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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netlogon\Parameters DisablePasswordChange =1. Further Information is available from http://support.microsoft.com/?id=154501 Alan Cuthbertson ----- Original Message ----- From: "SysPro Support" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 7:09 AM Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT: Cloned machine domain membership > Douglas, > > There are some registry settings that turn of password changes on the > machine. This means that since the machine password is always the same you > can simply reinstate the image and it will still be part of the domain. Not > sure of the keys though, will check at work today. > > When we first installed VMWARE (great product for testing upgrades) we had > lots of snapshots, then the password changed on the workstation and we had > to reconnect each snapshot to the domain. Each time you swapped to a new > snapshot, you had to re-add it to the domain. A real pain so we scrapped the > lot, started again and disabled password changing. > > Of course there are some security concerns, since someone could take an > image, reinstate it in 6 months time and be automatically part of the > domain, but in our organisation that is not a concern. > > Alan Cuthbertson > > > Policy Management Software:- > http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=pol_summary.shtml > ADM Template Editor:- > http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=adm_summary.shtml > Policy Log Reporter(Free) > http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=policyreporter.shtml > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Al Garrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 2:07 AM > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Cloned machine domain membership > > > We've had issues with reimaged machines and the 30-day secure channel > machine password. > A machine reimaged with an old image has an old password. The only > solution after imaging seems to be remove from the domain and re-add. > Since I'm the network side vs. the user machine side, I have the luxury > of telling the techs that it's their problem to fix. > > I don't know if they found a solution but I'll check around and see if > they solved it. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Douglas M. Long [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 8:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Cloned machine domain membership > > > I am trying to figure out the best way to re-image our labs (XP only) > without any interaction. Currently we are using Ghost 7.5, and it will > add the machine account to the domain, but doesn't actually join the > machine to the domain. This would be fine if the machines only needed > re-imaged twice a year, but at times they need re-imaged weekly. Any > suggestions on a way to do this with what we have? Other suggestions? > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
