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Add users to the domain

By default, Windows 2000 Active Directory allows domain users to join up to 10 computers to the

Windows 2000 domain. Granting the Add Workstations To Domain privilege to the Authenticated

Users group allows all domain users to bypass the access control list (ACL) check--but only for 10

machines.



You can change this maximum number either with a script or by using the Windows 2000 Support

Tools' ADSI Edit utility. To use the ADSI Edit utility to change the maximum number, follow these

steps:



Install the Support Tools from the Support\Tools folder on the Windows 2000 Server CD-ROM.

Run the ADSI Edit utility from the Windows 2000 Support Tools\Tools folder on the Start menu.

Highlight and right-click the domain name and select Properties.

In the Select A Property To View box, select Ms-DS-MachineAccountQuota.

The value entered is 10. Change it to 0 to prevent users from joining computers to a domain, or

enter any other integer value to change the number of computers users can join.

Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box, and then close the ADSI Edit utility.



You can prevent users from joining new computers to the domain by removing the Add

Workstations To Domain privilege from the Authenticated Users group.

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