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How to change the hostname at the end of pxe unattended installation on Debian

I just installed a pxe server, and i'm installing debian with pxe . completely unattended with preseeding. Now, all my installations come with the same hostname, how I can change the hostname to something different? Thanks.
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Unattended Upgrades not running

I have installed the Unattended Upgrades package and have an apt cron in /etc/cron.daily/aptbut it's not running automatically. There's nothing in /var/log/unattended-upgrades/ and there are pending upgrades.. 20auto-upgrades looks like:…
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Is it required to keep the virtual machine window open to keep it running in Virtual Box?

Using Windows XP as host and guest(s) and VirtualBox as virtualization solution. Do I have to keep the guest's window open in order to keep it running? When I try to close it, the "Close Virtual Machine" popup comes up. If not possible, how can I…
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How can I peer into a Windows user's RDP session for support, where I initiate the support session?

I've used both WebEx and GoToAssist, but neither of them have a story to tell for 'unattended' access of a user's desktop unless the user is using the machine's primary console. Unattended in the sense that they phone me and I then appear in their…
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Joining domain in depolying image with Unattend file

I am deploying windows 7 images to our classroom PC's via WDS. Am trying to get the machine to auto join the domain through the unattend file but am running into an issue. The unattendfile is created with WSIM. The domain section to my understanding…
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unattended BIOS configuration for HP server (DL160SE G6)

We are having a big deployment of servers (DL160SE G6) and I need to find a way to configure their BIOS settings without going through the RBSU of each one - It would take too long. I am thinking about making something on a bootable CD or alike - If…
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Windows unattended setup failed - 'specified image file does not exist'

I am trying to do an unattended install of Windows 10 Professional using an answer XML file I created. I'm booting off a USB, and receiving the error: Windows could not collect information for [DataImage1] because the specified image file…
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Accept License terms with sysprep and unattend.xml Windows Server 2016

I am trying to create a Windows Server 2016 Datacentre template for cloud deployment using sysprep and unattend.xml. After syspreping, on first logon I am still getting License terms screen where I have to accept the terms License terms accept…
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How do I set a custom default accent color during deployment of Windows 10?

When deploying Windows 10, I am able to set a partial custom theme using the settings in unattend.xml as follows:
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Unattended installation of MS SQL Server (2008|2012) EXPRESS?

My goal is to install MS SQL Server 2012 R2 Express. I've downloaded SQLEXPRADV_x64_ENU.exe and used /ACTION=Install /UIMODE=Normal to generate and modify a configuration file. No matter how I fiddle with the configuration, it will either install a…
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Automatically build kernel modules after unattended upgrades in ubuntu

For automatic upgrades I has installed unattended-upgrades package and configured it. After each unattend kernel upgrade I must run following commands to recompile iscsi kernel modules: apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` apt-get install…
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Automatically download, but do not install, upgrades

Running debian stable, I know I can use unattended-upgrades to automatically download and install upgrades. However, running debian unstable, I would be extremely reluctant to automatically install upgrades due to the nature of the distribution…
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Windows Server 2012 unattended upgrade

I am new to using windows server software and at the moment we are using windows server 2008 R2 datacenter. We want to upgrade to server 2012. How can we perform a unattended upgrade on the windows server. we have no physical access to this server.…
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How to disable "Windows Genuine Advantage Notification Installer" popup in a script?

Some time ago my Windows XP workstations started to show "Windows Genuine Advantage Notification Installer" popup every time I login as an administrator. How to get rid of it using a script? I know that I have a genuine Windows.
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How do I install Vista 64bit automatically via WDS and unattend files?

I am trying to automate the installation of Windows Vista 64bit on my network. I have WDS setup and working fine and can deploy images across the network. At present I manually select the settings for both phases of the vista installation but it…
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