[windows2000] Re: Another question
- From: "Sullivan, Glenn" <GSullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 15:27:37 -0500
A couple reasons spring to mind... this is by no means a complete list:
1. (this one I am not sure of, but feel free to test it if you want) To
pre-setup a new machine in the domain. If I create an account with the
correct name in the domain, then when a user (or someone without rights to
add computers to the domain) tells the machine to join the domain, they are
not prompted for authentication info.
2. Pre-stage RIS clients. Same as above, only for RIS clients.
3. Pre-move a computer account: when you add a new computer to a domain, by
default it gets placed in the Computers container. If you wanted the
computer to be created inside a different container (an OU for example) you
could add the computer to the domain ahead of time (using ADU&C) and when
the machine is joined to the domain, it will show up in that OU.
I'm sure there are more.
Note, I am answering the implied question: "Why would you manually add
computer accounts to an AD using ADU&C snap-in?"
I state that because, the first time I read you mail I read it as: "Why add
computers to a domain?" which is a much different question/answer, isn't it?
HTH,
Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA
David Clark Company Inc.
-----Original Message-----
From: Rod Falanga [mailto:rfalanga@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 2:37 PM
To: WINDOWS2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [windows2000] Another question
I know, I know, you're going to get sick of my asking so many stupid =
questions, but I keep thinking of things that I don't know, and would =
like an answer to.
For example, I know that within AD you can add computers, like you would =
users, OU's, etc. What I don't know is, WHY do you add computers? And =
what sort of things do you add (associate) with them, when you do?=20
=A0
Rod Falanga
http://amci.unm.edu
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