Replace OU text box with drop-down list

Charles Harvey (ACS)

Mike,

The documentation, Configuration Reference Guide has some incorrect info.
The doc calls for DomainOUS.XML and it should be DomainOUList.xml.

I have used the DomainOUList.xml and it works fine in creating the dropdown
list.

I am using the XML file format as specified in the documentation,

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<DomainOUs>
<DomainOU>OU=\WOODGROVEBANK\NYC\Tellers\Computer s </DomainOU>
<DomainOU>OU=\WOODGROVEBANK\NYC\Managers\Compute rs </DomainOU>
</DomainOUs>

Is the fomat correct? This value gets added as is into the sysprep.inf and
the sysprep documentation requires the 'OU=Computers,OU=Tellers' format.





"Mike Lewis (MS)" wrote:

> The Configuration Reference Guide - look up DomainOUs and it gives the
> format of the file, to be created in the control directory.
>
> "Shane Cribbs" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Also, deploywiz_initialization.vbs references a file called
> > DomainOUList.xml.
> > I haven't figured it all out quite yet, but it appears that if this file
> > exists, it MAY provide a selectable list as you're talking about. If
> > anyone
> > figures it out before me, please post your findings!
> >
> > C Shane Cribbs
> >
> > "Scott Fenstermacher" wrote:
> >
> >> After doing some digging in the LiteTouch scripts, I've found a way to
> >> specify
> >> the OU to place the new computer account in with a drop-down list, rather
> >> than typing out the ADSI path to the correct OU (I need all the help I
> >> can
> >> get to keep from fat-fingering the OU path.)
> >>
> >> Before continuing, keep in mind this is the result of my own
> >> experimentation.
> >> NO guarantees are implied, so hack at your own risk.
> >>
> >> The action takes place in the Distribution$\Scripts folder.
> >>
> >> First, backup the file DeployWiz_Definition_ENU.xml. This is the file
> >> you'll
> >> be modifying, so C-Y-A.
> >>
> >> Open the file DeployWiz_Definition.ENU in a text editor. Find the
> >> following
> >> statement (I've added line breaks for readability):
> >> <input type=text id=MachineObjectOU name=MachineObjectOU
> >> style="width:
> >> 75%;"
> >> language=vbscript onpropertychange=ValidateDomainMembership
> >> accesskey=O>
> >>
> >> This statement creates the text box. We want to replace it with a select
> >> list, but still retain the script functionality.
> >> <select id="MachineObjectOU" name="MachineObjectOU" style="width:
> >> 75%;"
> >> language=vbscript
> >> onpropertychange=ValidateDomainMembership
> >> accesskey=O>
> >> <option value="...">...</option>
> >> </select>
> >>
> >> Add the <option> statement(s) to reflect the desired OU's:
> >> <option value="OU=Vista,DC=mydomain,DC=org">Vista OU</option>
> >> <option value="OU=Computers,OU=Offices,DC=mydomain,DC=org" >Computer
> >> OU</option>
> >> etc...
> >>
> >> Additionally, since I'm always going to join machines to the same domain,
> >> I've added a 'value' attribute to the joindomain text box (this element
> >> appears
> >> above the select element we just created):
> >>
> >> <input type=text id=joindomain name=JoinDomain value="mydomain"
> >> size=37
> >> language=vbscript onpropertychange=ValidateDomainMembership
> >> accesskey=a>
> >>
> >> Save the file, boot with LiteTouch and run the Deployment Wizard. If you
> >> haven't forgotten a closing bracket or created another HTML syntax error,
> >> you should get an easy drop-down list with your OU descriptions.
> >>
> >> -Scott
> >>
> >> PS: If you want a different option to be the default where radio buttons
> >> are used, I've found replacing the attribute 'checked' with 'checked=yes'
> >> seems to do the trick.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>

Charles Harvey (ACS)

Mike,

The documentation, Configuration Reference Guide has some incorrect info.
The doc calls for DomainOUS.XML and it should be DomainOUList.xml.

I have used the DomainOUList.xml and it works fine in creating the dropdown
list.

I am using the XML file format as specified in the documentation,

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<DomainOUs>
<DomainOU>OU=\WOODGROVEBANK\NYC\Tellers\Computer s </DomainOU>
<DomainOU>OU=\WOODGROVEBANK\NYC\Managers\Compute rs </DomainOU>
</DomainOUs>

Is the fomat correct? This value gets added as is into the sysprep.inf and
the sysprep documentation requires the 'OU=Computers,OU=Tellers' format.





"Mike Lewis (MS)" wrote:

> The Configuration Reference Guide - look up DomainOUs and it gives the
> format of the file, to be created in the control directory.
>
> "Shane Cribbs" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Also, deploywiz_initialization.vbs references a file called
> > DomainOUList.xml.
> > I haven't figured it all out quite yet, but it appears that if this file
> > exists, it MAY provide a selectable list as you're talking about. If
> > anyone
> > figures it out before me, please post your findings!
> >
> > C Shane Cribbs
> >
> > "Scott Fenstermacher" wrote:
> >
> >> After doing some digging in the LiteTouch scripts, I've found a way to
> >> specify
> >> the OU to place the new computer account in with a drop-down list, rather
> >> than typing out the ADSI path to the correct OU (I need all the help I
> >> can
> >> get to keep from fat-fingering the OU path.)
> >>
> >> Before continuing, keep in mind this is the result of my own
> >> experimentation.
> >> NO guarantees are implied, so hack at your own risk.
> >>
> >> The action takes place in the Distribution$\Scripts folder.
> >>
> >> First, backup the file DeployWiz_Definition_ENU.xml. This is the file
> >> you'll
> >> be modifying, so C-Y-A.
> >>
> >> Open the file DeployWiz_Definition.ENU in a text editor. Find the
> >> following
> >> statement (I've added line breaks for readability):
> >> <input type=text id=MachineObjectOU name=MachineObjectOU
> >> style="width:
> >> 75%;"
> >> language=vbscript onpropertychange=ValidateDomainMembership
> >> accesskey=O>
> >>
> >> This statement creates the text box. We want to replace it with a select
> >> list, but still retain the script functionality.
> >> <select id="MachineObjectOU" name="MachineObjectOU" style="width:
> >> 75%;"
> >> language=vbscript
> >> onpropertychange=ValidateDomainMembership
> >> accesskey=O>
> >> <option value="...">...</option>
> >> </select>
> >>
> >> Add the <option> statement(s) to reflect the desired OU's:
> >> <option value="OU=Vista,DC=mydomain,DC=org">Vista OU</option>
> >> <option value="OU=Computers,OU=Offices,DC=mydomain,DC=org" >Computer
> >> OU</option>
> >> etc...
> >>
> >> Additionally, since I'm always going to join machines to the same domain,
> >> I've added a 'value' attribute to the joindomain text box (this element
> >> appears
> >> above the select element we just created):
> >>
> >> <input type=text id=joindomain name=JoinDomain value="mydomain"
> >> size=37
> >> language=vbscript onpropertychange=ValidateDomainMembership
> >> accesskey=a>
> >>
> >> Save the file, boot with LiteTouch and run the Deployment Wizard. If you
> >> haven't forgotten a closing bracket or created another HTML syntax error,
> >> you should get an easy drop-down list with your OU descriptions.
> >>
> >> -Scott
> >>
> >> PS: If you want a different option to be the default where radio buttons
> >> are used, I've found replacing the attribute 'checked' with 'checked=yes'
> >> seems to do the trick.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>