Use netdom to join the machine to the domain, or precreate the computer account. When you use netdom you can specify an OU.
Phil
On 2/27/06, Harding, Devon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If you're joining a new server to a domain (My Computer, Properties) how would you make it create the computer account in a specified OU, rather than the Computers container?
-Devon
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You are misaligning priorities here. Start putting something in place to
create computers in the correct OU the first time. For all things already
created up to this time, try moving them all to the correct OU in one
exercise.
Sincerely,
Dèjì Akómöláfé, MCSE+M MCSA+M MCT
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
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Sent: Mon 2/27/2006 8:07 AM
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Auto move computer
Well, the script should check a particular OU (OU=Servers,DC=Domain,DC=Com).
If the server is in that OU (and theoretically can only exits in one
container/OU), then Quit
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The issue will be how does the script know which OU the server should be in,
unless of course all servers live in the same OU :)
Does the naming convention correlate to the destination OU. I'm not sure we
know enough about your requirements and env yet to make a definitive stab at
this one :)
neil
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ] On Behalf Of Harding, Devon
Sent: 27 February 2006 15:27
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Auto move computer
This is basically what I want to happen:
Admin logs on to server. Script checks whether admin is logging onto a server
in the local domain. If not, Quit. If it is, script checks if server is in
the correct OU. If not, move server to correct OU. If it is, Quit.
That's it.
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Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 6:12 PM
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Auto move computer
Just servers for now. We'll do workstations later.
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What would? You mean you only plan to move servers and not workstations? Or
do you mean that the script would only move servers and not workstation? If
you are talking about the script, I don't see why it would not move anything
you tell it to move.
This here
http://www.akomolafe.com/Portals/1/Move%20Computers%20to%20Specific%20OUs%20b
ased%20on%20their%20IP.txt will give you an idea of post-join mass movement
of computers. If I were to rewrite that today, I'd not use expensive query or
ping. But it's a start.
Sincerely,
Dèjì Akómöláfé, MCSE+M MCSA+M MCT
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
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Sent: Fri 2/24/2006 12:37 PM
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Auto move computer
This would only be for servers, not workstations.
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Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 1:49 PM
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Auto move computer
Hi Devon,
you know that you are able to change the default location where computer
accounts are created when joining a domain in a Windows Server 2003 Active
Directory with redircmp.exe?
However - here's a script which moves a computer to another OU:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/ad/computer/cptrvb11.ms
px
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Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 6:46 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ActiveDir] Auto move computer
Does any have a script that will auto-move a server into another OU
after joining a domain?
Devon Harding
Windows Systems Engineer
Southern Wine & Spirits - BSG
954-602-2469
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