Joining an NT domain using the command line?

[Iain Rae]

On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Matt Chapman wrote:

> Iain Rae wrote:
> > 
> > imagecast generates SID's ok and changes the hostname but won't
> > postconfigure the domain appropriately. If we clone a PC which is already
> > in the domain it will set everything up but in order to get logons working
> > you have to mess with the control panel as described in the NTDOM FAQ.
> > 
> 
> Try cloning a PC which is already in the domain and then cloning its
> smbpasswd entry, so that the trust password is the same.
> 
> There is nothing special about the process of "joining a domain"; it
> just involves a synchronisation of secrets.
> 
> 	Matt
Now why didn't I think of that.

Of course, it works.

thanks





> 
> 
> -- 
> Matt Chapman
> m.chapman at student.unsw.edu.au
> 


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