Hi ALL,

I'd like to configure the security settings for the computer accounts that
only allow domain user to join domain (nothing else, including changing
computer account name,etc.). I tried to create a dummy computer account
using (Active Directory Users and Computers -> New Computer Wizard) and
specified a domain user account in the "The following user or group can join
this computer to a domain". The domain account can join domain but also can
modify the computer name (Simply change the computer name in the Windows
client, the computer account will be modified after reboot). Do anyone know
what is the minimum security settings of the computer account object so that
the domain account can only have join domain privilege, no others,
especially change the computer account name?

TIA

M C

Not sure if that is possible, but perhaps this will set you on the right
track to explore.

The permissions required to join a computer to the domain are shown in KB
932455. I
prefer not to use the Delegation Wizard for various reasons; the same thing
can be done using the Security tab in the Properties of the OU containing
the computer accounts.

Not sure exactly which "Properties" a user needs to be able to "Write" to
join a computer to a domain, but I do know that at least some of them are
written during the "join" operation - if I leave out the "Write All
Properties", users can't join the computer to the domain - presumably a
subset would work, but I don't know which ones.

1. in the Security tab, click Advanced...
2. click Add...
3. key the name of the user or group you want to grant the permissions to;
click OK
4. from the Apply onto: box, select Computer Objects
5. add check marks in the Allow column in these rows:
Write All Properties (or select the Properties tab to grant Write to only
those that are required)
Reset Password
Validate write to DNS host name
Validate write to service principal name

see:
http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge...01/05/369.aspx