WAIK and KACE
Hello,
I'm in the process of migrating everything from Altiris 6.9 to KACE.
We deploy our OS's using a scripted install. In Altiris, I created a unattend.xml file and used that to run my builds. I tried importing that same .xml into KACE and it failed on 4 specialize at the computername field. I had this set to DL%Serialnum%, which makes the machine name start with a DL followed by the serial. This worked fine in Altiris, why does it fail in KACE?
I removed this line completely and ran the build again. Now it is failing in oobesystem with an error "Windows could not parse or process unattend answer file c:\windows\panther\unattend.xml for pass oobesystem. A component or non-list setting is specified more than once in the answer file.
I have 5 options or so in oobesystem, and this doesn't really tell me which one is having the issue. Why does this fail in KACE but work in Altiris?
Is there a guide or template anywhere to follow to make an answer file for KACE? The wizard included with the product is very basic and omits just about all of the options, forcing you to use WAIK to make your own answer file, but then erroring out on random things that work when the build is run outside of KACE...
Answers (3)
You can use the wsname changer as a mid-level post installation task that modifies the answer file, see the unattend option http://mystuff.clarke.co.nz/MyStuff/wsname.asp.
In your answer file it appears that you are trying to log in with an account that doesnt exist. Try adding the account installer:
<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
<Password>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
<Value>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx==</Value>
</Password>
<DisplayName>installer</DisplayName>
<Name>installer</Name>
<Group>Administrators</Group>
</LocalAccount>
Comments:
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agreed, I have both a local user and a domain user named installer. the local user is to allow auto login only, I delete that account in my post k2000 script. My image is sysprep'd
and that user account existed prior to syspreping, see link
http://www.itninja.com/blog/view/windows-7-image-process-for-the-college-s-classrooms - SMal.tmcc 12 years ago
How is that %serialnum% variable set up? Was altiris deployment doing something that created that variable?
As to the problem with OOBE, hard to say. I would try importing the unattend and WIM into Windows System Image Manager and make sure that the unattend validates.
Here is my post file. I autologin as a local account and join the machines as a post task.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="specialize">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" 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">
<RunSynchronous>
<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
<Path>net user administrator /active:yes</Path>
<Order>1</Order>
</RunSynchronousCommand>
</RunSynchronous>
</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">
<CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>
<ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>
<TimeZone>Pacific Standard Time</TimeZone>
<ProductKey>33PXH-7Y6KF-2VJC9-XBBR8-HVTHH</ProductKey>
<TaskbarLinks>
<Link0>%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Mozilla Firefox.lnk</Link0>
<Link1>%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Google Chrome.lnk</Link1>
</TaskbarLinks>
<WindowsFeatures>
<ShowInternetExplorer>true</ShowInternetExplorer>
<ShowMediaCenter>true</ShowMediaCenter>
<ShowWindowsMediaPlayer>true</ShowWindowsMediaPlayer>
</WindowsFeatures>
</component>
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" 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">
<DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard>
<DisableWelcomePage>true</DisableWelcomePage>
</component>
<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>
<JoinWorkgroup>tmccacad.tmcc.e</JoinWorkgroup>
</Identification>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<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-us</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-us</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>en-us</UserLocale>
</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">
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
<ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>
</OOBE>
<UserAccounts>
<LocalAccounts>
<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
<Password>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
<Value>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx==</Value>
</Password>
<DisplayName>F12Master</DisplayName>
<Name>F12Master</Name>
<Group>Administrators</Group>
</LocalAccount>
</LocalAccounts>
<AdministratorPassword>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
<Value>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx==</Value>
</AdministratorPassword>
</UserAccounts>
<RegisteredOrganization>tmcc</RegisteredOrganization>
<RegisteredOwner>staff</RegisteredOwner>
<AutoLogon>
<Password>
<Value>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx==</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<LogonCount>1</LogonCount>
<Username>installer</Username>
</AutoLogon>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass="generalize">
<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">
<OEMInformation>
<HelpCustomized>true</HelpCustomized>
<Manufacturer>TMCC Helpdesk</Manufacturer>
<SupportHours>8 - 5</SupportHours>
<SupportPhone>673-7800</SupportPhone>
<SupportURL>http://www.tmcc.edu/ito/contact/</SupportURL>
<Model>Compuiter Support</Model>
</OEMInformation>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="catalog:c:/w7image/install_windows 7 enterprise.clg" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>
post script:
net start w32time
%SystemRoot%\system32\w32tm /config /update /manualpeerlist:tmccacad.tmcc.edu /syncfromflags:manual
start /wait net user administrator /active:yes
start /wait net localgroup administrators f12master /add
Start /wait net user administrator Password
start /wait cscript.exe -b c:\windows\w2d\join_domain.vbs tmccacad.tmcc.edu installer Password
start /wait reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon" /v AutoAdminLogon /d 1 /f
start /wait reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon" /v AutoLogonCount /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
start /wait reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon" /v DefaultDomainName /d tmccacad /f
start /wait reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon" /v DefaultUserName /d installer /f
start /wait reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon" /v DefaultPassWord /d Password /f
start /wait reg.exe add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Enviroment" /v LSFORCEHOST /d ms-vdf.tmccacad.tmcc.edu /f
del C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\*.log1 /f /q /a:hs
del C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\*.log2 /f /q /a:hs
del C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\*.blf /f /q /a:hs
del C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\*.regtrans-ms /f /q /a:hs
del C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\*.* /f /q
del c:\users\default\downloads\*.* /f /q /s
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\ospprearm.exe"
start /wait cscript %SystemRoot%\System32\slmgr.vbs -ATO
start /wait cscript "c:\program files\microsoft office\office14\ospp.vbs" /act
start /wait reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce" /v ipv6kill /d "reg.exe add \"HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Tcpip6\Parameters\" /v DisabledComponents /t REG_DWORD /d 4294967295 /f"
net user installer /delete
cmd /c md "%allusersprofile%\Dell\KACE" & cmd /c move /y "%systemdrive%\KACE\k2000_deployment_info.conf" "%allusersprofile%\Dell\KACE\k2000_deployment_info.conf"
start /wait reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce" /v kclean /d "c:\kcleanup.exe"
