{"id":334,"date":"2025-12-26T14:50:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T14:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/?p=334"},"modified":"2026-01-01T16:44:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:44:32","slug":"day-2-foundation-of-m365-admin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/26\/day-2-foundation-of-m365-admin\/","title":{"rendered":"Day-2: Identity &#038; User Management \u2013 Step-by-Step (Hands-On)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This section provides <strong>practical admin steps<\/strong> for each Day-2 topic, exactly as performed in real Microsoft 365 environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1\ufe0f\u20e3 Entra ID (Azure AD) \u2013 Tenant &amp; Identity Basics (Admin View)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to Access Entra ID<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sign in to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entra.microsoft.com\">https:\/\/entra.microsoft.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You are now in <strong>Microsoft Entra Admin Center<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Observe:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tenant name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tenant ID<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Primary domain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Directory type<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Admin Understanding<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tenant<\/strong> \u2192 Your organization boundary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Directory<\/strong> \u2192 Identity store<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Subscription<\/strong> \u2192 Billing container (Azure side)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2\ufe0f\u20e3 Create Users in Microsoft 365 (Hands-On)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to Create a User<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Entra Admin Center<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Users \u2192 All users<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>New user \u2192 Create new user<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>User name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Display name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Username (UPN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set password:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Auto-generate or manual<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Create<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reset User Password<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select a user<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Reset password<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generate new password<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save and share securely<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccc <strong>Real admin task:<\/strong> Password reset is the <strong>most common M365 ticket<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Block \/ Unblock Sign-In<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select user<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Block sign-in<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save changes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Use case:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Employee on leave<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suspicious activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Security incident<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delete &amp; Restore User<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delete<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select user<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Delete user<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Restore<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Users \u2192 Deleted users<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select user<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Restore user<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccc Deleted users can be restored within <strong>30 days<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3\ufe0f\u20e3 Group Management (Hands-On)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create a Security Group<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Groups \u2192 New group<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Group type: <strong>Security<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Group name &amp; description<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Membership type: Assigned<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Create<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Groups Matter (Admin Reality)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of:<br>\u274c Assigning access to individual users<br>Do this:<br>\u2705 Assign access to <strong>groups<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This simplifies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Audits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Role assignment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4\ufe0f\u20e3 Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assign Admin Role<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Roles &amp; administrators<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>User Administrator<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Add assignments<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose user<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assign role<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remove Global Admin (Best Practice)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select <strong>Global Administrator<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove unnecessary users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep <strong>minimum 2 Global Admins<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccc <strong>Interview Answer Ready:<\/strong><br>\u201cGlobal Admin should be limited to reduce security risk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5\ufe0f\u20e3 Authentication Basics (Admin View)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check Authentication Methods<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Protection \u2192 Authentication methods<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Password policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MFA options<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Registration status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccc Configuration will be done in later days \u2014 Day-2 is <strong>understanding phase<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6\ufe0f\u20e3 Audit Logs &amp; Activity Tracking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">View Audit Logs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Monitoring \u2192 Audit logs<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Filter by:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>User<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Activity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Date range<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>User creation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Password resets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Role assignments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udccc <strong>Admin Insight:<\/strong><br>Audit logs are used during <strong>security investigations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 End of Day-2 \u2013 Practical Outcome<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After completing Day-2 steps, you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714 Create and manage users<br>\u2714 Reset passwords &amp; block access<br>\u2714 Create and use groups correctly<br>\u2714 Assign admin roles safely<br>\u2714 Understand identity security basics<br>\u2714 Track admin activities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd1c Day-3 Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Day-3: License Management &amp; Service Assignments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>License types<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assigning licenses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Service-level controls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cost optimization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This section provides practical admin steps for each Day-2 topic, exactly as performed in real Microsoft 365 environments. 1\ufe0f\u20e3 Entra ID (Azure AD) \u2013 Tenant &amp; Identity Basics (Admin View) Steps to Access Entra ID Admin Understanding 2\ufe0f\u20e3 Create Users in Microsoft 365 (Hands-On) Steps to Create a User Reset User Password \ud83d\udccc Real admin\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/26\/day-2-foundation-of-m365-admin\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-power-shell-scripts"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":339,"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334\/revisions\/339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myallcodes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}