Adding A Computer To The Domain
NOTE: To minimize permissions problems, it is strongly advisable to add a computer to the domain before installing any applications on it!
1. On the computer you want to add to the domain, right-click “My Network Places” and choose “Properties” from the context menu.
2. At the top of the screen, one of the options will be “Advanced”. Click that option and choose “Network Identification” from the list.
3. At the bottom of the “Network Identification” window, there will be a button labeled “Properties”. Click this button and you will get another window.
4. In this window you can rename the computer and join it to a workgroup or domain. Click the button next to “Domain” and type in the domain name which is “ARID”. Depending on the IP address of the computer and the way the routers have their tables configured, you may need to put in “ARID.ARIZONA.EDU” here, but only do that if “ARID” does not work.
5. You will be asked to authenticate this process by entering a username and password of someone with “Administrator” rights (user must be part of the Admin group). After entering that information, a computer account will be created on the domain controller, and you shall receive a message welcoming you to the domain.
6. You may need to reboot the computer to complete the process.
WARNING! As per http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;251335, Authenticated Users may be able to add computers to the domain, but only a set amount. To avoid any confusion, make sure a user with Administrative permissions completes this process.
7. Go to the TANAMI domain controller and copy its "profile_template" profile to the new computer's "DEFAULT USER" profile:
a. Right click on "My Computer" and go to "System Properties|User Profiles"b. Select the "profile_template" profile and click on "Copy To..."c. Copy profile to new computer by pasting in the following path: "\\<computer name>\c$\Documents and Settings\Default User" where <computer name> is the the full domain name of the new computer.d. Set "Permitted to use" to: "\Everyone" and click on the "OK" button.
NOTE: The default profile is used by any new user at its first login and when the connection to the remote profile is interrupted.