I am building a DC and using Configure ADDS task:-
Here is the log file:-
======================
<![LOG[Microsoft Deployment Toolkit version: 6.0.2223.0]LOG]!><time="10:13:58.000+000" date="07-10-2012" component="ZTIConfigureADDS" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigureADDS">
<![LOG[The task sequencer log is located at C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\SMSTSLog\SMSTS.LOG. For task sequence failures, please consult this log.]LOG]!><time="10:13:58.000+000" date="07-10-2012" component="ZTIConfigureADDS" context=""
type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigureADDS">
<![LOG[---------------- Initialization ----------------]LOG]!><time="10:13:58.000+000" date="07-10-2012" component="ZTIConfigureADDS" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigureADDS">
<![LOG[Generating DCPromo answer file]LOG]!><time="10:13:58.000+000" date="07-10-2012" component="ZTIConfigureADDS" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigureADDS">
<![LOG[Variable is not a valid string (not Base64 Format)]LOG]!><time="10:13:58.000+000" date="07-10-2012" component="ZTIConfigureADDS" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigureADDS">
<![LOG[Variable is not a valid string (not Base64 Format)]LOG]!><time="10:13:58.000+000" date="07-10-2012" component="ZTIConfigureADDS" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigureADDS">
<![LOG[About to execute command: cmd /C C:\Windows\system32\dcpromo.exe /answer:C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\1\AD_Answer.txt]LOG]!><time="10:13:58.000+000" date="07-10-2012" component="ZTIConfigureADDS" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIConfigureADDS">
<![LOG[ERROR - ADDS role configuration with DCPromo failed , rc = 26]LOG]!><time="10:13:59.000+000" date="07-10-2012" component="ZTIConfigureADDS" context="" type="3" thread="" file="ZTIConfigureADDS">
<![LOG[ZTI ERROR - Non-zero return code by ZTIConfigureADDS, rc = 26]LOG]!><time="10:13:59.000+000" date="07-10-2012" component="ZTIConfigureADDS" context="" type="3" thread="" file="ZTIConfigureADDS">
===============================
NSlookup etc all works fine. I can do a manual DCPromo and if I use dcpromo /answer:ad_answer.txt file - this also works. However only if I enter the password in the file.
Using MDT 2012 Task always fails. If I use a TS just with COnfigure ADDS - this also fails.
AD binaries and console install fine.
Regards, Vik Singh "If this thread answered your question, please click on "Mark as Answer"