adding new user to domain from a remote location

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Our main server is based in the UK, with a new user in the Far East. We can
connect the laptop to the server here in the UK easily using VPN.

Is it possible with the correct access rights on the laptop to get it added
to the domain here? this would then allow for easier configuration of all of
the other networks settings and defaults to be applied to the laptop as of
the UK network and other users?
 
Our main server is based in the UK, with a new user in the Far East. We can
connect the laptop to the server here in the UK easily using VPN.

Is it possible with the correct access rights on the laptop to get it added
to the domain here? this would then allow for easier configuration of all of
the other networks settings and defaults to be applied to the laptop as of
the UK network and other users?
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Chris,

What is "the laptop"? Is that a computer used by the "new user" in the "Far
East"?

What VPN client do you use on the laptop? Does the VPN start before or after
logging in to the laptop?
# If you login first, then establish the VPN connection, it's going to be kind
of hard to authenticate to the domain without a connection.
# If you establish the VPN connection before login, then joining the laptop to
your UK domain is theoretically possible. Are you planning to do the joining
process itself, with the laptop in the "Far East"?
# I've had experience with running a computer at far distance from a domain
controller. If there's any network traffic of any amount, it's not a fun task.
In high stress situations, the stress level just goes up as the computer owner
watches the domain login take forever. Good luck if there are any problems.
 
Despite the subject line, it sounds like you want to join the remote
computer to the domain - not just add a user:

If you are connecting with the MS VPN client, then yes - you can join the
machine to the domain. However, you will be told to reboot, and when you do
so; you must select to logon using dialup connection. After the first such
logon you can logon with cached credentials if you wish. If you are not
using the MS client, this may not work.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
 
thanks for the help so far, the user has a username and password already
entered into the user list for the server, as she has been using outlook web
access before her new laptop arrived today to read company email

i have added her computer to the list of computers on the server.

as i see it she should be able to login onto the server using the sbs2003
vpn client, this will authenticate her as a valid user, the next step is
however to configure her laptop with the correct machine name and then
configure her laptop to be a member of the UK domain........

is this possible?
 
Yes - she must be an administrataor on the laptop to change its name and
join the domain.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
 
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