AWS WorkSpaces - Onboarding

• AWS WorkSpaces - Onboarding
• Prerequisities
• Onboarding new users to AD and creating their AWS WorkSpace
• Offboarding users to AD and deleting their AWS WorkSpace
• Preparing a new AD environment

Prerequisities

Run aws configure sso

• Select the default SSO session name.
• When it opens the browser, authenticate with your CAC.
• Once authenticated, return to the CLI.
• Select <AWS ACCOUNT>.
• Select <AWS FEDERATED ROLE>.
• Leave the Region as default.
• Leave the output format as default.
• Set the Profile name to default.

Onboarding new users to AD and creating their AWS WorkSpace

Update users/users.csv with the necessary information for new users.

Run the create_users.ps1 script.

This will create an AD user account and AWS WorkSpace for any new additions to the CSV.

Offboarding users to AD and deleting their AWS WorkSpace

Update users/deleteusers.csv with the necessary information for offboarded users.

Run the delete_users.ps1 script.

This will remove their AD user account and AWS WorkSpace.

Preparing a new AD environment

If this is a new Active Directory deployment being leveraged for AWS Workspaces, please go through the scripts within the new_directory_onboarding folder in order to prepare the environment before onboarding users.