Windows Administration Resource Kit: Productivity Solutions for IT Professionals

6-3: Provision Computers

Solution overview

Type of solution	Custom HTML Application (HTA)
Features and tools	Computer_JoinDomain.hta
Solution summary	Implement a tool that provisions the process of creating computer objects and enforces business logic for attributes such as the computer name. The tool also acts as a replacement for the standard Windows interface for joining a computer to the domain and makes it possible to create a computer account in the correct OU and to join it, on the fly.
Benefits	Consistency, manageability, and security.

Introduction

In Solutions 6-1: Implement Best Practices for Managing Computers in Active Directory and 6-2: Control the Addition of Unmanaged Computers to the Domain, I detailed the mechanisms through which you can ...