Active Directory Administration Cookbook

Managing Active Directory Computers

Computer objects in Active Directory represent actual devices. When you join a device to an Active Directory domain, it shows up in the database. From there, you can manage it using Active Directory and Group Policy. Joining a computer to the domain can be done in several ways and it's good to keep certain scenarios in the back of your head when working with computer objects, such as the integrity of the secure channel and the default ability for any Active Directory user to join devices to the domain.

The following recipes will be covered in the chapter:

• Creating a computer
• Deleting a computer
• Joining a computer to the domain
• Renaming a computer
• Testing the secure channel for a computer
• Resetting a computer's ...