Join Domain Local Administrator

To join a computer to a domain.

Join domain local administrator. Well safe and fine but if then suddenly at logon the message. Before starting the configuration let s analyze the local administrators group of any new windows server 2012 r2 or windows server 2016 server when it is joined to the domain. Log on to a pc which is joined to the domain and then run gpupdate force and check the local administrator s group. Open group policy management editor gpmc.

In a perfect world i would just use the mouse for the entire process. To join a domain you must first ensure you have the following information and resources. Likewise on the administrator password page there is a field to enter the local admin password. A user account on the domain this information you can get from your network administrator.

In windows 8 and prior there were the local users and the domain users. Here are the steps to add local administrators via gpo. In other words i was under the impression that the local admin account had been deactivated. In group policy management console right click on the domain or the ou and select link an existing gpo select the local admin gpo.

You should see local admin in that group now. On the start screen type control panel and then press enter. On the new computer details page of the udi there are fields to enter the credentials that will join the pc to the domain. Created sql server 2012 sp1 on windows server 2012 database instance and joined domain.

The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed so normally in old xp days a rejoin of the domain would fix it with a local admin account. By default the group will have the local administrator account and the domain admins group from active directory. On my windows 7 box with remote desktop 6 2 9200 rdp protcol 8 0 i could not rdp to my boxes without using the domain admin account i had created. Add local administrators via gpo group policy so unless you already have delegated privileges you will need domain admin access to enable or create group policies ironically enough.

Membership in administrators or equivalent on the local computer is the minimum required to complete this procedure. The local users would be maintained in the control panel user accounts regardless of what server active directory i was connecting to. Only the local pc administrator user is present. In windows 10 all the pre domain local users are lost.