{"id":2588,"date":"2018-09-06T19:45:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T19:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?p=2588"},"modified":"2018-09-06T19:47:41","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T19:47:41","slug":"join-computer-to-domain-with-desired-computer-name-and-ou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?p=2588","title":{"rendered":"Join Computer to Domain with Desired Computer Name and OU"},"content":{"rendered":"

Step #1: This is the simplest method to add a computer to a domain. In this example you will be prompted for credentials followed by the required reboot.<\/p>\n

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Add-Computer<\/span> -DomainName<\/span> “your.domain.here”<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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Step #2: If you require an automated script without prompting the user for credentials you can provide the user account with rights to add computers to the domain.<\/p>\n

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$cred<\/span> =<\/span> New-Object<\/span> System<\/span>.<\/span>Management<\/span>.<\/span>Automation<\/span>.<\/span>PsCredential<\/span>(<\/span>“domain\\useraccountwithjoinpermissions”<\/span>,<\/span> (<\/span>ConvertTo-SecureString<\/span> “useraccountpassword”<\/span> -AsPlainText<\/span> -Force<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Add-Computer<\/span> -DomainName<\/span> “your.domain.here”<\/span> -Credential<\/span> $cred<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Step #3: The following example shows how to specify the Organizational Unit in Active Directory where the computer account will reside.<\/p>\n

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$cred<\/span> =<\/span> New-Object<\/span> System<\/span>.<\/span>Management<\/span>.<\/span>Automation<\/span>.<\/span>PsCredential<\/span>(<\/span>“domain\\useraccountwithjoinpermissions”<\/span>,<\/span> (<\/span>ConvertTo-SecureString<\/span> “useraccountpassword”<\/span> -AsPlainText<\/span> -Force<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Add-Computer<\/span> -DomainName<\/span> “your.domain.here”<\/span> -Credential<\/span> $cred<\/span> -OUPath<\/span> “OU=computers,OU=yourlocation,DC=your,DC=domain,DC=here”<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Step #4: The following example highlights how you can add a computer to the domain as a new computer name without a reboot in between. Imaging processes may initially assign your computer a random name that requires changing to include a specific naming standard.<\/p>\n

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$cred<\/span> =<\/span> New-Object<\/span> System<\/span>.<\/span>Management<\/span>.<\/span>Automation<\/span>.<\/span>PsCredential<\/span>(<\/span>“domain\\useraccountwithjoinpermissions”<\/span>,<\/span> (<\/span>ConvertTo-SecureString<\/span> “useraccountpassword”<\/span> -AsPlainText<\/span> -Force<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Add-Computer<\/span> -DomainName<\/span> “your.domain.here”<\/span> -Credential<\/span> $cred<\/span> -OUPath<\/span> “OU=Computers,OU=YourLocation,DC=your,DC=domain,DC=here”<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Rename-Computer<\/span> -NewName<\/span> $newcomputername<\/span> -DomainCredential<\/span> $credential<\/span> -Force<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Step #5: The final example allows for input from the user to determine both the computer name and the Active Directory location. This utilizes Write-Host and Read-Host with a small amount of IF THEN validation to accomplish this. If someone does not enter any value it will use the Default value as displayed to the user. For the numbers 1-4 option if an invalid character is entered it will also use the specified Default setting.<\/p>\n

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Write-Host<\/span> “Please enter your desired computer name: [Default $env:computername]:”<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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if<\/span> (<\/span>$computername<\/span> -eq<\/span> “”<\/span> -or<\/span> $computername<\/span> -eq<\/span> $env<\/span>:<\/span>computername<\/span>)<\/span> {<\/span> $computername<\/span> =<\/span> $env<\/span>:<\/span>computername<\/span>;<\/span> $renamecomputer<\/span> =<\/span> $false<\/span> }<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Write-Host<\/span> “Please enter your desired location [1-4] [Default 1]:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
1. Chicago<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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if<\/span> (<\/span>$ou<\/span> -eq<\/span> “”<\/span> -or<\/span> $ou<\/span> -eq<\/span> “1”<\/span>)<\/span> {<\/span> $ou<\/span> =<\/span> “OU=Computers,OU=Chicago,DC=your,DC=domain,DC=here”<\/span>;<\/span> $validate<\/span> =<\/span> $true<\/span> }<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
if<\/span> (<\/span>$ou<\/span> -eq<\/span> “2”<\/span>)<\/span> {<\/span> $ou<\/span> =<\/span> “OU=Computers,OU=Paris,DC=your,DC=domain,DC=here”<\/span>;<\/span> $validate<\/span> =<\/span> $true<\/span> }<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
if<\/span> (<\/span>$ou<\/span> -eq<\/span> “3”<\/span>)<\/span> {<\/span> $ou<\/span> =<\/span> “OU=Computers,OU=Sydney,DC=your,DC=domain,DC=here”<\/span>;<\/span> $validate<\/span> =<\/span> $true<\/span> }<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
if<\/span> (<\/span>$ou<\/span> -eq<\/span> “4”<\/span>)<\/span> {<\/span> $ou<\/span> =<\/span> “OU=Computers,OU=Toronto,DC=your,DC=domain,DC=here”<\/span>;<\/span> $validate<\/span> =<\/span> $true<\/span> }<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
if<\/span> (<\/span>$validate<\/span> -eq<\/span> $false<\/span>)<\/span> {<\/span> Write-Host<\/span> “Invalid input, defaulting to [1].”<\/span>;<\/span> $ou<\/span> =<\/span> “OU=Computers,OU=Chicago,DC=your,DC=domain,DC=here”<\/span>}<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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$credentials<\/span> =<\/span> New-Object<\/span> System<\/span>.<\/span>Management<\/span>.<\/span>Automation<\/span>.<\/span>PsCredential<\/span>(<\/span>“yourdomain\\useraccountwithjoinpermissions”<\/span>,<\/span> (<\/span>ConvertTo-SecureString<\/span> “useraccountpassword”<\/span> -AsPlainText<\/span> -Force<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Write-Host<\/span> “Adding $computername to the domain”<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Add-Computer<\/span> -DomainName<\/span> “your.domain.here”<\/span> -Credential<\/span> $credentials<\/span> -OUPath<\/span> $ou<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
if<\/span> (<\/span>$renamecomputer<\/span> -eq<\/span> $true<\/span>)<\/span> {<\/span> Rename-Computer<\/span> -NewName<\/span> $computername<\/span> -DomainCredential<\/span> $credentials<\/span> -Force<\/span> }<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Step #6: The following is a Function example that can be used within a script or from a GUI compliments from a reader.<\/p>\n

