Documentation for SCCM task sequence deployment orchestrator

Asset hostname

This controls sets the hostname for the current deployment.

If hostname mandates like case, prefix and suffix are set in the configuration file, the control will automatically transform the text according the directives that were set in the configuration file.

But if a ‘override‘ [!] is set to ‘true‘ in the configuration file the operator can choose to use a ! before the host name to override the case, prefix and suffix mandates.

To allow overrides set the below option to ‘truebutallow!‘ or ‘false‘ [will not apply mandates] in the configuration file.

note :  we do not recommend using overrides. Such an action will also override DNS and SCCM conflict checks too. The recommended option is ‘true

Suggest Edit

DCOM hardening issue.

This application fails to authenticate with WMI on the SCCM server because Microsoft has not yet hardened DCOM on their Windows Preinstallation Environment. We are working on a different approach, but it will only be released during the first quarter of 2024. But until that time, the only workaround will be to uninstall the update corresponding to KB5004442.