Sorry it took so long to get back to you. If you want to have the machines auto assign to the computers OU, just leave the 2 DomainOU lines out.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wilcox, Kyle Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 2:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MDT-OSD] Customsettings.ini vs task sequence variables Ok, I know I am getting of on a tangent here, but I see different OUs below. Our AD guy has requested that computers join the default computers container. When I put MachineObjectOU=CN=Computers,DC=DomainName,DC=local I get an error stating that it cannot start with CN. How can I get computers to just go to the default computers container? -Kyle On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 11:09 AM, David Landry <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: You can add these settings to your CS.ini file: OSDComputerName=<SiteCode>-%SerialNumber% JoinDomain= <YourDomainName> DomainOUs1=OU=Laptops,OU=<Site>,OU=North America,DC=<DomainName>,DC=<DomainName>,DC=com DomainOUs2=OU=Desktops,OU=<Site>,OU=North America,DC=<DomainName>,DC=<DomainName>,DC=com TimeZone=035 TimeZoneName=Eastern Standard Time Home_page= http://<whatever<http://%3cwhatever> you want> List of time zones: http://unattended.sourceforge.net/timezones.php These settings will auto configure your Deployment Wizard. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Marable, Mike Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 6:29 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MDT-OSD] Customsettings.ini vs task sequence variables If I remember correctly, once a variable has been set you cannot change it. So, if you have conflicting values (I believe) that the first one set is the winner. Were are you instructing MDT to join the computer to the domain? Is it through the GUI with the wizard, or elsewhere? What exactly do you have in the BootStrap.ini? There should only be a minimum of values set in that file, basically only what is needed to get the process started. Once the MDT wizard CustomSettings.ini takes over. Between the two, BootStrap is very minimal while CustomSettings does the heavy lifting. Mike From: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of "Wilcox, Kyle" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Reply-To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 11:52 PM To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: RE: [MDT-OSD] Customsettings.ini vs task sequence variables How can I determine whether a custom setting or a ts variable will have precedence? Also, do any settings from bootstrap.ini carryover to either of these two? I am using a local account in bootstrap.ini to access the deployment share and the variable of workgroup is set. However I am trying to have the computer join the domain and I see in the log file that the join domain setting keeps getting changed back to workgroup. I am wondering if this could be coming from the bootstrap.ini? -Kyle On May 22, 2016 9:55 AM, "Phil Schwan" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: The CS.ini file provides a set of extra rules for the Gather (ZTIGather.wsf) function to process. This can include things like connecting to databases or providing logic around creating/combining new values. ZTIGather ultimately ends up creating or modifying a number of Task Sequence variables that the TS can use throughout execution. 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From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Wilcox, Kyle Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2016 8:57 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [MDT-OSD] Customsettings.ini vs task sequence variables What is the difference between customsettings.ini and task sequence variables I have been using customsettings.ini for over a year now but never really had any idea what a task sequence variable was. As I learn more they seem to be the same. Pros and cons? -Kyle ********************************************************** Electronic Mail is not secure, may not be read every day, and should not be used for urgent or sensitive issues -- Kyle Wilcox Lead Technology Trainer for Westfield Washington Schools 317-519-4219 WWS Portal<http://portal.wws.k12.in.us/> Create a Help Desk Ticket<http://helpdesk.wws.k12.in.us:8080/ehelpdesk/login.glml> https://sites.google.com/a/wws.k12.in.us/wilcox-tech-tips/
