Unattend installation of Active Directory

You can automatically run DCPROMO during an unattended installation. Enter the command

start ->run -> dcpromo /answer:path of answerfile

You’ll see a dialog box that says DCPROMO is running in unattended mode. Then, the machine will reboot.

now type these things to make a unattend.doc file

Value	Explanation
AdministratorPassword	The new password for the domain Administrator account
AutoConfigDNS	Specifies whether the wizard should configure DNS
ChildName	Name of the child part of the domain
CreateOrJoin	Specifies whether the domain will join an existing forest or create a new one
DatabasePath	Location for the Active Directory database
DNSOnNetwork	Used when a new forest of domains is installed and no DNS client is configured on the computer
DomainNetBiosName	NetBIOS name for the domain
IsLastDCInDomain	Only valid when demoting an existing domain controller to a member server
LogPath	Path for the Directory Service (DS) logs
NewDomainDNSName	Name of the new tree or when a new forest is created
ParentDomainDNSName	Specifies the name of the parent domain
Password	Password for the username used to promote the server
RebootOnSuccess	Specifies whether an automatic reboot should be performed
ReplicaDomainDNSName	Name of the domain to be replicated from
ReplicaOrMember	Specifies whether a Windows NT 4.0 or 3.51 BDC being upgraded should become a replica domain controller or be demoted to a regular member server
ReplicaOrNewDomain	Specifies whether the machine is a new domain controller in a new domain or a replica of an existing domain
SiteName	Name of the site (Default-First-Site by default)
SysVolPath	Path of SYSVOL
TreeOrChild	Specifies whether entry is a new tree or child of existing domain
UserDomain	Domain for the user being used in promotion
UserName	Name of the user performing the upgrade

for examle type these parameter for unattend.doc file

[DCInstall]

Rebootonsuccess = no

Databasepath = %SYSTEMROOT%\NTDS

Logpath = $SYSTEMROOT%\NTDS

Sysvolpath = %SYSTEMROOT%\Sysvol

Username = administrator        

Password =

ReplicaorNewDomain = Domain

TReeorChild = Tree

Createorjoin = Create

NewDomainDNSName = Networknuts.Net

DNSonNetwork = no

DomainNetBiosName = Networknuts

AllowAnonymousAccess = no

AutoConfigDNS = Yes

SiteName = Default-First-Site

SafemodeAdminpassword = Password