Post install steps for x2gen016 image

Windows

Immediately post-imaging

• IMPORTANT NOTE: Do NOT restart the computer except where noted

1. Boot, Windows will perform first run setup, may take a while
2. Will then reboot
3. Windows' Set Up Windows wizard will appear
   • Page One:
     • Change country to Canada -> Next
   • Page Two:
     • Username: Temp
     • Computer name: eg: rsg-pc070 -> Next
   • Page three:
     • Password: use cscf-op or cscf-adm password
     • Hint: "Fall 2011 cscf-op" (or whatever is relevant)
   • Page Four:
     • Accept license -> Next
   • Page Five:
     • Install Important Updates Only
   • Page Six:
     • Set Time zone: UTC-05:00 Eastern Time (US & Canada)
     • Check box: Automatically adjust clock for daylight savings time
     • Check Date/Time: Adjust if necessary -> Next
   • Page Seven: (Only if Wireless card present)
     • If asked about connecting to a wireless network -> Click Skip
   • Page Seven / Seven.One:
     • Select Work Network
   • Setup Will continue after restarting
4. Activate Windows
   • If Asked on boot
     • Click Activate Now
     • Click Activate Windows online now
     • Click close
   • Otherwise
     • Start -> Control Panel -> System and Security -> System
     • At the bottom, Click the link to Activate Windows
     • Click Activate Windows online now
     • Click close
     • Close the Control Panel
5. Activate Office
   • Open Microsoft Word -> Word Options -> Help - > Activate
6. Remove the Games links from the Desktop and Taskbar
7. If Screen resolution is too low (Looks really bad)
   • Start -> Control Panel -> Adjust Screen Resolution
   • Change resolution to the highest one -> click apply
   • Windows will change the resolution and ask if you want to keep it:
     • If the screen goes black, wait 15 seconds
       • Try the next highest and repeat
     • If the box shows up, and the lettering looks normal -> Click "Keep Changes"
       • If the lettering looks funny (out of proportion) try the next highest and repeat
   • CLose the Control Panel
8. If at any point Windows Update pops up a box in the lower right asking to restart the computer
   • change 10 minutes to 4 hours, click postpone
9. If/When Microsoft Security Essential pops up
   • Click Cancel
   • Click Uninstall
   • Click Yes
   • Click Uninstall (May take a few minutes)
   • Click Finish
10. If/When Java Updater Requests permission
    • Click Yes
    • When the balloon appears on the Java icon click it
    • Click Install
    • Click Install (Again!)
    • Wait a few minutes for Java to install
    • If it asks about install Extras (e.g. Ask Toolbar)
      • Uncheck the Box marked install
      • Click Next
    • Java will now install, wait patiently
    • Click Close
11. Windows Update will eventually appear asking to restart
    • Click Restart now
    • Wait patiently while the computer restarts
      • Note: If the Force close option comes up listing Windows Update, wait, it will close on its own
12. Windows may reboot several times
13. Windows will reboot to the login screen
    • Login as either cscf-op or cscf-admin
14. Delete the Temp account
    • Open Start -> Control Panel -> User Accounts and Family Safety -> Add or remove user accounts
    • Click on Temp
    • Click Delete the account -> Delete Files -> Delete Account
    • Close the Control Panel
15. Shutdown the computer or reboot into Linux (Done!)

Before Deploying

1. Add user to local Administrators group

Linux

Immediately Post-Imaging

1. Boot the Computer
   • Windows Bootloader choose Ubuntu 11.04
   • GRUB Choose first Ubuntu option
2. Will present you with a login screen, log in as either cscf-op or cscf-adm using fall 2011 password
   • May notify you that you do not have good enough hardware to run Unity, click OK, follow GNOME specific notes
3. Press Ctrl+Alt+T to open a terminal
4. Type "sudo vi /etc/hostname", press enter
5. Enter the same password you used to log in
6. change scspcxxx to rsg-pc### (substitute 3 digit number from hostname for ###)
7. Exit the terminal
8. Change Upgrade policy to never upgrade, and install updates
   • If Ubuntu 11.10 Upgrade Available window pops up click Don't Upgrade, Click OK
   • Unity
     • Press the Windows Logo Key to open the dash
     • type update manager, open it
   • GNOME
     • Select System -> Administration -> Update Manager
   • click settings
   • enter your sudo password
   • On the Updates Tab, change Release Upgrade menu to Never, click close
   • Click Check,
   • Click Install Updates
   • Enter your sudo password
   • Wait patiently while it install the updates (may take a while)
   • It will ask you to restart, however we are just going to turn off the computer
     • Click Close
     • Shutdown the Computer
       • Power icon -> Shutdown -> Shutdown

Before Deploying

AD setup

Initial setup

1. Run MikeG's script (Twiki reference???)
2. run Clayton's script (Twiki reference??)

final AD setup

1. vi /etc/security/access.conf and add user (or users_groupname)
2. vi /etc/sudoers and add user (and, possibly, admin_groupname)

update

1. apt-get update
   • when queried, do not replace the LDAP/common-auth !
   • smb.conf - it will ask for a newer version - don't do it!

Setup networking

1. ONA

update inventory

1. remove old machines and equipment
2. add new machine

-- PhilipBeldowski - 02 Nov 2011 -- DennisBellinger - 22 Mar 2012