[Samba] Argument createcomputer does not work in net rpc join

[Gerald (Jerry) Carter]

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Raj Pagaku wrote:

> We are using samba-3.0.25a and we want to join our 
> system onto the Active Directory server in a
> specific location.  The argument 'createcomputer'
> is exactly what we want and it works perfectly when we
> do a 'net ads join' but fails when we do a 'net rpc join'.  
> The computer object always gets created in the
> 'Computers' folder.
> 
> Looking at the code it appears that the 'net rpc join' 
> doesn't support the 'createcomputer' argument.  Is there a
> specific reason why it isn't supported?  Are there plans to
> support the 'createcomputer' argument in the 'net rpc join'
> command in any future releases?

No.  Net rpc join does not support creating the machine in
a specific OU.  That is a AD-specific operation.




cheers, jerry
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