AZ-104-MicrosoftAzureAdministrator/New Instructions/Lab/LAB_01-Manage_Entra_ID_Identities.md

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title module Lab 01: Manage Microsoft Entra ID Identities Administer Identity

Lab 01 - Manage Microsoft Entra ID Identities

Lab introduction

This is the first in a series of labs for Azure Administrators. In this lab, you learn about users and groups. Users and groups are the basic building blocks for an identity solution. You also get familiar with basic administrator tools.

This lab requires an Azure subscription. Your subscription type may affect the availability of features in this lab. You may change the region, but the steps are shown in East US.

Estimated timing: 30 minutes

Lab scenario

Your organization is building a new lab environment for pre-production testing of apps and services. A few engineers are being hired to manage the lab environment, including the virtual machines. To allow the engineers to authenticate by using Microsoft Entra ID, you have been tasked with provisioning users and group accounts. To minimize administrative overhead, membership of the groups should be updated automatically based on job titles. You also need to know how to delete users to prevent access after an engineer leaves your organization.

Interactive lab simulation

There are interactive lab simulations that you might find useful for this topic. The simulation lets you to click through a similar scenario at your own pace. There are differences between the interactive simulation and this lab, but many of the core concepts are the same. An Azure subscription is not required.

• Manage Entra ID Identities. Create and configure users and assign to groups. Create an Azure tenant and manage guest accounts.

Architecture diagram

Job skills

• Task 1: Create and configure user accounts.
• Task 2: Create group accounts and add members.
• Task 3: Use the Cloud Shell.
• Task 4: Use Azure PowerShell.
• Task 5: Use the Bash shell.

Task 1: Create and configure user accounts

In this task, you will create and configure user accounts. User accounts will store user data such as name, department, location, and contact information.

1. Sign in to the Azure portal - https://portal.azure.com.

   Note: The Azure portal is used in all the labs. If you are new to the Azure, search for and select Quickstart Center. Take a few minutes to watch the Getting started in the Azure portal video. Even if you have used the portal before, you will find a few tips and tricks on navigating and customizing the interaface.

2. Search for and select Microsoft Entra ID.

3. Microsoft Entra ID is Azure's cloud-based identity and access management solution. Take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with some of the features listed in the left pane.

   • Administrative units lets you group users, groups, or devices into a single manageable unit.
   • Licenses lets you purchase a license, manage the licenses you have, and assign licenses to users and groups.

Create a new user

1. Select Users, then in the New user drop-down select Create new user.

2. Create a new user with the following settings (leave others with their defaults). On the Properties tab notice all the different types of information that can be included in the user account.

   Setting	Value
   User principal name	az104-user1
   Display name	az104-user1
   Auto-generate password	de-select
   Initial password	Provide a secure password
   Job title (Properties tab)	IT Lab Administrator
   Department (Properties tab)	IT
   Usage location (Properties tab)	United States

3. Once you have finished reviewing, select Review + create and then Create.

Invite an external user

1. Select Users, then in the New user drop-down select Invite an external user.

   Setting	Value
   Email	your email address
   Display name	your name
   Send invite message	check the box
   Message	Welcome to Azure and our group project

2. Move to the Properties tab. Notice the User type is Guest. Notice the user account information is similar to creating a new user.

3. Select Review + invite, and then Invite.

   Note: It is unlikely you will be creating user accounts individually. Do you know how your organization plans to create and manage user accounts?

Task 2: Create group accounts and add members

In this task, you create a group account. Group accounts can include user accounts or devices. These are two basic ways members are assigned to groups: Statically and Dynamically. Static groups require administrators to add and remove members manually. Dynamic groups update automatically based on the properties of a user account or device. For example, job title.

1. In the Azure portal, search for and select Groups.

2. Take a minute to familiarize yourself with the group settings in the left pane.

   • Expiration lets you configre a group lifetime in days. The group must be renewed by the owner.
   • Naming policy lets you configure blocked words and add a prefix or suffix to group names.

3. In the All groups blade, select + New group and create a new group.

   Setting	Value
   Group type	Security
   Group name	IT Lab Administrators (adjust the name if this one is not available)
   Group description	Administrators that manage the IT lab
   Membership type	Assigned

   Note

   : Notice the other options in the Membership type drop-down. An Entra ID Premium P1 or P2 license is required for dynamic membership.

   

4. Select No owners selected.

5. In the Add owners page, search for and select yourself as the owner. Notice you can have more than one owner.

6. Select No members selected.

7. In the Add members pane, search for and select the az104-user1 and add them to the group.

8. Select Create to deploy the group.

   Note: You may be managing a large number of groups. Does your organization have a plan for creating groups and adding members?

Task 3: Use the Cloud Shell

In this task, you work with the Azure Cloud Shell. Azure Cloud Shell is an interactive, authenticated, browser-accessible terminal for managing Azure resources. It provides the flexibility of choosing the shell experience that best suits the way you work, either Bash or PowerShell. You will use this tool often in this course.

1. Select the Cloud Shell icon in the top right of the Azure Portal. Alternately, you can navigate directly to https://shell.azure.com.

