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Learning paths built from Vitalii Shumylo's video lessons: Active Directory, Windows Server and Linux, in the order you need them.

Each path is a short series of video lessons. Every step has a summary of what the lesson teaches and a few practice questions with answers, so you can check you really have it before moving on. 6 paths and 45 lessons so far; more are added as they are ready.

Active Directory and Windows Server

Active Directory basics: how AD DS is built

6 steps · about 23 min of video

What AD DS is made of: components, schema, forest, domain, OUs and the admin tools.

How domain controllers work

6 steps · about 21 min of video

What a DC stores, the global catalog, how sign-in and DC location work, and the FSMO roles.

Deploying domain controllers

6 steps · about 26 min of video

Promote DCs with Server Manager or PowerShell, install from media, upgrade, clone and virtualise.

Active Directory users and groups

9 steps · about 43 min of video

User accounts, attributes and profiles; group types, scopes, nesting, default groups and identities.

Linux

Linux command line: first steps

5 steps · about 41 min of video

Move around the file system, find out who and what is on the box, keep time and make archives.

Linux root and sudo security

13 steps · about 85 min of video

Lock down root, give exactly the sudo rights people need, and keep sudoers safe and auditable.

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