#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : "The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed" Fix : Repair the secure channel without leaving the domain Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-sec-trust-relationship Run as : Elevated PowerShell on the affected machine, signed in locally Expect : 20 minutes Risk : low Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX Always try this before the remove-and-rejoin that everyone reaches for. HOW TO UNDO IT None needed -- the account is back in a consistent state. Nothing was removed. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 5" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' "The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed"' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Repair the secure channel without leaving the domain' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: low Reversible 20 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Sign in with a local administrator account. A cached domain account may work; a fresh one will not.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Confirm the channel is actually broken.' -Command { Test-ComputerSecureChannel -Verbose } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Repair it, supplying domain credentials with permission to reset the computer object.' -Why 'This resets the machine account password on both sides in place. Removing the machine from the domain and rejoining does the same thing but destroys the computer object''s group memberships, its BitLocker escrow and any Group Policy that targets it -- which is why it is the wrong first move.' -Command { Test-ComputerSecureChannel -Repair -Credential (Get-Credential DOMAIN\admin) } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'If that fails, reset the password with the netdom equivalent.' -Command { Reset-ComputerMachinePassword -Server DC01 -Credential (Get-Credential DOMAIN\admin) } Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'Restart and sign in with a domain account.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Test-ComputerSecureChannel returns True and domain sign-in works.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Test-ComputerSecureChannel } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-sec-trust-relationship' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: None needed -- the account is back in a consistent state. Nothing was removed.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule