Add computer to OU once sysprep'd

[techie08]

Does anyone know of a way to automatically move or add a new computer to a specific OU during sysprep once a computer has been sysprep'd? Instead of doing it manually ising AD Users and Computers.

 

At the moment all i have to when sysprep runs is type a computer name. The rest automatically joins it to a domain and sets the settings etc.

 

It would be nice so that it would move to the correct OU then run gpupdate so it picks up the correct GPOs on boot up.

 

Thanks

[powdarrmonkey]

Pre-create your accounts in AD in the right place, and then when you join the domain it will connect to your pre-created account.

[strawberry]

i use a vbs script on boot to find the computer whereever it may be and place it in the ou of your choice.

 

happy to mail it accross.

[techie08]

Thanks that would be great. Can you just copy and paste on here?

[strawberry]

On Error Resume Next

 

Const ADS_SCOPE_SUBTREE = 2

 

Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")

 

set objOU = GetObject("LDAP://ou=Maxdata desktops,ou=ICT SUITES,ou=Computers,ou=school name,dc=curriculum,dc=local")

 

Set objConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")

Set objCommand = CreateObject("ADODB.Command")

objConnection.Provider = "ADsDSOObject"

objConnection.Open "Active Directory Provider"

Set objCommand.ActiveConnection = objConnection

 

objCommand.Properties("Page Size") = 1000

objCommand.Properties("Searchscope") = ADS_SCOPE_SUBTREE

 

objCommand.CommandText = _

"SELECT ADsPath FROM 'LDAP://dc=curriculum,dc=local' WHERE objectCategory='computer' " & _

"AND Name='" & wshNetwork.ComputerName & "'"

 

 

Wscript.Echo " " & wshNetwork.ComputerName

 

Set objRecordSet = objCommand.Execute

objRecordSet.MoveFirst

 

Do Until objRecordSet.EOF

strADsPath = objRecordSet.Fields("ADsPath").Value

objOU.MoveHere strADsPath, vbNullString

objRecordSet.MoveNext

 

Loop

[techie08]

so would i set this script to run in sysprep?

[strawberry]

copy it to the desktop and set it to autologon. You can also use it to do things like set environment variables.

 

once logged on you just run the script.

[thejackr]

you can specify OU in the management wizard.

or in identification section of inf file, specify OU

[philterx]

Back in the day before altiris I used Workstation Name Changer - wsnames.exe to get my machines setup.

 

But yeah if you have a vbs script and want it to run at first start up and disappear put a path to script in registry under local machine in 'run once'.

 

Normally I have the script sit on c: drive 'wsnames' or in Windows directory.

 

Cheers,

 

Phil

[Geoff]

Also check if your imaging software will do this for you. I know Ghost and FOG can.