[Users] set domain credentials to be used during sysprep joining an AD domain.

[Itamar Heim]

On 04/07/2014 08:15 PM, Jeff Clay wrote:
> Ok, I see those options now in the RunOnce menu.The problem is that I
> won't be using RunOnce. I need the systems to do sysprep and join the
> domain when the pool creates them as new. I'm hoping to automate this
> process when new VM's are created so that I don't have to work on each
> VM when I create it, that would take some time when creating 30 new vm's
> in a pool.

this should work with pools as well. you just need to pre-add the domain 
(via enigne-manage-domains) and configure the user/password with 
credentials to add the computer to the domain (via engine-config)

>
>
> On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Michal Skrivanek
> <michal.skrivanek at redhat.com <mailto:michal.skrivanek at redhat.com>> wrote:
>
>
>     On Apr 7, 2014, at 11:19 , Itamar Heim <iheim at redhat.com
>     <mailto:iheim at redhat.com>> wrote:
>
>      > On 04/07/2014 08:47 AM, Roy Golan wrote:
>      >> On 04/06/2014 08:57 PM, Jeff Clay wrote:
>      >>> i'm having trouble finding how set the domain user credentials used
>      >>> when joing a computer to an AD domain using sysprep. i've found
>     where
>      >>> ovirt stores the windows product keys, and the settings in
>      >>> engine-config, but i don't see anything about the domain user
>      >>> credentials. Do I need to replace the domain user variables in
>      >>> sysprep.w7 and statically set them to what I need?
>      >
>      > I'm pretty sure we are not supposed to be limiting the domains a
>     VM can join to the domains a user can authenticate to?
>
>       the dropdown field is editable so one can enter any custom domain
>     then it gets replaced in the system's sysprep template.
>
>     the same goes for user credentials - tehre's the Alternate
>     Credentials checkbox…does it not work?
>
>     BTW note in 3.4 you would be able to use a custom sysprep file (with
>     existing variables substitution)
>
>     Thanks,
>     michal
>
>      >
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>      >> * first configure you domain if not already done
>      >>
>      >>  $ engine-manage-domains add --domain=DOMAIN
>     --provider=activeDirectory
>      >> --user=USER  --add-permissions
>      >>
>      >> * make sure your vm Os Type is set to  Windows 7 (or whatever
>     type your
>      >> installing)  - Edit the Vm and see the drop-down at the first
>     dialog screen
>      >> * then click Run-once (right click a vm from VMs tab) and go to
>     Initial
>      >> Run tab in the dialog.
>      >> * in the boot options make sure sysprep is set
>      >>
>      >> Thanks,
>      >> Roy
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
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