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How to join domain when computer account exists in different OU

Asked by mlptechnical in Windows Server 2008, Active Directory, VB Script

Tags: Windows Server 2008, Active Directory, VBScript, Windows VIsta, Join Domain, Move OU

I am having issues joining computer to the domain using this script provided and Windows Server 2008.

What is happening is when the computer is in a different OU and we try to join to the computer to a new OU, the computer never joins the domain.

Is it possible to join the computer to the new OU and just move the domain it currently resides in? 
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Const JOIN_DOMAIN = 1 
Const ACCT_CREATE = 2 
Const ACCT_DELETE = 4 
Const WIN9X_UPGRADE = 16 
Const DOMAIN_JOIN_IF_JOINED = 32 
Const JOIN_UNSECURE = 64 
Const MACHINE_PASSWORD_PASSED = 128 
Const DEFERRED_SPN_SET = 256 
Const INSTALL_INVOCATION = 262144 
 
 
strKeyPath = "Software\!TESTEB"
strComputer = "."
Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
Set objReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
objReg.GetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,"JoinUsername",strJoinUsername
objReg.GetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,"JoinPassword",strJoinPassword
 
strUser = "ASDF\" & strJoinUsername
strPassword = strJoinPassword
strDomain = "ASDF.com"
strOU = "OU=Processing,OU=ASDFComputers,DC=ASDF,DC=com"
 
Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network") 
strComputer = objNetwork.ComputerName 
 
Set objComputer = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=Impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2:Win32_ComputerSystem.Name='" & strComputer & "'")  
 
ReturnValue = objComputer.JoinDomainOrWorkGroup(strDomain, _ 
strPassword, strUser, strOU, JOIN_DOMAIN + DOMAIN_JOIN_IF_JOINED + ACCT_CREATE)
 
If ReturnValue = 0 Then
	objReg.DeleteValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,"JoinUsername"
	objReg.DeleteValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,"JoinPassword"
	objReg.DeleteValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,"Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon","DefaultPassword"
	objReg.SetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,"Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon","AutoAdminLogon","0"
  objReg.SetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,"Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon","DefaultUserName","ASDF"
  Else
  
End If
 
Set strDomain = Nothing 
Set strUser = Nothing 
Set strPassword = Nothing 
Set strOU = Nothing
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Tags: Windows Server 2008, Active Directory, VBScript, Windows VIsta, Join Domain, Move OU
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