Add New User in Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) and LogIn from PC
First, set up your home lab if required👇, unless you already have it.
If you are continuing from the above article, then change the PC's Preferred DNS server to the IP address of the server as shown below.
1. Method One (GUI)
For Windows Server 2019/2022
Under tools select > Active Directory User and Computer
Select the icon to create a new user.
Enter your name upto you
logon name is the name required during login
Enter the password for the user
2. Method Two (CMD)
Didnt Work. Why?. Because Of Password Policy Requirments. And where are they?
net user support1 Support@1234 /domain /add /passwordchg:no /expires:never /logonpasswordchg:no
Worked. Why?. Because if follows Password policy requirements. What was the mistake? The password contained the username, hence we changed it.
Where can I see password policies?
Right Click on default domain > Edit
Go to Password Policy as shown below
Right Click on Password must meet complexity requirements > Properties
Read everything under the “Explain tab” and understand its requirements.
Video Version of the above context
Moving on…………..👇
Registering Your PC to Domain
In Windows PC
Go to setting > System > About
Click advanced system settings
Click Change
Select Domain and enter your domain name
Enter added user in ADDS login details
Message you get on success
Restart PC
Login using same details
After login, you should be able to see the computer name in the Computers Folderđź“‚ in Active Directory.
