Windows – WDS prompt for password

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Issue: I setup a new WDS server. Earlier with my old server, whenever a client pressed F12 to connect to the WDS, it would prompt them to select 'Windows Deployment Server' or 'Hard disk drive' and then when they chose the first option, it prompted for a password (a non-domain one setup just for that purpose). I don't know how this was done because with my new server its not happening and any man and his dog is now able to connect to my WDS and start the process (although they won't be able to go much further than selecting an image, because after that they again have to enter a domain credential before it proceeds). This exposes my WDS and the list of images I have on it. Could anyone advise how to setup a password even before it lists the images to choose from?

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You can enable which computers your WDS server responds to. You can respond to all clients, all known clients, and no clients.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732360.aspx

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Ssh – How to automate SSH login with password

Don't use a password. Generate a passphrase-less SSH key and push it to your VM.

If you already have an SSH key, you can skip this step… Just hit Enter for the key and both passphrases:

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 2048
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/home/username/.ssh/id_rsa):
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
Your identification has been saved in /home/username/.ssh/id_rsa.
Your public key has been saved in /home/username/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.

Copy your keys to the target server:

$ ssh-copy-id id@server
id@server's password:

Now try logging into the machine, with ssh 'id@server', and check-in:

.ssh/authorized_keys

Note: If you don't have .ssh dir and authorized_keys file, you need to create it first

to make sure we haven’t added extra keys that you weren’t expecting.

Finally, check to log in…

$ ssh id@server

id@server:~$

You may also want to look into using ssh-agent if you want to try keeping your keys protected with a passphrase.

WDS 2008 R2 / 2012 Discovery client not asking for the correct architecture

Have you tried changing from UEFI mode to legacy BIOS or BIOS-compatibility mode on the PC? The TechNet article ‘Boot a PC in UEFI Mode or Legacy BIOS-compatibility mode’ should help.

You may also want to read more about UEFI Firmware, as more machines will be made with UEFI and you will want to incorporate this into your deployment strategy.

Hope this helps,

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