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ms.service: storage
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ms.subservice: files
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ms.topic: conceptual
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ms.date: 04/20/2020
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ms.date: 05/04/2020
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ms.author: rogarana
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## 1 Enable AD DS authentication for your account
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To enable AD DS authentication over SMB for Azure file shares, you need to first register your storage account with AD DS and then set the required domain properties on the storage account. When the feature is enabled on the storage account, it applies to all new and existing file shares in the account. Use `join-AzStorageAccountForAuth` to enable the feature. You can find the detailed description of the end-to-end workflow in the script inside this section.
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To enable AD DS authentication over SMB for Azure file shares, you need to first register your storage account with AD DS and then set the required domain properties on the storage account. When the feature is enabled on the storage account, it applies to all new and existing file shares in the account. Download the AzFilesHybrid Powershell module and use `join-AzStorageAccountForAuth` to enable the feature. You can find the detailed description of the end-to-end workflow in the script inside this section.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> The `Join-AzStorageAccountForAuth` cmdlet will make modifications to your AD environment. Read the following explanation to better understand what it is doing to ensure you have the proper permissions to execute the command and that the applied changes align with the compliance and security policies.
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Remember to replace the placeholder values with your own in the parameters below before executing it in PowerShell.
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> The domain join cmdlet will create an AD account to represent the storage account (file share) in AD. You can choose to register as a computer account or service logon account, see [FAQ](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/storage/files/storage-files-faq#security-authentication-and-access-control) for details. For computer accounts, there is a default password expiration age set in AD at 30 days. Similarly, the service logon account may have a default password expiration age set on the AD domain or Organizational Unit (OU).
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> For both account types, we strongly recommend you to check what is the password expiration age configured in your AD environment and plan to [Update the password of your storage account identity in AD](#5-update-the-password-of-your-storage-account-identity-in-ad-ds) of the AD account below before the maximum password age. Failing to update AD account password will result in authentication failures when accessing Azure file shares. You can consider to [create a new AD Organizational Unit (OU) in AD](https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/addsadministration/new-adorganizationalunit?view=win10-ps) and disable password expiration policy on [computer accounts](https://docs.microsoft.com/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-R2-and-2012/jj852252(v=ws.11)?redirectedfrom=MSDN) or service logon accounts accordingly.
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> For both account types, we strongly recommend you to check what is the password expiration age configured in your AD environment and plan to [Update the password of your storage account identity in AD](#5-update-the-password-of-your-storage-account-identity-in-ad-ds) of the AD account below before the maximum password age. You can consider to [create a new AD Organizational Unit (OU) in AD](https://docs.microsoft.com/powershell/module/addsadministration/new-adorganizationalunit?view=win10-ps) and disable password expiration policy on [computer accounts](https://docs.microsoft.com/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-R2-and-2012/jj852252(v=ws.11)?redirectedfrom=MSDN) or service logon accounts accordingly.
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```PowerShell
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#Change the execution policy to unblock importing AzFilesHybrid.psm1 module

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