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I have the following scripts running.

Basically both scripts create files at runtime, and then the server restarts and run the newly created files, however there is error when the child DC joins the forest, even though it joins successfully.

Forest DC

$path = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") + "AddForest.ps1"

New-Item $path -ItemType File

Set-Content -Path $path -Value @'

Install-WindowsFeature -name AD-Domain-Services -IncludeManagementTools



Install-ADDSForest `

-CreateDnsDelegation:$false `

-DatabasePath "C:WindowsNTDS" `

-DomainMode "WinThreshold" `

-DomainName "electric-petrol.ie" `

-DomainNetbiosName "ELECTRIC-PETROL" `

-ForestMode "WinThreshold" `

-InstallDns:$true `

-LogPath "C:WindowsNTDS" `

-NoRebootOnCompletion:$false `

-SysvolPath "C:WindowsSYSVOL" `

-Force:$true `

-SafeModeAdministratorPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString -String 'Passw0rd' -Force -AsPlainText)



$pathb = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") + "RestartNetworkServices.ps1"

Remove-ItemProperty "HKCU:SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun" -Name "AddForest"

Set-ItemProperty "HKCU:SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun" -Name "RestartNetworkServices" -Value "powershell.exe $pathb"



write-host "deleting used files.."

$path = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") + "AddForest.ps1"

Remove-Item -Path $path -Force



restart-computer

'@



$pathb = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") + "RestartNetworkServices.ps1"

New-Item $pathb -ItemType File

Set-Content -Path $pathb -Value @'

Restart-Service -Name NlaSvc -force



$RegPath = "HKLM:SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon"

Remove-ItemProperty $RegPath -Name "AutoAdminLogon"

Remove-ItemProperty $RegPath -Name "DefaultUsername"

Remove-ItemProperty $RegPath -Name "DefaultPassword"



Remove-ItemProperty "HKCU:SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun" -Name "RestartNetworkServices"



write-host "deleting used files.."

$pathb = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") + "RestartNetworkServices.ps1"

Remove-Item -Path $pathb -Force

'@

$RegPath = "HKLM:SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon"

Set-ItemProperty $RegPath "AutoAdminLogon" -Value "1"

Set-ItemProperty $RegPath "DefaultUsername" -Value "Administrator" -type String  

Set-ItemProperty $RegPath "DefaultPassword" -Value "Passw0rd" -type String



Set-ItemProperty "HKCU:SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun" -Name "AddForest" -Value "powershell.exe $path"



write-host "deleting used files.."

$pathd = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") + "Abbeydorney_DC1.ps1"

Remove-Item -Path $pathd -Force



restart-computer

Child DC

$patha = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") + "JoinDomain.ps1"

New-Item $patha -ItemType File

Set-Content -Path $patha  -Value @'

$srvr = "AbbeydorneyDC2"

$domname = "electric-petrol.ie"

$dom = ($domname).Remove(15,3)

$pass = convertto-securestring -string "Passw0rd" -asplaintext -force

$cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist ("$domAdministrator", $pass)

add-computer -domainname $domname -Credential $cred



Remove-ItemProperty "HKCU:SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun" -Name "JoinDomain"



$pathb = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") + "JoinForest.ps1"

Set-ItemProperty "HKCU:SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun" -Name "JoinForest" -Value "powershell.exe $pathb"



write-host "deleting used files.."

$pathc = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") + "JoinDomain.ps1"

Remove-Item -Path $pathc -Force



restart-computer

'@



$pathc = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") + "JoinForest.ps1"

New-Item $pathc -ItemType File

Set-Content -Path $pathc -Value @'

$srvr = "AbbeydorneyDC2"

$domname = "electric-petrol.ie"

$dom = ($domname).Remove(15,3)

$pass = convertto-securestring -string "Passw0rd" -asplaintext -force

$cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist ("$domAdministrator", $pass)



Install-WindowsFeature -name AD-Domain-Services -IncludeManagementTools



Install-ADDSDomain `

-credential $cred `

-CreateDnsDelegation:$true `

-DatabasePath "C:WindowsNTDS" `

-DomainMode "WinThreshold" `

-NewDomainName "Abbeydorney" `

-ParentDomainName $domname `

-InstallDns:$true `

-LogPath "C:WindowsNTDS" `

-NoRebootOnCompletion:$false `

-SysvolPath "C:WindowsSYSVOL" `

-safemodeadministratorpassword $pass `

-Force:$true



Install-WindowsFeature -Name 'DHCP' –IncludeManagementTools



Remove-ItemProperty "HKCU:SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun" -Name "JoinForest"



$RegPath = "HKLM:SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon"

Remove-ItemProperty $RegPath -Name "AutoAdminLogon"

Remove-ItemProperty $RegPath -Name "DefaultUsername"

Remove-ItemProperty $RegPath -Name "DefaultPassword"



write-host "deleting used files.."

$pathc = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") + "JoinForest.ps1"

Remove-Item -Path $pathc -Force



restart-computer

'@



$RegPath = "HKLM:SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon"

Set-ItemProperty $RegPath "AutoAdminLogon" -Value "1"

Set-ItemProperty $RegPath "DefaultUsername" -Value "Administrator" -type String  

Set-ItemProperty $RegPath "DefaultPassword" -Value "Passw0rd" -type String



Set-ItemProperty "HKCU:SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun" -Name "JoinDomain" -Value "powershell.exe $patha"



write-host "deleting used files.."

$pathd = [Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") + "Abbeydorney_DC2.ps1"

Remove-Item -Path $pathd -Force



restart-computer

Error (Even though the child DC joins Forest successfully)

At C:UsersAdministratorDesktopJoinForest.ps1:9 char:1

+ Install-ADDSDomain -credential $cred -CreateDnsDelegation:$true -Data ...

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

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Install-ADDSDomain], TestFailedException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Test.VerifyDcPromoCore.DCPromo.General.77,Microsoft.DirectoryServices.Deployment.PowerShell.Commands.InstallADDSDomainCommand



Message        : Verification of prerequisites for Domain Controller promotion failed. The specified argument 'ChildName' was not recognized.



Context        : Test.VerifyDcPromoCore.DCPromo.General.77

RebootRequired : False

Status         : Error

Any thoughts as to what causes the error.