Unique program to custom add machine accounts to domain

[appealdenied]

So here's the situation. I am responsible for maintaining a testing lab here and I am using a boot manager to allow for multiple installs of Windows 2000/XP. The boot manager has been installed on several machines of the same type to minimize maintenance time. Now, each image on contains a default computer name that will need to be changed. When two images on a machine have the same name and are in a domain, the OS on the active partition will cause the OS on the inactive partition to be denied access to the domain.

Also, I am using Sysprep to setup the machines to reduce the time it takes to get a computer up and running. Sysprep does allow users to either pre-define or randomize a computer name/account to be added to the domain. However I am really need a better solution that allows me to generate the exact machine name I want. Does anyone have any ideas?

TIA

"Life is like a purple antelope walking through a sea of dead tuna."

 

[bcastner]

Symantec Ghost Enterprise 7.5.

Part of the package is Ghostwalk that lets you set the machine name particulars for each distribution.

 

[Jontmke]

Sysprep also allows you to have a file with the computer names in it that the program will use as a list.
(I think)

JON

 

[bcastner]

Jon,

I don't think so.

Best.

 

[appealdenied]

I have run the Syspre setup application more than once and seen a list appear at the bottom of the .inf file. Could this be used as a list? If not, what's it there for?

"Life is like a purple antelope walking through a sea of dead tuna."

 

[bcastner]

appealdenied,

They are static definitions for macro expansion.