Windows 2000 Administration in a Nutshell

Name

net computer

Synopsis

Adds or removes computer accounts to or from the domain.

Syntax

net computer \\computername {/add | /del}

Options

\\ computername

Indicates name of computer to add to or remove from the domain

/add

Adds a computer account

/del

Removes a computer account

Examples

Add a computer account for the Windows 2000 server GEORGE:

                     net computer \\george /add
The command completed successfully.

If you now open the Active Directory Users and Computers console, you will find a new computer account for GEORGE in the Computers container for the current domain.

Notes

• This command is not available on machines running Windows 2000 Professional.

• Using this command, you can create computer accounts for member servers and workstations, but not for domain controllers.

• Computer accounts are created on the PDC emulator.

See Also

Active Directory Users and Computers, computer, net