WDS Not Joining Domain

[dann]

Hi,

I already have images that I can deploy from my 2008 server through the WDS but the issue that I'm having is that it won't join the workstation to the domain.

The workstation gets it's name from the name and approve stage and creates a computer account within the correct OU in AD - I'm not using pre-staged accounts. Yet when it boots up, the login only shows the local accounts created in the imageunattend.xml file. I want the workstation to be already joined to the domain so that my domain user can just login and go.

My imageunattend.xml file has:

<settings pass="specialize">

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<Identification>

<JoinDomain>mydomain.com</JoinDomain>

<DebugJoin>false</DebugJoin>

<UnsecureJoin>true</UnsecureJoin>

<Credentials>

<Domain>mydomain.com</Domain>

<Password></Password>

<Username></Username>

</Credentials>

<MachineObjectOU>relevant OU</MachineObjectOU>

</Identification>

</component>

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<ComputerName>%MACHINENAME%</ComputerName>

</component>

</settings>

The password and username are left blank and I have also tried the file above without the credentials (it being an unsecured join)

I've searched and searched but nothing has worked. Has anyone got any ideas?

Thanks,

Dann

[dann]

Hi,

Can anyone shed any light on this???

Any help greatly appreciated!!

Thanks,

Dann

[Tripredacus]

Does your DC allow an unsecured join? What happens if you try to join the client manually without credentials?