+
+
+
+```
+Add-Computer -Domainname xyz.com -Credential xyz\Administrator -Force -Restart
+```