How to join an Active Directory domain with PowerShell DSC

To support me, you can subscribe to the channel, share and like the videos, disable your ad blocker or make a donation. Thank you!

Hello,

Joining an Active Directory domain with PowerShell DSC

PowerShell DSC code to join a domain

# Installing the DSC modules.
$package = @( 'ComputerManagementdsc' )
Install-Package $package -Force -Source psgallery
# Identifiers for installing the domain and for DSRM
$passwd = ConvertTo-SecureString 'P@ssword' -AsPlainText -Force
$id = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential('domaine\tech1',$passwd)
# Enable Winrm
Enable-PSRemoting -Force -SkipNetworkProfileCheck
# Authorise scripts
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Force
# DSC engine configuration
[DSCLocalConfigurationManager()]
LCMConfig configuration
{
    Node localhost
    {
        settings
        {
            ActionAfterReboot = 'ContinueConfiguration'
            ConfigurationMode = 'ApplyOnly'
            RebootNodeIfNeeded = $true
        }
    }
}
LCMConfig
Set-DscLocalConfigurationManager -ComputerName localhost -Force -Verbose -path .\LCMConfig
# To avoid errors when using identifiers in DSC
$configData = @{
     AllNodes = @(
        @{
             NodeName = 'localhost';
             PSDscAllowPlainTextPassword = $true
         }
                 )
     NonNodeData = $data
               }
# Creating the DSC configuration
Demo-Junction configuration
{
     param (
        [string[]]$NodeName = 'localhost',
        [Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$MachineName,
        [Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$DomainName,
        [Parameter(Mandatory)][string]$OU
           )

    # Import DSC resources
    Import-DscResource -Module ComputerManagementDSC
    Node $NodeName {
        Computer NewNameAndWorkgroup {
            Name = $MachineName
            DomainName = $DomainName
            Credential = $id
            JoinOU = $OU
        }
    }
}
# Create the DSC configuration file
Demo-Junction -MachineName PC-DSC -DomainName domaine.tld -OU 'ou=computers,dc=domain,dc=tld' -ConfigurationData $configData
# Application of the DSC file
Start-DscConfiguration -ComputerName localhost -Wait -Force -Verbose -path .\Demo-Junction -Debug