Dell Unity: How to join NAS Server to Active Directory with non admin user credentials (User Correctable)

Summary: Customer does not wish to use domain administrator credentials to join NAS Server to AD due to security reasons. Customer would like to know what are the specific domain user permissions the NAS Server uses to Join to the Active directory. ...

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Symptoms

  • Unable to Join NAS Server to the AD
  • Error code: 
    Failed: The specified SMB server could not be joined to domain because the specified administrator credentials are not valid. (Error Code:0x6702192)

Cause

  • Error Code:0x6702192
  • Domain user does not have privileges, or the entered credentials are wrong/ invalid

Error Message as credentials are wrong/ invalid
 
 

Resolution

Domain user must have the below permissions set for the user on the specified OU where the NAS server is joining.

>Create all child objects
>Delete all child objects

Create all child objects & Delete all child objects options


Applying the credentials on the NAS server tab - NAS successfully joins the AD and the same credentials can be used to unjoin NAS from AD.

Applying the credentials on the NAS server tab
 

Affected Products

Dell EMC Unity, Dell Unity 300, Dell EMC Unity 300F, Dell EMC Unity 350F, Dell EMC Unity 400, Dell EMC Unity 400F, Dell EMC Unity 450F, Dell EMC Unity 500, Dell EMC Unity 500F

Products

Dell EMC Unity XT 380, Dell EMC Unity XT 380F, Dell EMC Unity XT 480, Dell EMC Unity XT 480F, Dell EMC Unity 550F, Dell EMC Unity 600, Dell EMC Unity 600F, Dell EMC Unity 650F, Dell EMC Unity XT 680, Dell EMC Unity XT 680F, Dell EMC Unity XT 880 , Dell EMC Unity XT 880F, Dell EMC Unity Family |Dell EMC Unity All Flash, Dell EMC Unity Family, Dell EMC Unity Hybrid, Dell EMC UnityVSA Professional Edition/Unity Cloud Edition ...
Article Properties
Article Number: 000212026
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 12 ديسمبر 2025
Version:  3
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