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Article Number: 000121455

Joining and removing a server from an Active Directory domain using Netdom.exe

Summary: This article addresses joining and removing a server from an Active Directory (AD) domain using Netdom on a server running Windows Server Core.

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Instructions

Perform the following step to join a server to an AD domain using Netdom.

Type netdom join %computername% /domain:vdom /reboot and press Enter to join the server to the vdom domain and reboot.

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Perform the following step to remove a server to an AD domain using Netdom.

Type netdom remove %computername% /domain:vdom /reboot and press Enter to remove the server from the vdom domain and reboot.

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Note: Replace the domain name vdom with the correct domain name when joining or removing the server from the domain.  
Note: User credentials may be required when joining or removing the server from the domain. It is dependent upon the credentials used to logon to the server. Add /userD:Administrator /passwordD:* to the Netdom command to specify the use of the domain Administrator account. Type the domain Administrator password when prompted.
Note: Example: netdom join %computername% /domain:vdom /userD:Administrator /passwordD:* /reboot

 

 

Article Properties

Affected Product

Microsoft Windows 2008 Server R2, Microsoft Windows 2008 Server Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows 2012 Server, Microsoft Windows 2012 Server R2

Last Published Date

02 Nov 2023

Version

7

Article Type

How To

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