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Solution Collection 1. Role-Based Management

Scenarios, Pain, and Solution

Enumerate a User’s (or Computer’s) Group Memberships

Create a GUI Tool to Enumerate Group Memberships

Extend Active Directory Users and Computers to Enumerate Group Memberships

Understand Role-Based Management

Implement Role-Based Access Control

Reporting and Auditing RBAC and Role-Based Management

Getting to Role-Based Management

Solution Collection 2. Managing Files, Folders, and Shares

Solution Collection 3. Managing User Data and Settings

Solution Collection 4. Implementing Document Management and Collaboration with SharePoint

Solution Collection 5. Active Directory Delegation and Administrative Lock Down

Solution Collection 6. Improving the Management and Administration of Computers

Solution Collection 7. Extending User Attributes and Management Tools

Solution Collection 8. Reimagining the Administration of Groups and Membership

Solution Collection 9. Improving the Deployment and Management of Applications and Configuration

Solution Collection 10. Implementing Change, Configuration, and Policies

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1-1. Enumerate a User’s (or Computer’s) Group Memberships

Solution overview

Type of solution	Tool (Script)
Features and tools	Command-line commands, VBScript
Solution summary	Create a script to enumerate a user’s (or computer’s) group memberships.
Benefits	Answers the question, “What groups does ____ belong to?” Makes group memberships more visible than what is possible using the standard GUI toolset.
Preview	Figure 1-5 illustrates the output of a script that reports the group memberships of a user.

Figure 1-5. Group membership report script

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