Issue with Domain and Client with Domain account

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Hi,

Thank you for replay.

1. how can I prevent that situations?
2. Can I do or deploy that PS automatically without put username and password manually?
3. Is there any other solution way?

Regard

Nick

1. Preventing the issue permanently

The root cause is usually stale or broken machine account trust. To prevent it:

Ensure computer account password updates correctly

• By default, domain computer accounts change their password every 30 days.
• Make sure time is synchronized (domain controller and clients). Kerberos is sensitive to time drift (>5 min can break authentication).
• Use w32tm /resync on clients if needed.

Monitor secure channel health regularly

• You can schedule a script that runs:

       if (-not (Test-ComputerSecureChannel)) {
           Test-ComputerSecureChannel -Repair
       }
  

• This ensures any broken channels are automatically repaired using the machine account.

To avoid manual credential prompts

• Usually you only need -Credential if the machine account itself can't fix the trust (rare).
• Most cases can be handled with Test-ComputerSecureChannel -Repair alone.

2. Automating the repair without manual credentials

You can automate this with Scheduled Task + PowerShell on all client machines:

# Repair secure channel if broken
if (-not (Test-ComputerSecureChannel)) {
    Test-ComputerSecureChannel -Repair
}

• Save this script on all clients.
• Schedule it to run daily or weekly using Task Scheduler under SYSTEM account.
• This avoids the need to type a username/password.

Important: Use the machine account for repair; avoid embedding domain admin credentials — it's insecure.

3. An alternative solutions
4. Rejoin the domain automatically
   • If a computer consistently loses trust, you can use a script to reset the computer account in AD and rejoin the domain:

          Reset-ComputerMachinePassword -Server "DCName.domain.com"
     

   • This is safer than using manual credentials and fixes most trust issues.
5. Check SYSVOL/NETLOGON access
   • Ensure the computer account can read the GPOs. Permissions can sometimes prevent application even if the secure channel is fine.
6. Use Group Policy health monitoring
   • Event Viewer → Applications and Services Logs → Microsoft → Windows → GroupPolicy shows GPO errors.
   • You can deploy monitoring scripts to alert admins before users notice missing policies.

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hth

Marcin