Performance Assessment:
Manage Windows Users, Groups,
and Access Control Lists (ACLs)
In this Performance Assessment, you will perform the tasks you have been taught in the Guided
Practices. You may use the book, and any notes you have, along with the Linux man pages and
Windows Server help utilities. You may look at your prior output. You may not give or receive
help from other students. You may ask your instructor for assistance, but it is likely to cost
points.
Resources Needed
Windows Server 2019 running in the VCASTLE Pod designated for this course
CentOS 8 running the VCASTLE Pod designed for this course’s Performance Assessment
Level of Difficulty
Medium
General Considerations
You should be familiar with Linux and Windows networking. Secure Shell (ssh) is installed and
configured on the Ubuntu server from a prior Guided Practice. Ansible is installed and
configured on your CentOS Computer, and you have completed all the previous exercises.
Consider running the playbook in increments and testing each section as you go. This may
make troubleshooting easier and lets you takes advantage of the idempotency feature in
Ansible (a playbook can be run multiple times without affecting initial settings).
, Instructions
Important: Please Note
All of your screenshots should include information that shows your login information.
Edit the Ansible Inventory (host) File
First, you will edit the Ansible Inventory (host) file to reflect your network architecture, if necessary.
1. View the inventory (hosts) file and ensure your inventory file reflects the architecture of your
network as shown below and includes the [win:vars] section.
2. Write a Playbook to do the following:
a. Create two Users (ECPIadmin and ECPIuser) and a new Group (ECPI) on Windows Server
2019.
b. Create a directory on your Windows server (C:\ECPI) with an ACL that grants full control
of the ECPI directory to the two new users.
Paste the screenshot of your playbook here:
Manage Windows Users, Groups,
and Access Control Lists (ACLs)
In this Performance Assessment, you will perform the tasks you have been taught in the Guided
Practices. You may use the book, and any notes you have, along with the Linux man pages and
Windows Server help utilities. You may look at your prior output. You may not give or receive
help from other students. You may ask your instructor for assistance, but it is likely to cost
points.
Resources Needed
Windows Server 2019 running in the VCASTLE Pod designated for this course
CentOS 8 running the VCASTLE Pod designed for this course’s Performance Assessment
Level of Difficulty
Medium
General Considerations
You should be familiar with Linux and Windows networking. Secure Shell (ssh) is installed and
configured on the Ubuntu server from a prior Guided Practice. Ansible is installed and
configured on your CentOS Computer, and you have completed all the previous exercises.
Consider running the playbook in increments and testing each section as you go. This may
make troubleshooting easier and lets you takes advantage of the idempotency feature in
Ansible (a playbook can be run multiple times without affecting initial settings).
, Instructions
Important: Please Note
All of your screenshots should include information that shows your login information.
Edit the Ansible Inventory (host) File
First, you will edit the Ansible Inventory (host) file to reflect your network architecture, if necessary.
1. View the inventory (hosts) file and ensure your inventory file reflects the architecture of your
network as shown below and includes the [win:vars] section.
2. Write a Playbook to do the following:
a. Create two Users (ECPIadmin and ECPIuser) and a new Group (ECPI) on Windows Server
2019.
b. Create a directory on your Windows server (C:\ECPI) with an ACL that grants full control
of the ECPI directory to the two new users.
Paste the screenshot of your playbook here:
