Automation for adding PC to domain

[Kiosk]

I need to develop an automated process for automatically adding a PC
to a domain when its installed and also to move it to the correct AD
OU where the user is located......is this feasible? Thx

 

[n1m8u5]

Yes it's feasible. The way I do it is have a build disk run from the p
to locate the domain and run the install from the server. This way,
haven't had any issues. The pc will identify the domain and use it a
primary source for data. (Setup for o/s systems and pretty much al
software should be held on the server.) The pc does not require an o/
in order to locate the domain. What you really need is a super
packaging team who can sort you out with a build disk. :ee


-
n1m8u

 

[Oli Restorick [MVP]]

Well, adding to a specific OU is easy, but you say "where the user is".
Which user are you talking about? The notional one who might be using the
machine most of the time? The one that hasn't ever logged in to the machine
because it's not domain-joined yet? Automating something that you don't yet
know is always difficult.

Anyway, assuming you want to place a machine in a specific OU, here's how to
do it.

You need to find the netdom.exe utility which is located in the support
tools folder of your Windows CD.

I was going to work out an example, but it looks like somebody's already
done it for us.

http://www.tburke.net/info/suptools/topics/netdom_examples.htm

You will need to add parameters to the examples there to specify an account
and password. Just in case there's any doubt you should *not* use a domain
admin account here. Create a new account specifically for this purpose and
also a security group. Add the account to the security group and use the
Delegation of Control Wizard to delegate the right to add (and depending on
your needs, delete) computer accounts from the specific OU where you want to
place the machines.

Hope this helps

Oli