Depending on the variable OSDRandomAdminPassword, the is set to a random value or the value of “AdministratorPassword” variable OSDLocalAdminPassword. Figure 17: Apply Windows Settings will use a random password for the “oobeSystem configuration pass”. Implications This step configure a Administrator password, changes or add a product key which should be used for the deployment and configures the time zone. Best Practices If there is a need to use different product keys, consider using OSDProductKey variable. For bare / new computer deployments with computer support” enabled, the OSDComputerName variable is “unknown empty by default. If the variable is not set, Configuration Manager uses the value of the variable _SMSTSMachineName. In Windows PE this will be and a set of random alpha-numeric characters. Make sure to set OSDComputerName to a “MININT-“ value which fits proper naming conventions. Troubleshooting Examine smsts.log located in X:\Windows\Temp\SMSTSLog For More Information Task Sequence Step 6: Apply Network Settings This step adds information to the operating system deployment answer file Figure : Apply Network Settings Step of the FourthCoffee New Computer Task Sequence What It Does Component will set and to the current value of variable “Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin” “Username” “Domain” OSDJoinAccount. In Figure 21: Apply Network Settings the OSDJoinAccount task sequence variable has the value of and will set to the value of variable OSDJoinPassword. “FOURTHCOFFEE\DomainJoin”, “Password” In Figure 21: Apply Network Settings this value is not displayed for security reasons, and will set to the value of “JoinDomain” OSDDomainName in Figure 21: Apply Network Settings the value will be set to for the “FourthCoffee.local” “specialize configuration pass”.
Depending on the variable OSDRandomAdminPassword, the “AdministratorPassword” is set to a random value or the value of variable OSDLocalAdminPassword. Figure 17: Apply Windows Settings will use a random password for the “oobeSystem configuration pass”. Implications This step configure a Administrator password, changes or add a product key which should be used for the deployment and configures the time zone. Best Practices If there is a need to use different product keys, consider using OSDProductKey variable. For bare / new computer deployments with “unknown computer support” enabled, the OSDComputerName variable is empty by default. If the variable is not set, Configuration Manager uses the value of the variable _SMSTSMachineName. In Windows PE this will be “MININT-“ and a set of random alpha-numeric characters. Make sure to set OSDComputerName to a value which fits proper naming conventions. Troubleshooting Examine smsts.log located in X:\Windows\Temp\SMSTSLog For More Information Task Sequence Step 6: Apply Network Settings This step adds information to the operating system deployment answer file Figure : Apply Network Settings Step of the FourthCoffee New Computer Task Sequence What It Does Component “Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin” will set “Username” and “Domain” to the current value of variable OSDJoinAccount. In Figure 21: Apply Network Settings the OSDJoinAccount task sequence variable has the value of “FOURTHCOFFEE\DomainJoin”, and will set “Password” to the value of variable OSDJoinPassword. In Figure 21: Apply Network Settings this value is not displayed for security reasons, and will set “JoinDomain” to the value of OSDDomainName in Figure 21: Apply Network Settings the value will be set to “FourthCoffee.local” for the “specialize configuration pass”.
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