RIS/WDS prevent computer account creation in AD

[Niavlys]

Hi,
I use WDS (Windows Deployment Service) on a Windows 2003 Server in Mixed mode (more like RIS). I use this ONLY to take advantage of the PXE Boot service. I boot in a Symantec/Ghost RIS image that allow me to use Ghost to deploy a large amount of computers.
If you ask me why I'm using Ghost I will answer that it is MUCH faster than a full RIS install.

My problem is that WDS/RIS default behavior is to create a computer account in Active Directory, which is useless because these computers will not be part of the domain. I need to get rid of this because once in a while, when RIS booting, I get a Duplicate GUID, or Duplicate name error message which is impossible because I'm using the MAC address in the naming of these computers.

Thanks!

 

[PScottC]

You will have to find another boot manager. Doesn't Symantec supply one with Ghost?

PSC

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[Niavlys]

Yes there is 3Com boot manager but it is deprecated and no more supported since a couple of years. I tried it but it wasn't working across subnets.

I use RIS because Ghost has a functionality to create a RIS boot image that's really useful.

Thanks anyway!