RIS question to put mind at rest.

[Kyle]

I have been using RIS more this term and all is going well. I have always added the pc fresh and never done anything where by creating PC names before hand.

I went to a pc today and it was corrupt so i started to re image it, with the same name etc. But it would not let me add it. It said i did not have privilege to change the name it already was registered with in AD.

I was giving it the same name, and also using the domain administrator user account to do it.

IS this right.? I though you could even prestage names but if i can even add the same pc back in with the same name due to a re image, surely it will have the same ris id?

Can some one please explain to a novice.

[ChrisH]

You can just reris the machine normally. I get that message whent he machine has been added normally and doesnt have an associated GUID either through prestaging or using the custom options when you first RIS the machine.

[tarquel]

Half asleep here....

Had the same thing here...

I had installed xp using UA CD & sysprep etc i.e. ways that dont use RIS, but when deploying a RIS image [using Custom Method] to that machine for the first time and giving it the same machine name as one in the AD, I got the error message.

Being scared, I deleted that computer object from AD and tried again - using Custom Method so I can choose the Computer Name - and it worked fine.

Once done of course, you'll theoretically never have to use Custom [to enter the computer name] again hehe

Nath.