WDS Join Domain Error

Question

I have WDS setup and working fine as long as the person logging into the computer to be imaged is a "Domain Admin", but if not the automatic joining of the domain fails.  The user can then join the computer manually, so they do have rights.  There
is something that is forcing the user to be a full Domain Admin.
I have tried putting a different security group in the registry setting but it did not make a difference:
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WDSServer\Providers\WDSPXE\Providers\BINLSVC\AutoApprove\<arch>\User
The computer is pre-staged and works fine for a domain admin.  It all seems fine for other users, but does not join the domain.
Does anybody know how to change this?
Ryan

Answer 1

Hi Mr Yuan Wang,
I am having the same issue auto join domain. I am using answer file which was created through using WSIM in Win 2008 r2.
Every thing went correct except up to the point joining the domain with domain user account(salim) i got the (The username or password is incorrect) error, here is the answer file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
-<settings pass="specialize">
-<component language="neutral" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" versionScope="nonSxS" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" processorArchitecture="amd64" name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup">
<ComputerName>PC</ComputerName>
<ProductKey>2Y4WT-DHTBF-Q6MMK-KYK6X-VKM6G</ProductKey>
<TimeZone>arab standard time</TimeZone>
<RegisteredOwner>Salin</RegisteredOwner>
<RegisteredOrganization/>
</component>
-<component language="neutral" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" versionScope="nonSxS" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" processorArchitecture="amd64" name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin">
-<Identification>
-<Credentials>
<Domain>bintawfik,local</Domain>
<Password>P@ssw8rd</Password>
<Username>amjad</Username>
</Credentials>
<JoinDomain>bintawfik.local</JoinDomain>
</Identification>
</component>
</settings>
-<settings pass="oobeSystem">
-<component language="neutral" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" versionScope="nonSxS" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" processorArchitecture="amd64" name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core">
<InputLocale>en-us</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>en-us</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>en-us</UILanguage>
<UILanguageFallback>en-us</UILanguageFallback>
<UserLocale>en-us</UserLocale>
</component>
-<component language="neutral" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" versionScope="nonSxS" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" processorArchitecture="amd64" name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup">
-<AutoLogon>
-<Password>
<Value>UABAAHMAcwB3ADgAcgBkAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Domain>bintawfik.local</Domain>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<LogonCount>99</LogonCount>
<Username>Salim</Username>
</AutoLogon>
-<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
<ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
<HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
</OOBE>
-<UserAccounts>
-<AdministratorPassword>
<Value>UABAAHMAcwB3ADgAcgBkAEEAZABtAGkAbgBpAHMAdAByAGEAdABvAHIAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</AdministratorPassword>
-<LocalAccounts>
-<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
-<Password>
<Value>UABAAHMAcwB3ADgAcgBkAFAAYQBzAHMAdwBvAHIAZAA=</Value>
<PlainText>false</PlainText>
</Password>
<Description>Built-in Account</Description>
<DisplayName>Admin/Power User Account</DisplayName>
<Group>Administrators</Group>
<Name>Test</Name>
</LocalAccount>
</LocalAccounts>
-<DomainAccounts>
-<DomainAccountList wcm:action="add">
<Domain>bintawfik.local</Domain>
-<DomainAccount wcm:action="add">
<Group>Domain Users</Group>
<Name>Salim</Name>
</DomainAccount>
</DomainAccountList>
</DomainAccounts>
</UserAccounts>
<TimeZone>arab standard time</TimeZone>
<RegisteredOwner>Salim</RegisteredOwner>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" cpi:source="wim://dc1/reminst/win7custom.wim#Win7_64_Ulti"/>
</unattend>