SCCM Client Domain Join Option In Task Sequence Configuration
When playing with the OS Deployment tools in SCCM, we discover yet another wonderful option in the Task Sequences that allow us to automatically join a machine to a domain after the SYSPREP process runs - unreal!
A few tips when setting this up before creating your task sequence media and imaging your machines. This option is found under the network settings option in your task sequence...
1. Create an account in AD specifically for this domain join portion of the sequence. If you control who can join the domain via groups and group policy, then add this user to the required group. If not, then you can use the delegation of control wizard to allow permissions for Domain Join Only on this account
2. In the actual Task sequence option, Do not specify the default computers container in Active Directory for your machine locations....(this is a redundant point if your SCCM Server is a DC). Create a dedicated OU on the root of your Domain for Client Machine locations eg: LDAP://OU=SCCM Computer Joins,DC=Domain,DC=Local If you do not specify a specific OU, It will fail the join
3. Specify your Domain Joining account in the account options under Network settings.
Once you have OS deployment happening, SCCM's ability to continue your usual manual tasks automatically is unreal
James