[python-win32] Invalid method parameters with UnjoinDomainOrWorkgroup

[Tim Golden]

Tim Golden wrote:
> Gowtham wrote:
>> I am trying to unjoin a machine from the domain and attempted with the
>> following code
>>
>>
>> import wmi
>> wm = wmi.WMI()
>> wm.Win32_ComputerSystem.UnjoinDomainOrWorkgroup(2, 'ADMINPASSWORD',
>> 'DOMAIN\ADMINUSER')
>>
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
>>   File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\wmi.py", line 396, in __call__
>>     handle_com_error (error_info)
>>   File "C:\Python24\Lib\site-packages\wmi.py", line 189, in handle_com_error
>>     raise x_wmi, "\n".join (exception_string)
>> wmi.x_wmi: -0x7ffdfff7 - Exception occurred.
>>   Error in: SWbemObjectEx
>>   -0x7ffbefd1 - Invalid method Parameter(s)
>>
>> I dont understand why its calling these Invalid method parameters. All that
>> it wants is an (Int, Str, Str) when using thru Python otherwise it is (Str,
>> Str, int) as described here.
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa393942(VS.85).aspx
> 
> Just to cut the small Gordian knot, you can pass the parameters
> by name rather than by position:
> (as long as you're using a reasonably recent version of the
> wmi module, >= 1.3.2 IIRC).
> 
> w.Win32_ComputerSystem.UnjoinDomainOrWorkgroup (
>   UserName="blah",
>   Password="blah",
>   FUnjoinOptions=0
> )

Sorry; of course that example (and your code above) should
be using a Win32_ComputerSystem *instance*, not the class
itself:

for sys in c.Win32_ComputerSystem ():
  sys.UnjoinDomainOrWorkgroup (
    ...
  )



TJG