MDT 2010: Make the local admin password optional.

If you want to be able to set the local admin password but also leave the possibility to make it blank, edit the following file \scripts\DeployWiz_Validation.vbs:

' Validate Password'
Function ValidatePassword
ValidatePassword = TRUE
NonMatchPassword.style.display = "none"
If Password1.Value <> "" then
If Password1.Value <> Password2.Value then
ValidatePassword = FALSE

NonMatchPassword.style.display = "inline"

End if
End if
ButtonNext.Disabled = not ValidatePassword
End Function

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Add a domain user as the local admin with a script.

If you need to automate the attribution of local admin rights, use the following script, that will save you quite a few clicks:

Dim DomainName

Dim UserAccount

Set net = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")

local = net.ComputerName

DomainName = "CONTOSO"

set group = GetObject("WinNT://"& local &"/Administrators")

UserAccount = InputBox( "Please enter the username (first.last) of the local admin or cancel (the user must exist in AD)" )

on error resume next

group.Add "WinNT://"& DomainName &"/"& UserAccount &""

CheckError

sub CheckError

if not err.number=0 then

set ole = CreateObject("ole.err")

MsgBox ole.oleError(err.Number), vbCritical

err.clear

else

MsgBox "User added to the local Admin Group"

end if

end sub

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