Re: Pulling a computer into a domain?

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From: AdminKen (AdminKen_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/15/04 

Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 01:05:01 -0700

FYI, I was able to pull a remote computer (in another site connected by a hardware VPN) to join the domain by using only netdom and the IP address of the remote computer(Netdom 2.0). It took some time for it to show up but it actually y worked.

for /UserD: I used the domain administrator account
/UserO: I used the local administrator account on the remote PC that I wanted to join. (obviously you need to know that password or it wont work)

from my local PC:
netdom join 192.168.5.65 /Domain:some_domain /Userd:some_domain\administrator /PasswordD:* /UserO:administrator /PasswordO:* /reboot:30

also http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;266651

"andyc69@tiscali.co.uk" wrote:

>
> "AdminKen" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AECF1450-7BCA-42E4-B926-D5CE4CC14AFD@microsoft.com...
> > What is the purpose of creating computer accounts on a domain (as in
> adding a computer's user account by using adding a new computer account
> while sitting at the domain controller), if you still have to go to that
> local computer (workstation) and join the domain anyway? Am I missing some
> magic way to 'Pull' a computer into a domain remotely?
>
> You get the flexibilty of creating the account at the correct point in your
> OU structure, rather than having to move it later. Personally I always do it
> that way.
>
> You can use netdom to remotely join a computer to the domain.
>
> AndyC
>
>
>
>

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