Adding users during unattended setup

[Punkrulz]

Hey guys,

I'm attempting to set it up so that I will have a user account created when the setup completes. I am following the method posted here: http://unattended.msfn.org/unattended.xp/v...web/27/#netuser.

I believe I have everything setup correctly. Initially I had the administrator password input into the WINNT.SIF file. I attempted to remove it, thinking that the user information I have will take precedence, however it didn't work out that way. In order for me to be able to use the net user method, what has to be input into the WINNT.SIF file?

Here is my existing file:

;SetupMgrTag
[Data]
	AutoPartition=1
	MsDosInitiated="0"
	UnattendedInstall="Yes"

[Unattended]
	UnattendMode=FullUnattended
	OemSkipEula=Yes
	OemPreinstall=No
	TargetPath=\WINDOWS
	Repartition="Yes"
	WaitForReboot="No"
	UnattendSwitch="yes"


[GuiUnattended]
	AdminPassword=encrypted
	EncryptedAdminPassword=Yes
	OEMSkipRegional=1
	TimeZone=35
	OemSkipWelcome=1

[UserData]
	ProductKey=HIDDE-NFORS-ECURI-TYPUR-POSES
	FullName="Work User"
	OrgName="Organization"
	ComputerName=*

[Display]
	Xresolution=1024
	YResolution=768

[Identification]
	JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP

[Networking]
	InstallDefaultComponents=Yes

[Components]
	  msmsgs=off
	  zonegames=off

Does my WinNT.sif file need to be changed, to use the net user method?

Also, here is what I have in the useraccounts.cmd file:

net user Dan /add
net localgroup Administrators Dan /add
net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited
REGEDIT /S autologon.reg
EXIT

You'll note I don't have a password in there. Is that possible, to have an account created using this method without a password, and is that correct? Or should I have a * after the username so it goes in as blank?

Thanks!

[jbm]

I don;t know exactly whqat problem your having.

But your adduser.cmd looks ok to me. And I

don't see anything wrong with your winnt.sif.

But anything in the winnt.sif wouldn't effect

the net user add methed.

Whats in your autologon.reg file.

I don't use autologon.reg. Here is a copy

of my adduser.cmd that adds a user and sets qutologon

@CMDOW.EXE @ /HID
title Addusers
NET USER jim  /ADD
NET LOCALGROUP Administrators jim /ADD

NET ACCOUNTS /MAXPWAGE:unlimited

REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "DefaultUserName" /t REG_SZ /d "jim" /f
REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "DefaultPassword" /t REG_SZ  /d "" /f
REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "AutoAdminLogon" /t REG_SZ  /d "1" /f

exit

[Arie]

Also, here is what I have in the useraccounts.cmd file:

net user Dan /add
net localgroup Administrators Dan /add
net accounts /maxpwage:unlimited
REGEDIT /S autologon.reg
EXIT

You'll note I don't have a password in there. Is that possible, to have an account created using this method without a password, and is that correct? Or should I have a * after the username so it goes in as blank?

Yes, there should be a * there. You can easily test this yourself. Replace your name for something else and simply run it on an already installed test machine. If it doesn't work, it won't work during your unattended installation process either.

[Punkrulz]

Ok, I discovered that while I thought I had the entry into cmdlines.txt file, but I didn't. When I replaced it, it seems to be processing the entries now. One problem I have though is I have a * for the password so it would leave it blank. All it does now is during the setup, it tells me that it's creating the user account Dan, and for me to enter a password. I can hit enter twice and leave it blank, but that's not really unattended now is it?

Any ideas?

[SwedenXP]

I do the "no password" this way...

@ECHO OFF
NET USER SwedenXP /ADD /PASSWORDREQ:NO
NET LOCALGROUP Administrators SwedenXP /ADD 
NET ACCOUNTS /MAXPWAGE:UNLIMITED
EXIT

/SwedenXP

Edited February 4, 2008 by SwedenXP