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New-CMTSStepJoinDomainWorkgroup

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Module:
ConfigurationManager

Create a Join Domain or Workgroup step, which you can add to a task sequence.

Syntax

New-CMTSStepJoinDomainWorkgroup
   [-DomainName <String>]
   [-OU <String>]
   [-UserName <String>]
   [-UserPassword <SecureString>]
   [-WorkgroupName <String>]
   [-Condition <IResultObject[]>]
   [-ContinueOnError]
   [-Description <String>]
   [-Disable]
   -Name <String>
   [-DisableWildcardHandling]
   [-ForceWildcardHandling]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-Confirm]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

This cmdlet creates a new Join Domain or Workgroup step object. Then use the Add-CMTaskSequenceStep cmdlet to add the step to a task sequence. For more information on this step, see About task sequence steps: Join Domain or Workgroup.

Note

Run Configuration Manager cmdlets from the Configuration Manager site drive, for example PS XYZ:\>. For more information, see getting started.

Examples

Example 1

This example first uses the ConvertTo-SecureString built-in cmdlet to create a secure string for the user password. This method is used here as a simple example, but not the most secure since the plain text password is in the script. For more information on this cmdlet and other options, see ConvertTo-SecureString.

The next line creates an object for the Join Domain or Workgroup step, using the secure string password variable.

It then gets a task sequence object, and adds this new step to the task sequence at index 11.

$Secure_String_Pwd = ConvertTo-SecureString "P@ssW0rD!" -AsPlainText -Force

$step = New-CMTSStepJoinDomainWorkgroup -Name "Join Domain or Workgroup" -DomainName "na.corp.contoso.com" -OU "LDAP://OU=Ops,OU=ITS,DC=na,DC=corp,DC=contoso,DC=com" -UserName "contoso\_cmosdjoin" -UserPassword $Secure_String_Pwd

$tsNameOsd = "Default OS deployment"
$tsOsd = Get-CMTaskSequence -Name $tsNameOsd -Fast

$tsOsd | Add-CMTaskSequenceStep -Step $step -InsertStepStartIndex 11

Parameters

-Condition

Specify a condition object to use with this step. To get this object, use one of the task sequence condition cmdlets. For example, Get-CMTSStepConditionVariable.

Type:IResultObject[]
Aliases:Conditions
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ContinueOnError

Add this parameter to enable the step option Continue on error. When you enable this option, if the step fails, the task sequence continues.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Description

Specify an optional description for this task sequence step.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Disable

Add this parameter to disable this task sequence step.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:DisableThisStep
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DisableWildcardHandling

This parameter treats wildcard characters as literal character values. You can't combine it with ForceWildcardHandling.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DomainName

To configure this step to have the computer join a domain, use this parameter to specify the name of a domain to join. Then use the following other parameters:

  • DomainOU: Optionally specify an organizational unit in which to create the new computer account.
  • UserName: Specify the user account with permissions to join a computer to the domain.
  • UserPassword: Specify the password for the user account.
Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ForceWildcardHandling

This parameter processes wildcard characters and may lead to unexpected behavior (not recommended). You can't combine it with DisableWildcardHandling.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Name

Specify a name for this step to identify it in the task sequence.

Type:String
Aliases:StepName
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-OU

When you use the DomainName parameter, you can also specify the path to an organizational unit (OU). When the computer joins the domain, if it creates a new computer account, that account will be in this OU.

For example, LDAP://OU=MyOu,DC=MyDom,DC=MyCompany,DC=com

Type:String
Aliases:OrganizationalUnit
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-UserName

When you use the DomainName parameter, use this parameter to specify the domain user account that's used to add the destination computer to the domain. Use the UserPassword parameter to specify the account password.

For more information, see the task sequence domain joining account.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-UserPassword

Specify the password as a secure string for the UserName parameter.

Type:SecureString
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet doesn't run.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-WorkgroupName

To configure this step to have the computer join a workgroup, use this parameter to specify the workgroup name.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

None

Outputs

IResultObject

Notes

For more information on this return object and its properties, see SMS_TaskSequence_JoinDomainWorkgroupAction server WMI class.