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function<\/span> Join-Domain<\/span> {<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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[<\/span>String<\/span>]<\/span>$computername<\/span> =<\/span> $env<\/span>:<\/span>computername<\/span>,<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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[<\/span>ValidateSet<\/span>(<\/span>\u201cOU<\/span>=<\/span>Computers<\/span>,<\/span>OU<\/span>=<\/span>Chicago<\/span>,<\/span>DC<\/span>=<\/span>your<\/span>,<\/span>DC<\/span>=<\/span>domain<\/span>,<\/span>DC<\/span>=<\/span>here<\/span>\u201d,<\/span>\u201dOU<\/span>=<\/span>Computers<\/span>,<\/span>OU<\/span>=<\/span>Paris<\/span>,<\/span>DC<\/span>=<\/span>your<\/span>,<\/span>DC<\/span>=<\/span>domain<\/span>,<\/span>DC<\/span>=<\/span>here<\/span>\u201d,<\/span>\u201dOU<\/span>=<\/span>Computers<\/span>,<\/span>OU<\/span>=<\/span>Sydney<\/span>,<\/span>DC<\/span>=<\/span>your<\/span>,<\/span>DC<\/span>=<\/span>domain<\/span>,<\/span>DC<\/span>=<\/span>here<\/span>\u201d,<\/span>\u201dOU<\/span>=<\/span>Computers<\/span>,<\/span>OU<\/span>=<\/span>Toronto<\/span>,<\/span>DC<\/span>=<\/span>your<\/span>,<\/span>DC<\/span>=<\/span>domain<\/span>,<\/span>DC<\/span>=<\/span>here<\/span>\u201d)<\/span>]<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
[<\/span>string<\/span>]<\/span>$OU<\/span> =<\/span> \u201cCN<\/span>=<\/span>Computers<\/span>,<\/span>OU<\/span>=<\/span>Chicago<\/span>,<\/span>DC<\/span>=<\/span>your<\/span>,<\/span>DC<\/span>=<\/span>domain<\/span>,<\/span>DC<\/span>=<\/span>here<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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$renamecomputer<\/span> =<\/span> $true<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
if<\/span> (<\/span>$computername<\/span> -eq<\/span> \u201c\u201d -or<\/span> $computername<\/span> -eq<\/span> $env<\/span>:<\/span>computername<\/span>)<\/span> {<\/span> $computername<\/span> =<\/span> $env<\/span>:<\/span>computername<\/span>;<\/span> $renamecomputer<\/span> =<\/span> $false<\/span> }<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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$credentials<\/span> =<\/span> New-Object<\/span> System<\/span>.<\/span>Management<\/span>.<\/span>Automation<\/span>.<\/span>PsCredential<\/span>(<\/span>\u201cyourdomain<\/span>\\<\/span>useraccountwithjoinpermissions<\/span>\u201d,<\/span> (<\/span>ConvertTo-SecureString<\/span> \u201cuseraccountpassword<\/span>\u201d -AsPlainText<\/span> -Force<\/span>)<\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Write-Verbose<\/span> \u201cAdding<\/span> $computername<\/span> to <\/span>the <\/span>domain <\/span>under<\/span> $OU<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Add-Computer<\/span> -DomainName<\/span> \u201cyour<\/span>.<\/span>domain<\/span>.<\/span>here<\/span>\u201d -Credential<\/span> $credentials<\/span> -OUPath<\/span> $OU<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
if<\/span> (<\/span>$renamecomputer<\/span> -eq<\/span> $true<\/span>)<\/span> {<\/span> Rename-Computer<\/span> -NewName<\/span> $computername<\/span> -DomainCredential<\/span> $credentials<\/span> -Force<\/span> }<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Step #1: This is the simplest method to add a computer to a domain. In this example you will be prompted for credentials followed by the required reboot. PowerShell \u00a0 1 2 Add-Computer -DomainName “your.domain.here” Restart-Computer Step #2: If you require an automated script without prompting the user for credentials you can provide the user […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ad","category-powershell"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2588"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2592,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588\/revisions\/2592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}