Updating doesn’t hurt 
As long as you have a backup by hand what could be lost? Nothing! except time. 
This one reason because i use my main fog instance within a vm with only less space, for my images i use a storage node (physical machine).
Regards X23
Hi,
you can use unattend.xml to create a user for the case u use sysprep or simply use command line for example by snapin:
net user Username Password /add
If you also need the user in a specific group use:
net Localgroup Group_name Username /add
If you want to use it by snapin try to decide to use a batch file or use both command in one line:
net user Username Password /add & net Localgroup Group_name Username /add
for unattend.xml: http://windowsafg.no-ip.org/win10x86_x64.html
<UserAccounts>
<LocalAccounts>
<LocalAccount wcm:action="add">
<Password>
<Value>blabla</Value>
<PlainText>true</PlainText>
</Password>
<Description></Description>
<DisplayName>NewUser</DisplayName>
<Group>Administrators</Group>
<Name>NewUser</Name>
</LocalAccount>
</LocalAccounts>
</UserAccounts>
To delete a user you can use:
NET USER <Account> /DELETE
But don’t forget to remove the profile first if that user ever logged on, i would recommend delprof2.exe for this:
https://helgeklein.com/free-tools/delprof2-user-profile-deletion-tool/
delprof2.exe /q /id:username /i
I also would like to recommend you to read the following thread: https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/9877/windows-10-pro-oem-sysprep-imaging
Regards X23
Hi,
this is an important information to anyone who will make windows 10 more silent with tools like O&O Shutp and its derivates out in the net.
With it’s default recommended settings to make Windows 10 silent this program disables the dmwappushservice (known as Windows Telemetrie 2), if you run sysprep it will hang forever.
I the between time is stopped using that but today i found that two important things on the net:
https://github.com/W4RH4WK/Debloat-Windows-10
For me sysprep is now working well when using O&O
Btw. after deploying this windows itself will reenable the following stuff that was recommeded by O&O to disable:
Therefore i added the following to my SetupComplete.cmd:
C:\Support\Tools\Shutup\OOSU10.exe C:\Support\Tools\Shutup\ooshutup10.cfg /quiet
The result with the first user is then:
Still some stuff reenabled by ms.
To be sure dmwappushservice is running when i sysprep i’ve added the following to my sysprep batch file:
sc config dmwappushservice start= delayed-auto
net start dmwappushservice
So you have to use the tool again after deployment but for the future you know that have to reenable dmwappushservice if you like to sysprep again.
Regards X23
Hi,
did you self create the setup (messenger-setup.exe)?
I am just wondering about that parameter called /Tasks= that’s nothing i’ve ever seen as parameter for common installers i know.
Is that Installer available for the public?
Has the installer the admin manifest enabled?
Regards X23
@Wayne-Workman not tested yet, but i will try this but don’t expect it in the next hours
Hi,
thats what i got so far within the linux subsystem i have this file (startFOG.sh
service apache2 start
service php7.1-fpm start
service mysql start
service vsftpd start
service tftpd-hpa start
service FOGMulticastManager start
service FOGImageReplicator start
service FOGSnapinReplicator start
service FOGPingHosts start
service FOGSnapinHash start
service FOGImageSize start
service FOGScheduler start
read -rn1
To run that as kind of service without having everything down when closing the bash window i use a vbs script:
set ws=wscript.createobject("wscript.shell")
ws.run "C:\Windows\System32\bash.exe -c '/home/startFOG.sh'",0
This only works because my startFOG.sh has the “read -rn1” command as last line, this will wait for a key press like return or something and therefore helds the bash open until i close the process.
Regards X23
Hi,
that’s what i got so far:
service apache2 start
service php7.1-fpm start
service mysql start
service vsftpd start
service tftpd-hpa start
service FOGMulticastManager start
service FOGImageReplicator start
service FOGSnapinReplicator start
service FOGPingHosts start
service FOGSnapinHash start
service FOGImageSize start
/usr/bin/php -q /opt/fog/service/FOGTaskScheduler/FOGTaskScheduler &
Why is the FOGTaskScheduler no registered Service?
Is there a way to start all the services marked as startup service?
service --status-all
Using this command i can see the services are enabled to start but simply opening bash will bring my into an already booted system where just all the startup services has been forced to close. Is there a way to retrigger the service init?
root@x23i7:/mnt/c/Users/x23# service --status-all
[ + ] FOGImageReplicator
[ + ] FOGImageSize
[ + ] FOGMulticastManager
[ + ] FOGPingHosts
[ + ] FOGScheduler
[ + ] FOGSnapinHash
[ + ] FOGSnapinReplicator
[ - ] acpid
[ + ] apache-htcacheclean
[ + ] apache2
[ - ] apparmor
[ ? ] apport
[ - ] atd
[ - ] bootmisc.sh
[ - ] checkfs.sh
[ - ] checkroot-bootclean.sh
[ - ] checkroot.sh
[ - ] console-setup
[ - ] cron
[ ? ] cryptdisks
[ ? ] cryptdisks-early
[ - ] dbus
[ - ] hostname.sh
[ ? ] hwclock.sh
[ + ] irqbalance
[ + ] iscsid
[ - ] keyboard-setup.dpkg-bak
[ - ] killprocs
[ - ] kmod
[ - ] lvm2
[ + ] lvm2-lvmetad
[ + ] lvm2-lvmpolld
[ - ] lxcfs
[ - ] lxd
[ - ] mdadm
[ - ] mdadm-waitidle
[ - ] mountall-bootclean.sh
[ - ] mountall.sh
[ - ] mountdevsubfs.sh
[ - ] mountkernfs.sh
[ - ] mountnfs-bootclean.sh
[ - ] mountnfs.sh
[ + ] mysql
[ ? ] networking
[ - ] nfs-kernel-server
[ ? ] ondemand
[ + ] open-iscsi
[ - ] open-vm-tools
[ + ] php7.1-fpm
[ ? ] plymouth
[ ? ] plymouth-log
[ - ] procps
[ - ] rc.local
[ + ] resolvconf
[ - ] rpcbind
[ - ] rsync
[ - ] rsyslog
[ - ] screen-cleanup
[ - ] sendsigs
[ - ] ssh
[ + ] tftpd-hpa
[ - ] udev
[ - ] ufw
[ - ] umountfs
[ - ] umountnfs.sh
[ - ] umountroot
[ - ] unattended-upgrades
[ - ] urandom
[ - ] uuidd
[ + ] vsftpd
[ - ] xinetd
As you can see FOGTaskScheduler is no registered Service.
