Working on a server installation I decided to use a simple yet effective power-shell command to join a Windows Server 2012/R2 system to our domain.
For the sake of brevity lets just show you.
Requirements:
- Admin access to the computer/server you are joining to the domain along with permissions in the AD domain to join machines
- Connected to the network where the domain is accessible
- Obtain an network ip address along with dns that can resolve the domain you are joining
- PowerShell
Steps:
- Launch PowerShell as an Administrator
- Issue the following command example: Add-Computer -DomainName <domain name> -Restart
Add-Computer -DomainName jermsmit.com -Restart
You will be prompt for a username and password at this point. Enter in the correct credentials and soon after a restart will occur.
When you resume from the restart you can now log in on this workstation/server with domain credentials.
Additional info can be found on Technet
I hope you enjoyed this short, thanks for visiting – jermal