svn commit: samba-docs r1004 - in trunk/Samba3-HOWTO: .

[jmcd at samba.org]

Author: jmcd
Date: 2006-12-12 19:21:31 +0000 (Tue, 12 Dec 2006)
New Revision: 1004

WebSVN: http://websvn.samba.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi?view=rev&root=samba-docs&rev=1004

Log:
Also update the HOWTO with the createcomputer information for net ads
join

Modified:
   trunk/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-DomainMember.xml


Changeset:
Modified: trunk/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-DomainMember.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-DomainMember.xml	2006-12-12 16:52:26 UTC (rev 1003)
+++ trunk/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-DomainMember.xml	2006-12-12 19:21:31 UTC (rev 1004)
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@
 this to be done using the following syntax:
 <screen>
 &rootprompt; <userinput>kinit Administrator at your.kerberos.REALM</userinput>
-&rootprompt; <userinput>net ads join "organizational_unit"</userinput>
+&rootprompt; <userinput>net ads join createcomputer="organizational_unit"</userinput>
 </screen>
 Your ADS manager will be able to advise what should be specified for the "organizational_unit" parameter.
 </para>
@@ -1123,13 +1123,15 @@
 <indexterm><primary>container</primary></indexterm>
 <indexterm><primary>ADS</primary></indexterm>
 For example, you may want to create the machine trust account in a container called <quote>Servers</quote>
-under the organizational directory <quote>Computers\BusinessUnit\Department,</quote> like this:
+under the organizational directory <quote>Computers/BusinessUnit/Department,</quote> like this:
 <screen>
-&rootprompt; <userinput>net ads join "Computers\BusinessUnit\Department\Servers"</userinput>
+&rootprompt; <userinput>net ads join "Computers/BusinessUnit/Department/Servers"</userinput>
 </screen>
 This command will place the Samba server machine trust account in the container
-<literal>Computers\BusinessUnit\Department\Servers</literal>. The container should exist in the ADS directory
-before executing this command.
+<literal>Computers/BusinessUnit/Department/Servers</literal>. The container should exist in the ADS directory
+before executing this command.  Please note that forward slashes must be used, because backslashes are both
+valid characters in an OU name and used as escapes for other characters.  If you need a backslash in an OU 
+name, it may need to be quadrupled to pass through the shell escape and ldap escape.
 </para>
 
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