Windows 8 Enterprise - Domain join per Script (PS1 & VBS) does not work

PowerShell Script

Param([bool]$_dbg=$false)

$Credential = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList @('DOMAIN1username', (ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force 'password01' ))

Add-Computer -DomainName DOMAIN1 -OUPath 'OU=OU1,OU=OU2,DC=DOMAIN,DC=1' -PassThru -Verbose -Credential $credential

Error message

AUSFÜHRLICH: Ausführen des Vorgangs &quotDomäne &quotDOMAIN1&quot beitreten&quot für das Ziel &quotCOMPUTER01&quot.

Add-Computer : Fehler beim Beitreten des Computers &quotCOMPUTER01&quot aus seiner aktuellen Arbeitsgruppe &quotWORKGROUP&quot zur Domäne &quotDOMAIN1&quot. &gt

Error message: Access denied.

In C:pfad_zum_scriptdj.ps1:4 Zeichen:1

+ Add-Computer -DomainName DOMAIN1 -OUPath 'OU=OU1,OU=OU2,DC=DOMAIN...

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo : OperationStopped: (COMPUTER01:String) [Add-Computer], InvalidOperationException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : FailToJoinDomainFromWorkgroup,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.AddComputerCommand

HasSucceeded ComputerName

------------ ------------

False COMPUTER01

Comment

The script will be run via batch with this command: call &quotC:WindowsSystem32WindowsPowerShellv1.0powershell.exe&quot C:pfad_zum_scriptdj.ps1

VBScript

Const JOIN_DOMAIN = 1

Const ACCT_CREATE = 2

Const ACCT_DELETE = 4

Const WIN9X_UPGRADE = 16

Const DOMAIN_JOIN_IF_JOINED = 32

Const JOIN_UNSECURE = 64

Const MACHINE_PASSWORD_PASSED = 128

Const DEFERRED_SPN_SET = 256

Const INSTALL_INVOCATION = 262144

strDomain = &quotDOMAIN1&quot

strOU = &quotOU=Kursraum,OU=OU1,OU=OU2,DC=DOMAIN,DC=1&quot

strPassword = &quotpassword01&quot

strUser = &quotusername&quot

Set objNetwork = CreateObject(&quotWScript.Network&quot)

strComputer = objNetwork.ComputerName

Set objComputer = _

GetObject(&quotwinmgmts:{impersonationLevel=Impersonate}!\&quot &amp _

strComputer &amp &quotrootcimv2:Win32_ComputerSystem.Name='&quot _

&amp strComputer &amp &quot'&quot)

ReturnValue = objComputer.JoinDomainOrWorkGroup(strDomain, _

strPassword, _

strDomain &amp &quot&quot &amp strUser, _

strOU, _

JOIN_DOMAIN + ACCT_CREATE)

Error message

Access denied

Comment

The script will be run via batch with this command: start /wait c:WindowsSystem32wscript.exe //I c:pfad_zum_scriptdj.vbs

Main way

If i connect the client

[*]3 Domain controller (Windows Server 2008 R2, ServicePack 1)

Comments

I have tried to leave to OU-Command out of the script, the error msg is the same. User name and password are correct -)

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