Rename the computer and join the domain with one reboot in C #

Question

I am trying to create a program that will simplify the deployment of new computers in a domain. I want this to be done, just rename the computer and join it to our domain (this will do a lot of other things, but it won’t happen until I get this work).

Code here: http://pastebin.com/ayREYH0C

Stolen from http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/.NET/Q_26262588.html and then modified according to my needs

My problem is that the domain connection does not match the renaming of the computer. I turned on Thread.Sleep between renaming and joining, so I had time to check if the renaming really happens, and it is! When a domainjoin happens, it goes back to the old name, although this is the username that is created in the domain, not the new name.

I searched all around, but did not find such a problem, nor a solution for this particular need.

Answer 1

Here is the C # function that connects the workstation to the domain ... thought you could use it as an alternative method that avoids WMI and uses ManagementObject instead:

(I understand that executing credentials still need rename rights)

public static bool Join(string dom,string usr, string pass) { // Define constants used in the method. int JOIN_DOMAIN = 1; int ACCT_CREATE = 2; int ACCT_DELETE = 4; int WIN9X_UPGRADE = 16; int DOMAIN_JOIN_IF_JOINED = 32; int JOIN_UNSECURE = 64; int MACHINE_PASSWORD_PASSED = 128; int DEFERRED_SPN_SET = 256; int INSTALL_INVOCATION = 262144; // Define parameters that we will use later when we invoke the method. // Remember, the username must have permission to join the object in the AD. //string domain = "domain"; //string password = "password"; //string username = "username"; //string destinationOU = "destinationOU"; // Here we will set the parameters that we like using the logical OR operator. // If you want to create the account if it doesn't exist you should add " | ACCT_CREATE " // For more information see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa392154%28VS.85%29.aspx int parameters = JOIN_DOMAIN | DOMAIN_JOIN_IF_JOINED; // The arguments are passed as an array of string objects in a specific order object[] methodArgs = { dom, pass, usr + "@" + dom, null, parameters }; // Here we construct the ManagementObject and set Options ManagementObject computerSystem = new ManagementObject("Win32_ComputerSystem.Name='" + Environment.MachineName + "'"); computerSystem.Scope.Options.Authentication = System.Management.AuthenticationLevel.PacketPrivacy; computerSystem.Scope.Options.Impersonation = ImpersonationLevel.Impersonate; computerSystem.Scope.Options.EnablePrivileges = true; // Here we invoke the method JoinDomainOrWorkgroup passing the parameters as the second parameter object Oresult = computerSystem.InvokeMethod("JoinDomainOrWorkgroup", methodArgs); // The result is returned as an object of type int, so we need to cast. int result = (int)Convert.ToInt32(Oresult); // If the result is 0 then the computer is joined. if (result == 0) { MessageBox.Show("Joined Successfully!"); return true; } else { // Here are the list of possible errors string strErrorDescription = " "; switch (result) { case 5: strErrorDescription = "Access is denied"; break; case 87: strErrorDescription = "The parameter is incorrect"; break; case 110: strErrorDescription = "The system cannot open the specified object"; break; case 1323: strErrorDescription = "Unable to update the password"; break; case 1326: strErrorDescription = "Logon failure: unknown username or bad password"; break; case 1355: strErrorDescription = "The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted"; break; case 2224: strErrorDescription = "The account already exists"; break; case 2691: strErrorDescription = "The machine is already joined to the domain"; break; case 2692: strErrorDescription = "The machine is not currently joined to a domain"; break; } MessageBox.Show(strErrorDescription.ToString()); return false; } }