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Updated domain join script including KeePass / Pleasant Password server entries for local admins

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Today I post an updated version of the domain-join script I initially posted here.

In theory you can just replace the script with the new version – assuming you did not make any changes other then adjusting it to your domain / server-names.

What changed in the newer version:

  • the top lines in the script hold the basic configuration parameters
    • line 1: NetBIOS name of your Active Directory domain
    • line 2: your DNS domain name
    • line 3: your distinguished domain name / root DN of your domain
    • line 4: your default OU for new workstations
    • line 5: empty
    • line 6: KeePass / Pleasant Password Server URL
    • line 7: KeePass folder to store the password in
  • the script now relies on the above parameters rather then specifying them in various areas in the script, making the whole use / adjustment of the script way easier
  • advanced error handling
    • after the user entered the computer name and his domain admin credentials the systems checks if it can connect to the domain and if the computer name already exists
      • if the domain credentials are invalid (can be a non-admin – as long they are valid) you get a message explaining that the script will stop due to wrong credentials
      • if the computer name already exists in the domain, you get a message about it and the script stops
    • KeePass or Pleasant Password Server connection – if it fails to connect with the credentials provided, you get a message about it and the script will stop
  • adjusted messages with various colours
    • white text – standard as it was before
    • yellow text – highlighted information so it sticks better out for the end-user
    • magenta text – handled error / failure message – this is an explanation that something stopped the script from going further
    • red text – those are real PowerShell error messages – either due to not handled errors or if the error was handled plotted out to the screen as additional reference and help

For additional information, please look at the original post here.

This script is also mentioned on the API Examples page on the Pleasant Solutions web site here.