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How to rename a Windows instance and join an Active Directory domain with AWS user data

Issue

When deploying an instance from an AMI, it is possible to change the computer name to the instance ID and join a domain in a single step.

Resolution

The following PowerShell user data can be used to:

- Rename the instance
- Join a domain
- Specify an OU for the computer account


<powershell>
$password = "<password>" | ConvertTo-SecureString -asPlainText -Force
$username = "DOMAIN\username"
$credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($username,$password)
$instanceID = invoke-restmethod -uri http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/instance-id
Add-Computer -domainname domain.local -OUPath "OU=Computers,DC=domain,DC=local" -NewName $instanceID -Credential $credential -Passthru -Verbose -Force -Restart
</powershell>

References

Configuring a Windows Instance Using the EC2Config Service
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/WindowsGuide/UsingConfig_WinAMI.html

Products

Amazon Web Services (any)

Created: 18th September 2014
Updated: 18th September 2014

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