I just use right click on Computer, Properties. But there I still get the unchanged old name.
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RE: Early hostname change not working (win7)
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RE: Early hostname change not working (win7)
Well, I am not sure if there is more to registering a system than what I did. So here are exactly the steps I did.
- Set up ubuntu server.
- Follow the guide on the website to install fog.
- Log in to web interface and add new image file (win7, Multiple Partition Image - Single Disk (Not Resizable) - (2))
- Add new Host by Mac address and hostname (inserted the new name i wish to have, lets say NEW1) and added the image
- Checked that early hostname change is enabled (unchecked and rechecked to make sure there is no display error)
- created upload task, restarted system, uploaded image
- created download task, restarted system, downloaded image.
result: hostname unchanged, expected NEW1, but still OLD1
This should be the steps I took if i didn’t miss something. And the computer I’m testing with is not joined to a domain.
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RE: Early hostname change not working (win7)
Well, I mean that I did not perform any special preperation tasks for deployment with fog. I took an image from a system as it is being used, without any special preperation in terms of sysprep, etc. Just booted one of my systems into pxe and pulled the image. When I redeployed it I expected to get the hostname changed, didn’t happen.
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RE: Early hostname change not working (win7)
Is there any way to debug this problem / enable a helpful logfile for this function? I really like your project and would like to use it, but without the early hostname change it is not an option for me.
I would really appreciate if you could give me some hint where to look out for the problem.
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RE: Early hostname change not working (win7)
And the setting also seems to be enabled in the database:
| 88 | FOG_CHANGE_HOSTNAME_EARLY | This is an experimental feature that will can be used to change the computers hostname right after imaging the box, without the need for the FOG service. (1 = enabled, 0 = disabled). | 1 | General Settings |
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RE: Early hostname change not working (win7)
On the web interface FOG Configuration > FOG Settings > General Settings > FOG_CHANGE_HOSTNAME_EARLY is enabled.
Which information has to be provided to register the hosts properly? Currently they are defined with mac address, hostname I want them to get and host image file (which is set to type win7, multiple partition image - single disk - not resizable).
Anything else to set up?
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RE: Early hostname change not working (win7)
No, the system is not being prepared in any way as this is not possible in our environment. So no sysprep or anything.
I am running a fresh install of fog 1.1.2 on ubuntu server 12.04.04 LTS.
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Early hostname change not working (win7)
Hello there,
I’m looking for a deployment solution for a kind of special environment where I have to deploy an win7 image via multicast (works fine with fog) and have to change the hostname. The problem is that I am not able to prepare the computer before taking the image.
As I understand the documentation right I can do this by using early hostname change without having to install any software into the image (proprietary solution like Symantec Ghost or Acronis Snap Deploy can do this, too).
At the end of the download task the script states that the hostname change has been done. But when the system is booted up it still tells me the old hostname defined in the image file.
Am I misunterstanding the process or is this feature not working as intended? I would appreciate any help, thank you very much.