Windows Server 2008 R2 offline Join domain environment

This article describes the new features of the Windows Server 2008 R2 that are joined offline (Offline join domain). It provides the following benefits for the enterprise:

1, reduce the TCO of the data center

2, make the enterprise deployment more quickly

First, the necessary conditions

Supports Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7

Second, the user credential requirements

Installed users must have an increase

Workstation to domain permissions. Generally speaking, we can use Domain Admins group user, can also delegate permission level a user.

The following is an example of authorizing general user USER001 to increase workstation to domain permissions. There are two ways of doing this

1. Use Group Policy to authorize

Open the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC.MSC) and select default Domain controler policy for editing.

Open Computer Configuration, select Polices,windows settings,local Policies, select Add workstaions to domain, and make the following settings

Also, grant the USER001 "Allow Log on Locally" permission for the test settings to be correct. The following figure