Automating the creation of computer accounts

'***********************
'* Start Script
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Dim sComputerName, sUserOrGroup, sPath, computerContainer, rootDSE, lFlag
Dim secDescriptor, dACL, ACE, oComputer, sPwd

'*********************************************************************
'* Declare constants used in defining the default location for the 
'* machine account, flags to identify the object as a machine account,
'* and security flags
'*********************************************************************

Const UF_WORKSTATION_TRUST_ACCOUNT = &H1000
Const UF_ACCOUNTDISABLE = &H2
Const ADS_GUID_COMPUTRS_CONTAINER = "aa312825768811d1aded00c04fd8d5cd"
Const ADS_ACETYPE_ACCESS_ALLOWED = 0
Const ADS_ACEFLAG_INHERIT_ACE = 2

'*********************************************************************
'* Set the flags on this object to identify it as a machine account
'* and determine the name.  The name is used statically here, but may 
'* be determined by a command line parameter or by using an InputBox
'*********************************************************************

lFlag = UF_WORKSTATION_TRUST_ACCOUNT Or UF_ACCOUNTDISABLE
sComputerName = "TestAccount"

'*********************************************************************
'* Establish a path to the container in the Active Directory where
'* the machine account will be created.  In this example, this will
'* automatically locate a domain controller for the domain, read the 
'* domain name, and bind to the default "Computers" container
'*********************************************************************

Set rootDSE = GetObject("LDAP://RootDSE")
sPath = "LDAP://<WKGUID=" & ADS_GUID_COMPUTRS_CONTAINER
sPath = sPath + ","
sPath = sPath + rootDSE.Get("defaultNamingContext")
sPath = sPath + ">"
Set computerContainer = GetObject(sPath)
sPath = "LDAP://" & computerContainer.Get("distinguishedName")
Set computerContainer = GetObject(sPath)

'*********************************************************************
'* Here, the computer account is created.  Certain attributes must
'* have a value before calling .SetInfo to commit (write) the object
'* to the Active Directory
'*********************************************************************

Set oComputer = computerContainer.Create("computer", "CN=" & sComputerName)
oComputer.Put "samAccountName", sComputerName + "$"
oComputer.Put "userAccountControl", lFlag
oComputer.SetInfo

'*********************************************************************
'* Establish a default password for the machine account
'*********************************************************************

sPwd = sComputerName & "$"
sPwd = LCase(sPwd)
oComputer.SetPassword sPwd

'*********************************************************************
'* Specify which user or group may activate/join this computer to the 
'* domain.  In this example, "MYDOMAIN" is the domain name and
'* "JoeSmith" is the account being given the permission.  Note that 
'* this is the downlevel naming convention used in this example.
'*********************************************************************

sUserOrGroup = "MYDOMAIN\joesmith"

'*********************************************************************
'* Bind to the Discretionary ACL on the newly created computer account
'* and create an Access Control Entry (ACE) that gives the specified
'* user or group full control on the machine account
'*********************************************************************

Set secDescriptor = oComputer.Get("ntSecurityDescriptor")
Set dACL = secDescriptor.DiscretionaryAcl
Set ACE = CreateObject("AccessControlEntry")

'*********************************************************************
'* An AccessMask of "-1" grants Full Control
'*********************************************************************

ACE.AccessMask = -1
ACE.AceType = ADS_ACETYPE_ACCESS_ALLOWED
ACE.AceFlags = ADS_ACEFLAG_INHERIT_ACE

'*********************************************************************
'* Grant this control to the user or group specified earlier.
'*********************************************************************

ACE.Trustee = sUserOrGroup

'*********************************************************************
'* Now, add this ACE to the DACL on the machine account
'*********************************************************************

dACL.AddAce ACE
secDescriptor.DiscretionaryAcl = dACL

'*********************************************************************
'* Commit (write) the security changes to the machine account
'*********************************************************************

oComputer.Put "ntSecurityDescriptor", Array(secDescriptor)
oComputer.SetInfo

'*********************************************************************
'* Once all parameters and permissions have been set, enable the 
'* account.
'*********************************************************************

oComputer.AccountDisabled = False
oComputer.SetInfo

'*********************************************************************
'* Create an Access Control Entry (ACE) that gives the specified user 
'* or group full control on the machine account
'*********************************************************************

wscript.echo "The command completed successfully."

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'* End Script
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