Add optional server argument to allow join to specific domain controller.

[ddmrb]

SUMMARY

Add optional server argument to allow join to specific domain controller.

ISSUE TYPE

• Feature Idea

COMPONENT NAME

microsoft.ad.membership

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

In large environments with globally distributed domain controllers, a random domain controller is chosen during the join process. After joining and rebooting, the host may fail to log in to the domain because the join might have been completed on a remote domain controller. In such cases, the domain replication changes may not have propagated to the domain controller handling the login request. Assigning a specific domain controller will avoid this issue. See -server parameter from add-computer cmdlet:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/add-computer?view=powershell-5.1

- name: join host to ansible.vagrant with automatic reboot
  microsoft.ad.membership:
    dns_domain_name: ansible.vagrant
    hostname: mydomainclient
    domain_admin_user: [email protected]
    domain_admin_password: password123!
    domain_ou_path: "OU=Windows,OU=Servers,DC=ansible,DC=vagrant"
    server: mynearestloginserver
    state: domain
    reboot: true

[Yannik]

I presume that Add-Computer uses DsGetDcName to lookup the DC to use, so it should use the closest one (requires you to have your sites configured correctly). Nonetheless, this feature might be useful in some cases, I do not see a harm in adding it.

[jborean93]

Thanks for the feature request, this has been implemented with #134 and will be present in the next release.

[ddmrb]

Great, thank you.