Mdt Domain Join Powershell Script

What happens when you try to join a computer using mdt when the ad object already exists.

Mdt domain join powershell script. Struser bjtech administrator strdomain bjtech edu strpassword convertto securestring p 55w0rd asplaintext force credentials new object system management automation pscredential struser strpassword strou ou staging dc local dc bjtech dc edu add computer domainname. And enter the domain username and password of an account that has ad read write permissions to the ous you want to move the computers into. User 123606 5051 posts.

Join computer to domain and specify ou path with powershell. I wrote found a powershell script that does the domain join but because an account already exists all our machines are pre staged under their service tag and guid it. When this is done.

Run this command to join a computer to the domain and specify the ou path. Create a powershell script file in the scriptroot deploymentshare scripts folder. Click on picture for better resolution.

Jjj lt serial number as for joining the domain the built in task sequence indeed appeared to work but only after i made the domain account it was using to join the domain a domain admin. With mdt 2012 update1 you can now use powershell script in order to automate a series of tasks. I didn t see anything in sccm that would allow me to name the computer like so.

I might look into offline domain join with mdt and see if i can do something that way. The following screenshots shows you a sample powershell script that can be used to join a domain or a workgroup. I used a powershell script to get the naming convention i needed.

You will have to copy the script in your scripts folder under you deployment share. Microsoft has helped to make things easier for us and has created a powershell script that can be downloaded placed on your domain controller and run to set a service account up with. If you are using mdt 2012 update 1 you will be able to use transparently your powershell script within your task sequence.