To install Microsoft LAPS, you’ll need at least one management computer, and at least one client computer. Some scenarios that one could imagine without LAPS :-Ī) Machine loses connection to corporate network and there is not cached credential with administrative privileges.ī) Machine loses connection with domain or is accidentally dis-joined from domain, so domain credentials cannot be used to log on to the server and repair it.įor this type of support scenarios, support staff needs to know the password of local Administrator account to be able to log on to computer and perform necessary administrative tasks. Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS)

Deploying LAPS to the client machines using GPO.

Install and Deploy Microsoft LAPS Software.

Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS).

When it is not possible to use domain account to log on to server and perform administrative tasks, you are in a big trouble. Imagine a scenario where you have got lot of servers and workstations.

You can access both the posts by clicking on the below links. In the next posts we will see how to configure AD for LAPS and Configure GPO for LAPS. Domain administrators using the solution can determine which users, such as helpdesk administrators, are authorized to read passwords. LAPS resolves this issue by setting a different, random password for the common local administrator account on every computer in the domain. The LAPS provides a solution to this issue of using a common local account with an identical password on every computer in a domain. – Password management is a complex task especially in big organizations. So only eligible users can read it or request its reset. When LAPS is implemented, passwords are stored in Active Directory and protected by ACL. The Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) provides management of local account passwords of domain joined computers. If you already have the file on the remote system, we can run it with Invoke-Command.In this post we will see how to install and deploy the Microsoft LAPS software. I am also using Invoke-Command in all my examples because that is what you would use in your scripts. If you need help with that, consult the Secrets of PowerShell Remoting ebook. I am assuming that you already have PSRemoting working in your environment. The main way to execute remote commands is with PowerShell remoting using the Enter-PSSession or Invoke-Command cmdlets. To keep these samples cleaner, I am going to use an imaginary installer that is not an MSI but the approach is the same.

Resource-based Kerberos constrained delegation.

Pre-copy file using administrator share.

This isn’t always the easiest task for someone new to PowerShell. The next thing an administrator wants to do is install it on a remote system.

I previously covered how to silently install a MSI.

Install software via gpo silent