Sysprep\_SetLocalAdminPassword

VB Scripting Library > OSD Scripting Library > Sysprep functions (OSD)

Sysprep_SetLocalAdminPassword(sPassword)

Set the password for the local administrator in the unattend file.

Arguments

ARGUMENT	DESCRIPTION	TYPE
sPassword	Administrator password. Maximum length is 127 characters, Use * for blank or NULL.	String

Return Type

Boolean, TRUE if function completed successfully.

Affected unattend sections

UNATTEND FILE	COMPONENT PATH / SECTION	SETTINGS PASS
Unattend.xml	Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup	oobeSystem
Sysprep.inf	GuiUnattended	N/A

Remarks

Typpically used in the PreBootScript.wsf

Example

The following example will set the password for the local administrator account to “My1stSecret”

Private Function IncludeScript(sScriptFile)
 '...
End Function

'Begin
  bStatus=True
  If bStatus Then bStatus=IncludeScript("customlib.cis")
  If bStatus Then bStatus=IncludeLibrary("Capalib.cin")
  If bStatus Then bStatus=IncludeLibrary("Osdlib.cin")
  If bStatus Then bStatus=Job_Start("WS","Script Name","1.0","ScriptName.log","INSTALL")
  If bStatus Then bStatus=OSD_Initialize()

  If bStatus Then bStatus=Sysprep_SetLocalAdminPassword("My1stSecret")

  Job_End(bStatus)
'End main