RE: [ActiveDir] AD computer accounts being removed

[Brian Desmond]

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There’s really nothing to learn. You extract deploy.cab to a folder, run setupmgr to create the sysprep.inf, the you open it up and change ComputerName to = * and copy it all to afolder called c:\sysprep. Run sysprep.exe. It will shutdown your PC, boot it back up with the ghost disk in and dump your image.   Thanks, Brian Desmond [EMAIL PROTECTED]   c - 312.731.3132     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Garyphold Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 8:05 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD computer accounts being removed   Not implying - I don't.  I've been unable to find time to experiment.  Yeah, I know - if I used that, I'd have much more time.  Can Sysprep be much trouble to learn to use?  I guess I have writer's block when it comes to that.  Irrational fear of Sysprep.   Gary   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 3:38 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD computer accounts being removed Gary-   Are you implying you don’t sysprep your images?   Thanks, Brian Desmond [EMAIL PROTECTED]   c - 312.731.3132     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Garyphold Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 3:04 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD computer accounts being removed   Brenda,   FWIW:  It happens to me when I clone a workstation then try to join that workstation to the domain in order to change the computer name.  AD sees 2 machines with the same name, gives me a notification and lets the 2nd one in.  Then when the original machine with that name logs in next time, it isn't seen on the network.  Then I have to do the same thing you did - with the original machine.  Then all is well again.  Don't know if that will help, but it might narrow down the problem some.   Gary   Gary Polvinale Denton ATD     -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brenda Casey Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 2:24 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD computer accounts being removed Yes, their computer account in AD is actually gone.   Thanks, Brenda   Brenda Casey Network Manager Billings Public Schools [EMAIL PROTECTED] 406-247-3792     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gil Kirkpatrick Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 11:14 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD computer accounts being removed When you say "lose their account", do you mean the computer object in AD disappears? Or something else?   -g   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brenda Casey Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:42 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] AD computer accounts being removed Occasionally computers will lose their account in Active Directory for no apparent reason. Sometimes it is a computer that has just joined the domain, while other times the machine has been a member of the domain for 2 years.  The computer can only be logged on by a local account (not a domain account).  To remedy this, the computer has to be disjoined from the domain, join a workgroup, then join the domain again.  As I am sure you all are aware, this is not only time consuming, but very inappropriate to have to do.    Has anyone else had this experience and how have you fixed it?   Thanks, Brenda