Managing Windows Server 2008 Core with powerful commands, Part1

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1. To join a domain

At a command prompt, type:

netdom join <ComputerName> /domain:<DomainName> /userd:<UserName> /passwordd:*

Where: ComputerName is the name of the server that is running the Server Core installation. DomainName is the name of the domain to join. UserName is a domain user account with permission to join the domain.

When prompted to enter the password, type the password for the domain user account specified by UserName.

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2. If you need to add a domain user account to the local Administrators group, type the following command:

net localgroup administrators /add <DomainName>\<UserName>

 

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3. Restart the computer.

You can do this by typing the following at a command prompt:

Shutdown /r /t 0

4. To activate the server

At a command prompt, type:

Cscript Slmgr.vbs –ato

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