[wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg

[Michael J. Kidd]

Brett,
  As long as the profiles are the same between your current running 
instance of wpkg, and the new xml you plan to implement w/ the WPKG 
installer, I don't believe you'll have any issues.  The only time I've 
run into issues is if I've found that an Uninstall command doesn't work, 
and update it on the server's XML.  WPKG seems to keep using the 
commands that it has in the local wpkg.xml ( 
C:\windows\system32\wpkg.xml ) file.

Usually in a situation like yours, I setup a second OU with all the 
exact scripts that the current OU has.  Then I make the change in the 
startup scripts for this new OU and put 1 or 2 systems ( which I have  
control over ) into the new OU.  Reboot to test.  If all goes well.. 
Implement the changes in the original OU and move the test systems back, 
then delete the test OU.

Just my 2 pence :)
Michael


B Royles (Staff) wrote:
> Michael,
>
> Thanks for that, that was my original idea of doing it, but I think I
> better explain more of what I am doing........
>
> I currently have and personally manage around 600 pcs running wpkg.  So
> if I get this wrong I will have people screaming for my blood!
>
> I need to do two separate things
>
> 1) move them to use the wpkg installer
> 2) change the location of the xml files as I have finished implementing
> your wonderful web interface!
>
> As I have pcs currently running wpkg iirc I cannot take all packages out
> if the original profiles just to leave the installation of wpkg in as it
> will uninstall the packages that are currently installed on the pcs..
>
> All newly formatted pcs will have wpkg installed as the last step of
> unattended
>
> Does that make it any clearer or have I just added more chum to the
> water?
>
>
> Ta,
> Brett
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wpkg-users-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net
> [mailto:wpkg-users-bounces at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Michael
> J. Kidd
> Sent: 18 January 2007 12:39
> To: wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org
> Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg
>
> I'd add the wpkg installer as a package in wpkg, then the next reboot,
> your startup script launches WPKG which in turn installs the WPKG
> installer.  Have the startup script touch a file on the local harddrive
> to indicate that the WPKG installer has run so that the startup script
> no longer launches WPKG.
>
> If you need a more specific example of the file exist test via windows
> cmd that is needed to pull off the above, just ask.
>
> Michael
>
> B Royles (Staff) wrote:
>   
>> All,
>>
>>  
>>
>> I am currently running WPKG via a AD policy (computer) and I run it in
>> the startup scripts section.
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>> What is the best way of deploying wpkg to the network using the wpkg
>> installer method?
>>
>>  
>>
>> How would you migrate from one method to another...
>>
>>  
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>  
>>
>> Brett
>>     






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