CCTK --valsetuppwd not accepting current BIOS password

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Hi Bhummerstone,

Can you please recheck if the setup password being used is valid for all the systems ?

Also, let us know, which version of CCTK is being used ?

Hi,

The password is the same on all of the systems, and is definitely correct for the test system I am just running the program on manually.

It is the latest version of the CCTK - 2.1.1.

Thanks.

Just as another update, I've tried this on several laptops, all with the same password, and it doesn't seem to work.

Thanks for the update.

We shall investigate this.

Can you please let us know, which all are the laptop models that are being used ?

The laptops are Dell Latitude D630.

This is odd, I found if you don't use the "=" at the end of "--valsetuppwd" it works.

So, --valsetuppwd

I'm having the same issue with cctk 2.1.1 (137) on an Optiplex 745.  I'm unable to get the "valsetuppwd" option to work with either input file or a command line option.  For reference, I'm trying to set "wakeonlan=enable", but I've tried other options as well.  Every time I get the error described above.

Unfortunately, leaving out the "=", as carminus suggests, doesn't seem to make any difference.

However, found that the workaround for the "propowntag" issue (en.community.dell.com/.../1955.dell-client-configuration-toolkit-cctk-known-issues.aspx) does work.

That is, if I want to run this:

cctk.exe --valsetuppwd=PASSWORD --wakeonlan=enable

I can instead run the following, and I don't get an error:

cctk.exe --valsetuppwd=PASSWORD --setuppwd=
cctk.exe --wakeonlan=enable
cctk.exe --setuppwd=PASSWORD

This issue is still happening in cctk v2.2.0 (314).  

The post has been marked as "Answered" but there isn't a real answer to the problem. Thankfully, the work-around from Josh works correctly, but it is a hassle to use.  Any other ideas when this might be corrected?

Thanks,

--------Mark

Hi Mark,

I don't see it happening with CCTK 2.2.1 and It is available here.

Can you please try out?

If you are able to reproduce the issue, let me know the password being used.

I can confirm that this version (CCTK v2.2.1 (142)) is still not working correctly.  I am compiling a summary of my testing procedures and I will post them soon.

--------Mark

Hi Mark,

Can you try to clear the password and retry with below steps:

cctk --setuppwd=     --valsetupppwd=

cctk --setuppwd=

Thanks,

Keerthan

I am having the exact same issue running CCTK 2.2.1.  I can build a package with the password (7 lowercase and 3 numbers) but when I run it on any GX520, 745, 755 or 160, it fails with "2014/01/10 15:42:58 cctk - The setup password supplied is incorrect. Please try again.
CCTK STATUS CODE : FAILURE".  However, if I install the CCTK software on those computers and run from the command line, everything works.  Any ideas?

Same issues as others.  I used to set the password through CCTK on OptiPlex 760, 755, 380, 390.  Now with our new OptiPlex 7010 nothing seems to work to set the password from cctk.exe.  My typical routine is to boot to PE while using SCCM 2012 and set the admin password as the first task.  Is cctk.exe no longer compatible with PE?  I tried using DCCU but it seems to only set the other two passwords and not the admin password.  Anyone know how to get cctk working on PE to set the admin password?