You did not mention where you are doing the join from. At what point in your installation? Are the computers remote to you? In any case, look into netdom. NETDOM JOIN NEWPC /DOMAIN:THISDOMAIN.LOCAL /USERD:BigDude /PASSWORDD:h4ckME /OU:OU=THISBOTTOMOU,OU=THISTOPOU,DC=THISDOMAIN,DC=LOCAL NETDOM JOIN %COMPUTERNAME% /DOMAIN:THISDOMAIN.LOCAL /USERD:BigDude /PASSWORDD:h4ckME /OU:"OU=THIS TOP OU,DC=THISDOMAIN,DC=LOCAL" Sincerely,
D�j� Ak�m�l�f�, MCSE+M MCSA+M MCP+I Microsoft MVP - Directory Services www.readymaids.com - we know IT www.akomolafe.com Do you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were worried about Yesterday? -anon ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Cothern Jeff D. Team EITC Sent: Sun 11/14/2004 12:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Joining a Domain thru Command Line Problem with that is I need to be able to assign a workstation name before joining the domain -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 12:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Joining a Domain thru Command Line You could use a Sysprep.inf file if that is an option. [Identification] DomainAdmin = "domain\account" DomainAdminPassword = accountpassword JoinDomain = "domain" MachineObjectOU = "OU = ,DC = ,DC = ,Dc = ,DC = " Holland + Knight Travis Abrams MCSE, GCIH Systems Engineer Holland & Knight LLP NOTICE: This e-mail is from a law firm, Holland & Knight LLP ("H&K"), and is intended solely for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed. If you believe you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately, delete the e-mail from your computer and do not copy or disclose it to anyone else. If you are not an existing client of H&K, do not construe anything in this e-mail to make you a client unless it contains a specific statement to that effect and do not disclose anything to H&K in reply that you expect it to hold in confidence. If you properly received this e-mail as a client, co-counsel or retained expert of H&K, you should maintain its contents in confidence in order to preserve the attorney-client or work product privilege that may be available to protect confidentiality. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cothern Jeff D. Team EITC Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 6:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Joining a Domain thru Command Line Ok I know there is a way but I seem to have a disconnect and cant find where I read about it at. I want to take a windows xp sp2 machine newly built and join it to the domain and have that workstations name go into a certain OU. Whats the command. Thanks Jeff And to think only 5 more days of work to go till break. List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
