MachinePassword
MachinePassword
is used with UnsecureJoin, which is performed, by using a null session with a pre-existing account. This means there is no authentication to the domain controller when configuring the computer account, it is done anonymously. The account must have a well-known password or a specified MachinePassword
. The well-known password is the first 14 characters of the computer name in lower case.
This setting is only valid if UnsecureJoin is set to true.
Values
MachinePassword |
Specifies the value of the unique password for the computer. MachinePassword is a string. |
Valid Passes
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin | Identification | MachinePassword
Applies To
For the list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin.
XML Example
The following XML output shows how to set the identification.
<Identification>
<Credentials>
<Domain>fabrikam.com</Domain>
<Password>MyPassword</Password>
<Username>MyUserName</Username>
</Credentials>
<JoinDomain>fabrikam.com</JoinDomain>
<MachinePassword>ComputerPassword</MachinePassword>
</Identification>