# win_domain_computer – Manage computers in Active Directory

New in version 2.6.

- Synopsis

- Parameters

- See Also

- Examples

- Status

## Synopsis

- Create, read, update and delete computers in Active Directory using a windows bridge computer to launch New-ADComputer, Get-ADComputer, Set-ADComputer, Remove-ADComputer and Move-ADObject powershell commands.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
description string | Default: "" | Specifies a description of the object. This parameter sets the value of the Description property for the object. The LDAP display name (ldapDisplayName) for this property is description.
dns_hostname string |  | Specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the computer. This parameter sets the DNSHostName property for a computer object. The LDAP display name for this property is dNSHostName. Required when state=present.
domain_password string added in 2.8 |  | The password for username.
domain_server string added in 2.8 |  | Specifies the Active Directory Domain Services instance to connect to. Can be in the form of an FQDN or NetBIOS name. If not specified then the value is based on the domain of the computer running PowerShell.
domain_username string added in 2.8 |  | The username to use when interacting with AD. If this is not set then the user Ansible used to log in with will be used instead when using CredSSP or Kerberos with credential delegation.

enabled
boolean

Choices:
- no
- yes ←

Specifies if an account is enabled.
An enabled account requires a password.
This parameter sets the Enabled property for an account object.
This parameter also sets the ADS_UF_ACCOUNTDISABLE flag of the Active Directory User Account Control (UAC) attribute.

name string / required |  | Specifies the name of the object. This parameter sets the Name property of the Active Directory object. The LDAP display name (ldapDisplayName) of this property is name.
ou string |  | Specifies the X.500 path of the Organizational Unit (OU) or container where the new object is created. Required when state=present.
sam_account_name string |  | Specifies the Security Account Manager (SAM) account name of the computer. It maximum is 256 characters, 15 is advised for older operating systems compatibility. The LDAP display name (ldapDisplayName) for this property is sAMAccountName. If ommitted the value is the same as `name`. Note that all computer SAMAccountNames need to end with a $.

state
string

Choices:
- absent
- present ←

Specified whether the computer should be `present` or `absent` in Active Directory.

## See Also

See also

win_domain – Ensures the existence of a Windows domain

  The official documentation on the win_domain module.

win_domain_controller – Manage domain controller/member server state for a Windows host

  The official documentation on the win_domain_controller module.

win_domain_group – Creates, modifies or removes domain groups

  The official documentation on the win_domain_group module.

win_domain_membership – Manage domain/workgroup membership for a Windows host

  The official documentation on the win_domain_membership module.

win_domain_user – Manages Windows Active Directory user accounts

  The official documentation on the win_domain_user module.

## Examples

    - name: Add linux computer to Active Directory OU using a windows machine
      win_domain_computer:
        name: one_linux_server.my_org.local
        sam_account_name: linux_server$
        dns_hostname: one_linux_server.my_org.local
        ou: "OU=servers,DC=my_org,DC=local"
        description: Example of linux server
        enabled: yes
        state: present
      delegate_to: my_windows_bridge.my_org.local

    - name: Remove linux computer from Active Directory using a windows machine
      win_domain_computer:
        name: one_linux_server.my_org.local
        state: absent
      delegate_to: my_windows_bridge.my_org.local

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]

- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Daniel Sánchez Fábregas (@Daniel-Sanchez-Fabregas)

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