Pre-create the computer account in the AD in the place you want it then just manually join the machine to the domain using an account that has been delegated rights over the OU in question, thats what we do.
Dave
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David Clark, Manager Windows Infrastructure Group, Information Systems and Services, Newcastle University, UK, [log in to unmask]
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Support issues for windows in UK HE & FE [mailto:WINDOWS-
>[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Collett
>Sent: 04 February 2008 16:37
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: How do you join a computer to a windows domain?
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>Hi
>
>One of this annoying features of windows is the inability to specify a
>target OU when joining a computer to a domain. Our OU are based on
>faculty and department. There does not seem to be an easy way to say
>"put the computer object here" in the computer name dialog of System
>Properties or Welcome Screen etc. The only method I have found is to
>write a script and use the JoinDomainOrWorkgroup method or use
>joindom.exe.
>
>What methods do other people use to join machines to the domain?
>
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>
>Mike Collett
>Senior IT Systems Specialist
>Staff PC Services
>Computing Services
>Loughborough University
>Loughborough
>Leicestershire
>LE11 3TU
>United Kingdom
>
>Phone: +44 (0) 1509 222331
>Fax: +44 (0) 1509 223989
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