   

2. When prompted to select either Bash or PowerShell, select PowerShell.

   Did you know? If you mostly work with Linux systems, Bash feels more familiar. If you mostly work with Windows systems, Azure PowerShell feels more familiar.

3. On the You have no storage mounted screen select Show advanced settings and provide the required information.

   Note: As you work with the Cloud Shell a storage accound and file share is required.

   Settings	Values
   Resource Group	az104-rg1
   Storage account (Create new)	sacloudshell (must be globally unique, between 3 and 24 characters in length and use numbers and lower case letters only)
   File share (create new)	fs-cloudshell

4. When completed select Create storage.

   Note: If you would like to practice with Azure PowerShell, continue to Task 6. If you want to practice with the Bash (CLI), then skip to Task 7.

Task 4: Use Azure PowerShell

In this task, you use Azure PowerShell to create a group account and add a member. Azure PowerShell scripts will be used throughout the course.

Did you know? You can use the arrow keys to move through the command history. Use the tab key to autocomplete commands and parameters. At any time use cls to clear the command window.

1. Take a minute to bookmark the Azure PowerShell documentation page. For this task, you may also need the Microsoft Graph documentation.

2. PowerShell commands are organized in modules. Verify the Microsoft Graph PowerShell module is installed.

   Get-Module -Name "*graph*"
   

3. If the Microsoft.Graph.Groups module was not listed, then install the module.

   Install-module Microsoft.Graph
   

4. Before you can start managing groups using Microsoft Graph PowerShell cmdlets, you must connect your PowerShell session to the directory you want to manage.

   Connect-MgGraph -Scopes "Group.ReadWrite.All"
   

5. The cmdlet prompts you for the credentials you want to use to access your directory. Follow the instructions to provide the code using your user account. You should receive a successful message.

6. Use New-MgGroup to create a new group.

   New-MgGroup -DisplayName 'MyPSGroup' -MailEnabled:$False  -MailNickName 'PS group' -SecurityEnabled
   

7. Use Get-MgGroup to ensure your group was created.

   Get-MgGroup -Filter "DisplayName eq 'MyPSGroup'"
   

Task 5: Use the Bash shell

In this task, you use Azure CLI to create a group account and add a member. Azure CLI scripts will be provided throughout the course.

1. Continue in the Cloud Shell. Use the drop-down to switch to Bash.

Did you know? You can use the arrow keys to move through the command history. Use the tab key to autocomplete commands and parameters. At any time use clear to clear the command window.

1. Take a minute to bookmark the Azure CLI documentation page.

2. The Azure CLI syntax follows a simple reference name - command - parameter - parameter value pattern. Use az to view the base commands.

   az
   

3. Use az ad to get more specific commands for managing Azure Active Directory Graph entities.

   az ad
   

4. Use az ad group to create a new group account called MyCLIgroup.

   az ad group create --display-name MyCLIgroup --mail-nickname MyCLIgroup
   

5. Use az group list to confirm your group was created.

   az ad group list --output table
   

6. Use az ad user list to confirm that the az104-user1 account exists. The user account information should be returned. Make note of the id, you will need it in the next step.

   az ad user list --display-name az104-user1
   

7. Use az ad group member add to add the az104-user1 member to the MyCLIgroup.

   az ad group member add --group MyCLIgroup --member-id "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
   

8. Use az ad group member list to verify the az104-user1 member was added to the group.

   az ad group member list --group MyCLIgroup
   

Key takeaways

Congratulations on completing the lab. Here are some main takeways for this lab:

• The Azure portal is a good way to get started with creating and managing Azure resources. Administrators can customize the portal and share dashboards.
• There are different types of user accounts in Microsoft Entra ID. Each user account type has a level of access specific to the scope of work expected.
• Group accounts group together related users or devices. Group membership can be assigned statically or dynamically.
• The Cloud Shell is an interactive, authenticated terminal for managing Azure resources. The Cloud Shell provides access to Bash or Azure PowerShell.
• Azure PowerShell and Bash provide a scripted way to create resources.

Learn more with self-paced training

• Understand Microsoft Entra ID. Compare Microsoft Entra ID to Active Directory DS, learn about Microsoft Entra ID P1 and P2, and explore Microsoft Entra Domain Services for managing domain-joined devices and apps in the cloud.
• Create Azure users and groups in Microsoft Entra ID. Create users in Microsoft Entra ID. Understand different types of groups. Create a group and add members. Manage business-to-business guest accounts.
• Allow users to reset their password with Microsoft Entra self-service password reset. Evaluate self-service password reset to allow users in your organization to reset their passwords or unlock their accounts. Set up, configure, and test self-service password reset.

Cleanup your resources

If you are working with your own subscription take a minute to delete the lab resources. This will ensure resources are freed up and cost is minimized. The easiest way to delete the lab resources is to delete the lab resource group.

• In the Azure portal, select the resource group, select Delete the resource group, Enter resource group name, and then click Delete.
• Using Azure PowerShell, Remove-AzResourceGroup -Name resourceGroupName.
• Using the CLI, az group delete --name resourceGroupName.