How structured is the creation process? For us, if the account isn't pre-staged, it tends to stay in our generic New PC OU. Given that the field guys don't get local Admin unless it's specifically in _their_ structure (5 branches within AD), the options are - A) pre-stage and be sure it's right out of the box or B) revert to local Admin and leave it in the generic OU.
________________________________ From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 11:39 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: new computers When you guys build new PCs, do you create the AD object first, or simply join the domain from the PC afterwards? I've always created the PC, then joined the domain, but our desktop guy just mentioned that our manager wanted him to create the AD object first. My first instinct is to say no, because then you're creating an AD object for something that doesn't exist yet, but other than that, I didn't have a real reason. Anyone have a better reason? Joe Heaton AISA Employment Training Panel 1100 J Street, 4th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 327-5276 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
