Hi all ,
What are the Steps to add a Pc to a Microsoft Domain , in both the Pc and in the server (and what should i do in the Active Dir)
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Justin,
u are right ... But ... how can i login to the Domain ... if i did not add user to AD's data base .. because i did try this ...
And i think every user on the network should has a record on this database ..
And the steps Above come after adding a user or the record ...
Infact iam asking what can do from the Server Side before doing the steps Above ...
i hope i can get the help very soon...
Thanks,
yall are talking about two different things.. in your original question you asked how to add a PC to a domain, which you were giving instructions for. Now you are asking how to add a USER to a domain. These are two totally differen things.
to add a user, go into Active directory users and computers, rightclick on the OU you want the user to be in, choose add user. thats it.
On the server go to "Start", then "Control Panel" and go to "Administrative Tools" then double click "Active Directory Users and Computers"
In the box that comes up you will see a left hand pane with your domain name in it and a list of folders underneath.
One of these folders will be "Users" click on that folder and the users in the domain will appear in the right hand pane.
Right click in an empty portion of the right hand pane and on the menu that appears click "New" and then click "User"
Enter the users information (full name, login name, password, etc.) and click "OK"
The user should now appear in the list of Active Directory users, if not try refreshing the list.
Now follow the steps in my previous post and use the username and password you just created to login to the domain.
Hopefully this explanation was more along the lines of what you were looking for.
Good luck!
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by: stevepoPosted on 2006-07-31 at 08:54:27ID: 17216593
On the Server if Active Directory is already setup and the User is already created you shouldn't have to do anything else.
On the client:
1. Right click on "My Computer" and click on "Properties"
2. Next click on the "Computer Name" tab and click the "Change..." button
3. Type in the computer name in the "Computer Name:" box (it can't be the same name as any other computer in the domain)
4. Where it says "Member Of:" click in the "Domain" radio button and type the name of the Domain you setup in Active Directory (the name of the domain you want to join)
5. Click "OK" and you will be prompted for the username and password of a user authorized to join that domain.
6. Type in the user name and password of a user you setup in active directory on the server and click "OK"
7. Reboot the PC and login make sure at the logon box where it says "Log On To:" that the name of the domain appears in that box
8. Type in user name and password of the active directory user you wish to login as and choose your domain from the "Log On To:" box and click "OK"
Good luck!