Is the PXE Services started with TFTP?
What about RPC Bind and NFS Server, howto start em?
Regards X23
@Wayne-Workman well wayne i don’t want to use this productive, just a try to waste a bunch of time 
root@x23i7:/home# ./startFOG.sh
* Starting Apache httpd web server apache2 [Mon Apr 17 15:23:48.994516 2017] [core:warn] [pid 43] (92)Protocol not available: AH00076: Failed to enable APR_TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT
[Mon Apr 17 15:23:48.994953 2017] [core:warn] [pid 43] (92)Protocol not available: AH00076: Failed to enable APR_TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT
*
* Starting MySQL database server mysqld No directory, logging in with HOME=/
[ OK ]
* Starting FTP server vsftpd [ OK ]
* Starting HPA's tftpd in.tftpd [ OK ]
* Starting internet superserver xinetd [ OK ]
* Starting FOG Computer Imaging Solution: FOGMulticastManager [ OK ]
* Starting FOG Computer Imaging Solution: FOGImageReplicator [ OK ]
* Starting FOG Computer Imaging Solution: FOGSnapinReplicator [ OK ]
FOGTaskScheduler: unrecognized service
* Starting FOG Computer Imaging Solution: FOGPingHosts [ OK ]
* Starting FOG Computer Imaging Solution: FOGSnapinHash [ OK ]
* Starting FOG Computer Imaging Solution: FOGImageSize [ OK ]
root@x23i7:/home# service FOGTaskScheduler start
FOGTaskScheduler: unrecognized service
root@x23i7:/home#
What the hell taskscheduler is not a serivce?
Howto start the tftp like it started after foginstall.sh was running?
it’s not service xinetd start, maybe service tftpd-hpa start?
Hi,
today i tried to install FOG on the Linux Bash Microsoft has introduced with Windows 10:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/de-de/commandline/wsl/install_guide
They updated from Ubuntu 14 to 16, i just activated it and tried to install FOG and it works:
The Linux Filesystem is located here:
Just wanted to let you know its working, maybe its interesting for someone.
The main problem is when you close the command prompt (leave bash) it will close down anything, that means if you start the bash again nothing is running, no apach, no mysql, no fog services.
I think i need to create a start script that’s triggering the bash itself and runs some commands in it:
set ws=wscript.createobject("wscript.shell")
ws.run "C:\Windows\System32\bash.exe -c 'sudo DOSTUFF'",0
What is needed to start? Can someone help me collecting everything needed?
Anything else? Howto start the FOG Services manually?
Is there a command to start everything needed instead of executing foginstall script again?
Regards X23
Hi,
going over Major Updates, Sysprepping and removing Appx is not a good idea.
Clean Install from Current Versions ISO, do your stuff and then image.
FYI do not embed third party Antivirus in your Image, just stay with its Agent and deploy Antivirus after image deployment.
Myself had never problems with the shutdown initated by the sysprep process.
Before you sysprep try to run chkdsk, if chkdsk was ok run sysprep but don’t use option /reboot or /shutdown just use /quit, then manually shutdown your machine with shutdown -s -t 0 -f, then try to image.
Regards X23
@Tom-Elliott thanks, tested it’s working as expected. Thank You!
@Tom-Elliott that means that was a little mistake in rc4 that will be solved with future releases?
Hi,
i recently have installed rc4 and i had to remove my redirect from webroot to /fog due to a redirect error:
just want to let you know if you experience the same
Regards X23
@Tom-Elliott don’t slap me but where exactly is the option located?
@Tom-Elliott so please give us the option to choose in settings what we need.
Why should only show associated image require a lot of code changes? @Tom-Elliott @Wayne-Workman
Is there no easy way to say make everything else not showing up in that list without association?
I really would also like to have that option.
I have some notebooks out there where the employees reset to a default image again when they make test installation of our own software. Actually they can pick up every image that is on the node, and i like to prevent them from choosing what ever they want.
Regards X23
Hi,
do you let the sysprep process shutdown the machine?
I would not recommend uninstalling the store and even the calculator app.
If you really want to get quit the new calculator install this:
http://winaero.com/blog/get-calculator-from-windows-8-and-windows-7-in-windows-10/
FYI the new calculator has a problem if you like to paste numbers with a dot inside, for example 38.500,50€
Without the dot:
Our employees needs that in the customers center. therefore i removed new calc and installed the windows 7 calculator to our images
Removing the store may could give you problems with system, if you dont like your users to use it better lock it down with gpos:
Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Store -> Turn off the Store application
http://www.urtech.ca/2015/09/solved-how-to-disable-the-store-app-in-windows-10/
EDIT: Locking the store down or blocking store apps doesnt work in Win 10 Pro Edition anymore this only work with Enterprise. hmmpf
Regards X23
