Powershell Domain Join A Pc

This is a simple little not super secure powershell script used to join computers to domains locally.

Powershell domain join a pc. Run this command to join a computer to the domain and specify the ou path. The only true fix i ve seen is to remove the workstation from the domain reboot to apply the change join it to the domain and reboot again. It is best practice to move the computers from the default folder to a different ou.

Modify the password username and domain variables to suit your needs. When you join a computer to the domain it will by default go the computers folder. The add computer cmdlet used to add the local or remote computer to a domain.

Join computer to domain and specify ou path with powershell. Provide the username and password of a member of the domain admins group. Next restart your computer and log in to the domain.

Add computer domainname pagr inet domaincredential pagr administrator. Thankfully we can automate this with powershell when we join the computers to the domain. Add computer computername server01 server02 localhost domainname domain02 localcredential domain01 user01 unjoindomaincredential domain01 admin01 credential domain02 admin01 restart.

This is a pain but it doesn t have to be. This command moves the server01 and server02 computers and the local computer from domain01 to domain02. You can also run add computer to join your computer to the domain.

Script the following script is using an administrator account to join the domain and before it joins the domain it asks for the password of the administrator. It also can be used to add to a workgroup or to move it from one domain to another. Also it creates a domain account if the computer.