server rejoined to domain with same name question

[Guest Mike Bonvie]

Hi,

 

Maybe this isn't a big deal but wanted to validate.

 

I took a member server off the domain via computer name settings (joined to

workgroup)

restarted

rebuilt the server about an hour later

rejoined to the domain

 

when a server is joined, by default it becomes a member of the computers OU

 

for GPO purposes, we move the server object manually to another OU (named

Servers)

 

the server object was still in the Servers OU when rejoined (in a disabled

state), the created date was the original time the original server was

built, but the last modified date was the time it was rejoined again to the

domain.

 

Theres no scary event logs on the server, it seems to be fine - is it?

 

Or should the server be taken off the domain again, object deleted manually

in ADUC, then rejoined?

 

Thanks!

[Guest Jabez Gan [MVP]]

Re: server rejoined to domain with same name question

 

When you remove and rejoin, AD will autodetect and use back the original OU.

 

--

Jabez Gan

Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - File Storage

"Mike Bonvie" <m@d.net> wrote in message

news:OOaqTQQPIHA.6036@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Hi,

>

> Maybe this isn't a big deal but wanted to validate.

>

> I took a member server off the domain via computer name settings (joined

> to workgroup)

> restarted

> rebuilt the server about an hour later

> rejoined to the domain

>

> when a server is joined, by default it becomes a member of the computers

> OU

>

> for GPO purposes, we move the server object manually to another OU (named

> Servers)

>

> the server object was still in the Servers OU when rejoined (in a disabled

> state), the created date was the original time the original server was

> built, but the last modified date was the time it was rejoined again to

> the domain.

>

> Theres no scary event logs on the server, it seems to be fine - is it?

>

> Or should the server be taken off the domain again, object deleted

> manually in ADUC, then rejoined?

>

> Thanks!

>

>

[Guest Hamdan]

Re: server rejoined to domain with same name question

 

when you rejoined you would of noticed server did not go into default OU

because the name was already defined - what you need to do is dis join from

domain and delete the old computer object - then re join it will go to

default OU then you can move any where - or before re joining just re carete

the computer account wherever u want it and it will auto go there

 

 

"Jabez Gan [MVP]" wrote:

> When you remove and rejoin, AD will autodetect and use back the original OU.

>

> --

> Jabez Gan

> Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - File Storage

> "Mike Bonvie" <m@d.net> wrote in message

> news:OOaqTQQPIHA.6036@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> > Hi,

> >

> > Maybe this isn't a big deal but wanted to validate.

> >

> > I took a member server off the domain via computer name settings (joined

> > to workgroup)

> > restarted

> > rebuilt the server about an hour later

> > rejoined to the domain

> >

> > when a server is joined, by default it becomes a member of the computers

> > OU

> >

> > for GPO purposes, we move the server object manually to another OU (named

> > Servers)

> >

> > the server object was still in the Servers OU when rejoined (in a disabled

> > state), the created date was the original time the original server was

> > built, but the last modified date was the time it was rejoined again to

> > the domain.

> >

> > Theres no scary event logs on the server, it seems to be fine - is it?

> >

> > Or should the server be taken off the domain again, object deleted

> > manually in ADUC, then rejoined?

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

> >

>

>