Hi, You didn't need to create a computer object for the laptop. If you want to do remote management of the AD from the laptop then the laptop needs to be a domain member - i.e, so that you can log in from the laptop to a user account on the AD). The first thing you need to do here is to set the TCP/IP properties up correctly on the laptop or a DHCP server so that the laptop DNS settings point to the box running the AD. This is so that the laptop can see the relevant records in order to connect to the AD server. Once this is done, test it by using nslookup, for example: nslookup tx.r2.com (assuming this is the FQDN of the AD you created). It should give you the IP address of the DC you created. This will have a server name of server.tx.r2.com. You need then to join the laptop to the domain through the computer properties. When you join the domain, enter in tx.r2.com as the domain name to join, you need to enter a username and password - this account needs to be a member of the domain admins group by default, or has explicit permissions in AD to join machines to the domain. Once the machine joins the domain, you should see the computer object in the computers OU. Once the machine reboots, log in as a user with domain priviledges in the laptop, it will build you a new profile. You can then install the remote admin toolset and use ADUC to manage the AD remotely. Hope this helps. Andrew. ________________________________________ From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Barry Toner [barry@barry-toner.co.uk] Sent: 05 January 2011 09:58 To: 'Blind sysadmins list' Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Newbe Server 2008 R2 Hi folks, Let me say first of all I've little to no experience of this. Other than a year 3 years back assisting in a large Software House with Server 2003. I've install Server 2008 R2 at home. I've assigned it as a DC and install Active Directory. I'm flying by the seat of my pants and don't know what i'm doing. I want to be able to log-on to the Active Directory service using my laptop. Poked around in Active Directory and I created a Computer object under tx.r2.com (which is the address I gave my DC). I then created a User Object for myself. Now what? Is there tutorials or something? I can of course sift through the Microsoft documentation, but this is such an massive product and already I am drowning. Help! Cheers, Barry. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins