Guides and How-To's

Updated: 8 Oct 2020

This section contains various guides, command samples and explanations from Operations, Deployment and Troubleshooting areas.

Install guide

• Install and configure the solution
• Upgrade from LAPS to AdmPwd.E
• Use Managed Domain Accounts feature
• Manage passwords in multi-forest topology
• Use dedicated PDS instance just for collection of client activity

Operations guide

This manual describes daily tasks of users and administrators of the solution.
Daily tasks of users include:

• Local admin password retrieval and reset using various tools
• Managed domain account password retrieval and reset
• Automatic use of managed password for authentication of other operations

Daily tasks of administrators include:

• Permission management for users and PDS
• Review of PDS logs
• Review of Centralized Client Reporting log
• Configuration of PDS
• Maintenance of password history (if enabled) for managed accounts

Tasks are described in respective sections of this guide.

How To's

How To section contains various tips, tricks and code/script samples how to use solution even more effectively.