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Asked: 2021-11-13 11:10:47 +0800 CST

Within MDT can we specify `UserID` in the `Bootstrap.ini` based on MAC address?

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We have an MDT server provisioned in our environment that used for two processes.

  1. The deployment of PCs. i.e. Help Desk personnel provision new machines using the images in MDT/WDS.
  2. A nightly hands-off process related to MDT.

Within the Bootstrap.ini file we have the following settings:

[Default]
SkipBDDWelcome=YES
DeployRoot=\\192.168.1.2\DeploymentShare$
UserID=example
UserPassword=hello
UserDomain=me.local

This works great. Meaning, when someone loads LiteTouch they are not asked to authentication. They are instead just taken right into selecting the Task Sequence.

That said, what I would really like to do is set the UserID, UserPassword and UserDomain based on the MAC address. Basically, something like what's below:

[Default]
SkipBDDWelcome=YES
DeployRoot=\\192.168.1.2\DeploymentShare$

[7A-81-CC-E9-A4-70]
UserID=example
UserPassword=hello
UserDomain=me.local

The idea being that, everyone should need to authenticate except for one specific MAC address. If the computer being imaged has the MAC address specified above, then use the UserID (etc) values specified above.

I tried this a couple of times, and LiteTouch appears to ignore the credentials unless they are under [Default]. I can't find any documentation to know whether that's buy design, or if there is something I'm doing wrong.

Anyone have any ideas?

mdt

1 Answers

  1. Sorry to revive an old thread.

    Have you tried to change Priority under Settings to include "Selection by MACAddress"?

    [Settings]
Priority = MACAddress, Default

[Default]
SkipBDDWelcome=YES
DeployRoot=\\192.168.1.2\DeploymentShare$

[7A:81:CC:E9:A4:70]
UserID=example
UserPassword=hello
UserDomain=me.local

    MAC addresses should be separated by colons ':'

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