WDS build not joining domain.

[benowen187]

Sorry if I’m being stupid here, but I cant get our Vista build to correct join the domain. Let me explain...

If I use the WDSunattend.xml (assigned at the server level) to automate the disk partitioning, image selection etc. and then don’t assign an unattend at the image level to automate the windows welcome then my machine joins the domain as per the settings on the WDS client. However the minute that an unattend is added to the image to do anything (even tried a blank xml) then the machine doesn’t join the domain.

I tried a few other things, and then added the domain join section in the image xml, this works and the computer object successfully is created in AD. However the machine will then always ask for a computer name, even though a random name has already been assigned for the domain join. Regardless of any setting i add into the machine name section I’m always prompted. Once you input the name then the workstation name is different to the domain workstation name and you are never able to log on.

Help!

I'm sure i'm doing something dumb here, but i'll be damned if I can find out what it is! I'd rather the domain join be handled by WDS but I dont know why as soon as you assign a image unattend it stops the computer from joining. But if this is by design I just need to know how to stop the machine asking me for a computer name when it already has one!

Cheers for any light anyone can throw.

Cheers

Ben

[FireGeier]

Hello benowen187!

I've never worked with WDS, cause I don't have this setup but I know there is a document called WDSOOBSTEPBYSTEP.DOC which you'll find into the WDS folder of WAIK-CD.

It's explaining the whole WDS thing very detailed in my eyes... but don't know if you know it allready...

Martin

[FireGeier]

Hello benowen187!

I've never worked with WDS, cause I don't have this setup but I know there is a document called WDSOOBSTEPBYSTEP.DOC which you'll find into the WDS folder of WAIK-CD.

It's explaining the whole WDS thing very detailed in my eyes... but don't know if you know it allready...

Martin

[benowen187]

I'm still completly unsure why when you assosiate a unattend.xml to the image that WDS stops joining the computer to the domain for you. However the issue I had with the computer wanting a name even though it already had one was fixed after I added the skipMachineOOBE to the xml. Previously I had only the skipUserOOBE set.

Cheers

Ben

[geok]

Hi Ben

I'm experiencing the exact same problem. Have you been able to solve the domain joining issue? I have only begun working with WSIM and WDS. I have successfully created the WDSclientunattend at the server level, but unable to get the computer to join the domain using an unattend file at the Image Level. I have read a lot of posts about esuring you add a local user account in the xml file??

It would be great if you could post your XML file at the image level if you have resolved your issue.

Thanking you in advance..

George

[geok]

Got it to work!!! Now I have the WDSclientunattent.xml repartitioning/formating the disk and my image unattend going through the other stages of the setup.

Below is a total copy of my "image" unattend file;

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">

<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>

<UnsecureJoin>True</UnsecureJoin>

<JoinDomain>wbuck</JoinDomain>

</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">

<BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled>false</BluetoothTaskbarIconEnabled>

<DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>true</DisableAutoDaylightTimeSet>

<RegisteredOrganization>William Buck (NSW)</RegisteredOrganization>

<RegisteredOwner>William Buck (NSW)</RegisteredOwner>

<ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>

<ComputerName>*</ComputerName>

</component>

</settings>

<settings pass="oobeSystem">

<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">

<UserAccounts>

<DomainAccounts>

<DomainAccountList wcm:action="add">

<DomainAccount wcm:action="add">

<Group>Administrators</Group>

<Name>Domain Admins</Name>

</DomainAccount>

<Domain>wbuck</Domain>

</DomainAccountList>

</DomainAccounts>

<AdministratorPassword>

<Value>RwBNADAAMgAwADUAMAA0AGkAdABBAGQAbQBpAG4AaQBzAHQAcgBhAHQAbwByAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>

<PlainText>false</PlainText>

</AdministratorPassword>

<LocalAccounts>

<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">

<Password>

<Value>RwBNADAAMgAwADUAMAA0AGkAdABQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value>

<PlainText>false</PlainText>

</Password>

<DisplayName>HelpDesk</DisplayName>

<Group>Administrators</Group>

<Name>HelpDesk</Name>

<Description />

</LocalAccount>

</LocalAccounts>

</UserAccounts>

<TimeZone>AUS Eastern Standard Time</TimeZone>

<OOBE>

<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>

<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>

<ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>

<SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE>

</OOBE>

<RegisteredOrganization></RegisteredOrganization>

<RegisteredOwner></RegisteredOwner>

<Themes>

<DefaultThemesOff>false</DefaultThemesOff>

</Themes>

</component>

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" 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">

<InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale>

<SystemLocale>en-AU</SystemLocale>

<UILanguage>en-AU</UILanguage>

<UserLocale>en-AU</UserLocale>

</component>

</settings>

<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:c:/vista_installation/install.wim#Windows Vista ENTERPRISE" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />

</unattend>