Identification
Identification specifies credentials to join a domain, the name of the domain to join, the workgroup to assign to the computer, and other options.
Child Elements
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Credentials | Specifies Domain, Username, and Password used to join a domain for an unattended installation. |
| DebugJoin | Specifies whether to run a debug routine after any unattended domain-join attempts have failed. The routine breaks into the kernel debugger. |
| DebugJoinOnlyOnThisError | Specifies a debugging routine to start in DebugJoin only after encountering an error specified in the setting. |
| JoinDomain | Specifies the name of the domain to join. If this value is set, JoinWorkgroup is ignored. |
| JoinWorkgroup | Specifies the name of the workgroup to assign to a computer. If this value is set, JoinDomain cannot be set. |
| MachineObjectOU | Specifies the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) X.500-distinguished name of the organizational unit (OU) in which the computer account is created. This account is in Active Directory on a domain controller in the domain to which the computer is being joined. |
| MachinePassword | Specifies the unique password for the computer. Typically, this setting is not required unless the computer account has been previously created in the domain. |
| Provisioning | Specifies the account information used to join a domain during Windows Setup. |
| TimeoutPeriodInMinutes | Specifies the number of minutes that Windows will wait before timing out when Windows tries to join a domain. This change increases the default timeout from 7 to 15 minutes. |
| UnsecureJoin | Specifies adding the computer to the domain without requiring a unique password. |
Valid Configuration Passes
specialize
Parent Hierarchy
Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin | Identification
Applies To
For a list of the supported Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin.
XML Example
The following XML output shows how to set the identification settings.
<Identification>
<Credentials>
<Domain>fabrikam.com</Domain>
<Password>MyPassword</Password>
<Username>MyUserName</Username>
</Credentials>
<JoinDomain>fabrikam.com</JoinDomain>
<MachinePassword>ComputerPassword</MachinePassword>
</Identification>