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authorJim McDonough <jmcd@samba.org>2006-12-12 19:21:31 +0000
committerGerald W. Carter <jerry@samba.org>2008-04-23 08:47:23 -0500
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Also update the HOWTO with the createcomputer information for net ads
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@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ may want to create the machine trust account within a particular organizational
this to be done using the following syntax:
<screen>
&rootprompt; <userinput>kinit Administrator@your.kerberos.REALM</userinput>
-&rootprompt; <userinput>net ads join "organizational_unit"</userinput>
+&rootprompt; <userinput>net ads join createcomputer="organizational_unit"</userinput>
</screen>
Your ADS manager will be able to advise what should be specified for the "organizational_unit" parameter.
</para>
@@ -1123,13 +1123,15 @@ Your ADS manager will be able to advise what should be specified for the "organi
<indexterm><primary>container</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>ADS</primary></indexterm>
For example, you may want to create the machine trust account in a container called <quote>Servers</quote>
-under the organizational directory <quote>Computers\BusinessUnit\Department,</quote> like this:
+under the organizational directory <quote>Computers/BusinessUnit/Department,</quote> like this:
<screen>
-&rootprompt; <userinput>net ads join "Computers\BusinessUnit\Department\Servers"</userinput>
+&rootprompt; <userinput>net ads join "Computers/BusinessUnit/Department/Servers"</userinput>
</screen>
This command will place the Samba server machine trust account in the container
-<literal>Computers\BusinessUnit\Department\Servers</literal>. The container should exist in the ADS directory
-before executing this command.
+<literal>Computers/BusinessUnit/Department/Servers</literal>. The container should exist in the ADS directory
+before executing this command. Please note that forward slashes must be used, because backslashes are both
+valid characters in an OU name and used as escapes for other characters. If you need a backslash in an OU
+name, it may need to be quadrupled to pass through the shell escape and ldap escape.
</para>
<sect3>