Post install steps for x2gen017 image
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- Last reviewed by: Dennis Bellinger - May 24, 2012
Windows
Immediately post-imaging
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Do NOT restart the computer except where noted
- Boot, Windows will perform first run setup, may take a while
- Will then reboot
- 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:
- 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:
- Setup Will continue after restarting
- 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
- Activate Office
- Open Microsoft Word -> Word Options -> Help - > Activate
- 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
- 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
- If/When Microsoft Security Essential pops up
- Click Cancel
- Click Uninstall
- Click Yes
- Click Uninstall (May take a few minutes)
- Click Finish
- 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
- Windows Update may 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
- If Windows Update does not appear (if it has not shown up after about five minutes, it's not going to), then log out
- Click Start
- Hover over the arrow next to shutdown
- Click Log out
- Windows may reboot several times
- Windows will show to the login screen
- Login as either cscf-op or cscf-admin
- 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
- Shutdown the computer or reboot into Linux (Done!)
Before Deploying
- Add user to local Administrators group
Linux
Immediately Post-Imaging
- Boot the Computer
- Windows Bootloader choose Ubuntu 11.04
- GRUB Choose first Ubuntu option
- Will present you with a login screen, log in as either cscf-op or cscf-adm using fall 2011 password
- Press Ctrl+Alt+T to open a terminal
- Type "sudo vi /etc/hostname", press enter
- Enter the same password you used to log in
- change scspcxxx to rsg-pc### (substitute 3 digit number from hostname for ###)
- sudo bash
- Disable Guest Account
#Disable Guest Account
# Phil Beldowski
OPTION="allow-guest=false"
LIGHTDM=/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
if [ -f "$LIGHTDM" ]
then
if grep "$OPTION" "$LIGHTDM" >/dev/null 2>&1
then
echo $OPTION - ALREADY EXISTS
else
echo "$OPTION" >> "$LIGHTDM"
fi
else
echo "$LIGHTDM file does not exist!"
fi
- Allow manually typed userid entry at login
#Allow manually typed userid entry at login
# Gordon Boerke
OPTION="greeter-show-manual-login=true"
LIGHTDM=/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
if [ -f "$LIGHTDM" ]
then
if grep "$OPTION" "$LIGHTDM" >/dev/null 2>&1
then
echo $OPTION - ALREADY EXISTS
else
echo "$OPTION" >> "$LIGHTDM"
fi
else
echo "$LIGHTDM file does not exist!"
fi
- Exit the terminal
- Change Upgrade policy to never upgrade, and install updates
- Press the Windows Logo Key to open the dash
- type update manager, open it
- click settings
- On the Updates Tab, change Release Upgrade menu to Never
- enter your sudo password
- click close
- Click Check
- If updates are available
- Click Install Updates
- 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
- Shutdown the Computer
- Settings / Power Menu (Top right) -> Shutdown -> Shutdown
Before Deploying
AD setup
Initial setup
- Run MikeG's script (Twiki reference???)
- run Clayton's script (Twiki reference??)
final AD setup
- vi /etc/security/access.conf and add user (or users_groupname)
- vi /etc/sudoers and add user (and, possibly, admin_groupname)
update
- 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
- ONA
update inventory
- remove old machines and equipment
- add new machine
To be fixed
The Ubuntu 12.04 login list will only show cscf-adm, cscf-op, and guest. There is no option for "other user". Have the user log in remotely. The login list will then update with the user's userid.
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DennisBellinger - 23 May 2012