MDT Script Request - create text file...

[garethEds]

Good morning,

 

A quick request - when building a machine via MDT I'd like the task sequence to create a text file which contains the following information:

 

Build Date:

 

Of course replacing the with the date and time the machine was rebuilt. The text file can be named anything suitable.

 

Perhaps there is one out there already (Not found on Google yet)

 

Cheers

 

Gareth

[Chuckster]

I would say create a custom task in MDT and in the command line enter something like this: cmd.exe /c "\\wdsserver\MDTbuildarea$\Scripts\name_of_file.bat"

 

Tthe start in is: C:\Windows\System32\

 

 

In your .BAT file you would have this:

 

@echo off

REM Workstation Build Date

echo Workstation built on %date% %time% > "C:\Workstation Build.txt"

exit

[Sephiroth]

Can I just ask why you want this, as there may be better or simpler ways of doing what you need to do.

[garethEds]

Thanks @Chuckster

@Sephiroth : Seemed like the easiest way to create a quick visual guide. What better or simpler way would you suggest?

[atso]

Could you not just pull this from AD computer object.

[atso]

This might help too;

 

Get Active Directory Computer Details Using PowerShell | Random Tech Tips

[sted]

Could you not just pull this from AD computer object.

 

isn't that just when the ad object was created so if you rebuild a pc it will still say the date you created the object?

[Sephiroth]

I use BGInfo to put this straight onto the desktop of whoever is logged in, using the following script.

 

Set dtmConvertedDate = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemDateTime")
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set ColOS = objWMIService.ExecQuery ("Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem")
For Each objOS in ColOS
   dtmConvertedDate.Value = objOS.InstallDate
   Echo dtmConvertedDate.GetVarDate
Next

[atso]

There is also modified dates too, or delete ad object before rebuild

[sted]

There is also modified dates too, or delete ad object before rebuild

 

then you have to remember where it was and what groups it was a part of

[Arthur]

when building a machine via MDT I'd like the task sequence to create a text file which contains the following information

Could you put this information elsewhere (e.g. in the registry) so that you don't have text files cluttering up the C: drive?

[atso]

Nope because you could pull that off too via powershell and add them back when done too if needed.

[halbaradkenafin]

then you have to remember where it was and what groups it was a part of

 

MDT lets you specify an OU to put the computer object in when it adds it to the domain which would solve that problem. Still not ideal to remove the object from AD in the first place though.

@garethedmondson I'm curious why you need to record the last build date of a PC.

[Gatt]

I find it creates a Registry Entry:

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Deployment 4

 

[free780]

Could just check c:\windows\temp\deploymentlogs for the dates.

[garethEds]

MDT lets you specify an OU to put the computer object in when it adds it to the domain which would solve that problem. Still not ideal to remove the object from AD in the first place though.

@garethedmondson I'm curious why you need to record the last build date of a PC.

 

Because I forget sometimes.

 

GJE

[rtt]

Dude, you can just type systeminfo in a command prompt to get the build date.

 

Quickly Find System Build Date/Time & System Boot Date/Time | Random Tech Tips

 

Hope that helps