Hi, When you join a computer to the domain you need to provide credentials at the client. If the computer account (with the same name as the computer you want to join) was pre-created in some OU, then the computer will use that account. If the account was NOT pre-created then a computer account will be created in the computers container. After that you need to move it to its final destination being the OU where that account should be so you can apply GPOs to it.
If a computer account has been marked with a red cross then that means the computer account is disabled. If I correct when a computer is disjoined from a domain it asks you to provided credentials. Most of the time everyone (I think) clicks CANCEL and the computer itself is disjoined from the domain but the computer account is disabled. At the time credentials are asked when disjoining a computer, and credentials are provided that have at least "delete computer account permissions" in the OU the account is residing then the account will be removed (deleted instead of disabled) Cheers Jorge -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: dinsdag 15 februari 2005 13:08 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] Newbie Q: Computer accounts A couple of newbie questions, please bear with me... Looking at the computer accounts in Act Dir Users & Comps, and within each Computer account folder, is various computer accounts... I understand I can add or remove computers, but shouldn't they appear automatically when you connect a computer to the domain? If I have to add all these manually, that's fine, I just want to know if this is the only way. Also, some of them have a Red-X on them, what's this about? Thanks in advance. DDH List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you. List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
