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Setting up Active Directory enviroment.

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  Setting up server and users: First I set up a user VM running Windows 10 Enterprise edition in VirtualBox. I powered on the machine and set up Windows with all default settings. Next I set up a VM for the server, using Windows 2022 server eval. I then set up a network for both of the VMS and connected them to it For the user account, I selected domain join Then named the account user1, followed by a password on the next screen.        Setting up host:     I logged on to the server and grabbed the IP address I then logged onto the User1 VM and added the servers IP address as the DNS for User1. I then put googles DNS as the secondary DNS server. Active Directory setup: On the dashboard of the server manager, on the server, I selected add roles and features. Then I continued down to server roles and selected Active Directory Domain Services, using all default settings. After installation complete an exclamation point pops up in the top right corner. I c...