Deployment Solution

Does anyone know of a way to enable the local admin account after bringing down an image through a system configuration or script?

Have you tried this one?

net user administrator /active:yes

That should do the trick...

-BBC

 

I would follow up that this does work but the password will be blank. If you plan on leaving it enabled, be sure to also run:

net user administrator new_password

where new_password is the password you want to set. For security purposes it should also be noted that the password and the command are sent in clear text in case that is a concern.

I just add another local account in the unattend.xml, see here: https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/unattendxml-custom-named-administrator-account

 After capturing your image, you could as above like this:

1. Create a directory named:
   
   %WINDIR%\Setup\Scripts\
    
2. In this directory, create a file named SetupComplete.cmd in a text editor, and enter this line in the file:
   
   net user administrator /active:yes
    
3. Save and close the file.
   
   *Ensure that the file does not have any hidden extensions (for example, SetupComplete.cmd.txt).

 

Don't forget that the Altiris DAgent, used with Deployment Server 6.9, will delete the setupcomplete.cmd file when it starts.