How to change the default "Computer" container

We have a Windows 2003 domain. I read some place how to change the default
location that a computer is placed when you add it the the domain. Can
someone point me in the right direction?


TIA,


Clayton

Read this article:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...cf5a0137e.mspx

Todd

"Clayton Sutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> We have a Windows 2003 domain. I read some place how to change the
> default location that a computer is placed when you add it the the domain.
> Can someone point me in the right direction?
>
>
> TIA,
>
>
> Clayton
>

Hi everybody:
Can this thing be done in a Windows 2000 Native domain?

"Todd Varriano" wrote:

> Read this article:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...cf5a0137e.mspx
>
> Todd
>
> "Clayton Sutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:eSz$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > We have a Windows 2003 domain. I read some place how to change the
> > default location that a computer is placed when you add it the the domain.
> > Can someone point me in the right direction?
> >
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> >
> > Clayton
> >
>
>
>

Nope, it's a change that's only allowed in Windows 2003 Native domain.

"Gux" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:F17B321B-CEA3-43FC-8941-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi everybody:
> Can this thing be done in a Windows 2000 Native domain?
>
> "Todd Varriano" wrote:
>
>> Read this article:
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...cf5a0137e.mspx
>>
>> Todd
>>
>> "Clayton Sutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:eSz$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > We have a Windows 2003 domain. I read some place how to change the
>> > default location that a computer is placed when you add it the the
>> > domain.
>> > Can someone point me in the right direction?
>> >
>> >
>> > TIA,
>> >
>> >
>> > Clayton
>> >
>>
>>
>>

Thanks Todd,

That's what I was looking for and it worked just fine!


Clayton



"Todd Varriano" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Nope, it's a change that's only allowed in Windows 2003 Native domain.
>
> "Gux" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:F17B321B-CEA3-43FC-8941-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi everybody:
>> Can this thing be done in a Windows 2000 Native domain?
>>
>> "Todd Varriano" wrote:
>>
>>> Read this article:
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...cf5a0137e.mspx
>>>
>>> Todd
>>>
>>> "Clayton Sutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:eSz$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> > We have a Windows 2003 domain. I read some place how to change the
>>> > default location that a computer is placed when you add it the the
>>> > domain.
>>> > Can someone point me in the right direction?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > TIA,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Clayton
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

Gux,

About the only way that I know to do this in a WIN2000 environment is to use
an unattended installation where you specify the location of the computer
account object in the 'answer file'. This is a rather nice way to do
things......However, not everyone likes to do unattended installations.

I also like RIS, but not sure that you can accomplish this via RIS.

--
Cary W. Shultz
Roanoke, VA 24012
Microsoft Active Directory MVP

http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com



"Gux" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:F17B321B-CEA3-43FC-8941-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi everybody:
> Can this thing be done in a Windows 2000 Native domain?
>
> "Todd Varriano" wrote:
>
>> Read this article:
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...cf5a0137e.mspx
>>
>> Todd
>>
>> "Clayton Sutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:eSz$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > We have a Windows 2003 domain. I read some place how to change the
>> > default location that a computer is placed when you add it the the
>> > domain.
>> > Can someone point me in the right direction?
>> >
>> >
>> > TIA,
>> >
>> >
>> > Clayton
>> >
>>
>>
>>

Hey, should have mentioned that via RIS you would simply pre-create the
computer account object in the location that you want. But that is not so
automated.....

--
Cary W. Shultz
Roanoke, VA 24012
Microsoft Active Directory MVP

http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com



"Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Gux,
>
> About the only way that I know to do this in a WIN2000 environment is to
> use an unattended installation where you specify the location of the
> computer account object in the 'answer file'. This is a rather nice way
> to do things......However, not everyone likes to do unattended
> installations.
>
> I also like RIS, but not sure that you can accomplish this via RIS.
>
> --
> Cary W. Shultz
> Roanoke, VA 24012
> Microsoft Active Directory MVP
>
> http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
> http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com
>
>
>
> "Gux" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:F17B321B-CEA3-43FC-8941-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi everybody:
>> Can this thing be done in a Windows 2000 Native domain?
>>
>> "Todd Varriano" wrote:
>>
>>> Read this article:
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...cf5a0137e.mspx
>>>
>>> Todd
>>>
>>> "Clayton Sutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:eSz$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> > We have a Windows 2003 domain. I read some place how to change the
>>> > default location that a computer is placed when you add it the the
>>> > domain.
>>> > Can someone point me in the right direction?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > TIA,
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Clayton
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

Thanks for your help, Cary.


"Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]" wrote:

> Hey, should have mentioned that via RIS you would simply pre-create the
> computer account object in the location that you want. But that is not so
> automated.....
>
> --
> Cary W. Shultz
> Roanoke, VA 24012
> Microsoft Active Directory MVP
>
> http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
> http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com
>
>
>
> "Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Gux,
> >
> > About the only way that I know to do this in a WIN2000 environment is to
> > use an unattended installation where you specify the location of the
> > computer account object in the 'answer file'. This is a rather nice way
> > to do things......However, not everyone likes to do unattended
> > installations.
> >
> > I also like RIS, but not sure that you can accomplish this via RIS.
> >
> > --
> > Cary W. Shultz
> > Roanoke, VA 24012
> > Microsoft Active Directory MVP
> >
> > http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
> > http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com
> >
> >
> >
> > "Gux" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:F17B321B-CEA3-43FC-8941-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Hi everybody:
> >> Can this thing be done in a Windows 2000 Native domain?
> >>
> >> "Todd Varriano" wrote:
> >>
> >>> Read this article:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...cf5a0137e.mspx
> >>>
> >>> Todd
> >>>
> >>> "Clayton Sutton" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >>> news:eSz$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>> > We have a Windows 2003 domain. I read some place how to change the
> >>> > default location that a computer is placed when you add it the the
> >>> > domain.
> >>> > Can someone point me in the right direction?
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > TIA,
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > Clayton
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
>
>
>