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Fix Domain Trust Issues

This script with fix domain trust issues when run as a local admin on a machine.

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Fixed domain trust issues.

.DESCRIPTION
Run on the machine with domain trust issues as a local administrator.  
If you get an error after running this, try moving the machine 
AD object into the Computers OU and wait 30 minutes and try again.

.NOTES
REVISION ID  : 1
UPDATED      : 2024-09-23
AUTHOR       : Noxcivis
LICENSE      : MIT
SOURCE       : https://noxcivis.supportmarks.com
NOTES        : No additional notes
LOCAL ADMIN  : YES
REMOTE ADMIN : No
#>

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# PowerShell script to resolve domain trust issues

# Ensure the script is run as an administrator
if (-not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] 
          [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole(
          [Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) {
    Write-Error "You need to run this as an administrator."
    exit
}

# Define the domain and machine name
$defaultDomain = "Corp"
$domain = Read-Host "Please enter the domain name (default: $defaultDomain)"
if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($domain)) {
    $domain = $defaultDomain
}

$machine = $env:COMPUTERNAME

# Reset the machine account password
try {
    $credential = Get-Credential -Message "Enter domain admin credentials"
    Reset-ComputerMachinePassword -Server $domain -Credential $credential
    Write-Output "Successfully reset the machine account password for $machine in domain $domain."
} catch {
    Write-Error "Failed to reset the machine account password. Error: $_"
}

# Restart the computer to apply changes
Restart-Computer -Force

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