Managed Service Accounts

Managed Service Accounts

You can use the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell to manage service accounts in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Managed service accounts are used to run various services for applications that are operating in your domain environment. This section contains topics that explain how to use the Active Directory module to accomplish many of the common tasks that are associated with service account management:

• Creating a Managed Service Account
  
  
• Finding Managed Service Accounts per Computer
  
  
• Finding Managed Service Accounts
  
  
• Associating a Managed Service Account with a Computer
  
  
• Removing a Managed Service Account from a Computer
  
  
• Deleting a Managed Service Account
  
  
• Installing a Managed Service Account
  
  
• Resetting the Password of a Managed Service Account