[wpkg-users] WPKG client issue on Vista

[Tomasz Chmielewski]

David Christensen wrote:
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>>>>> - <#> <Event
>>>>> xmlns="*http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event*">
>>>>> - <#> <System>
>>>>>   <Provider Name="*WpkgService*" />
>>>>>   <EventID Qualifiers="*0*">1</EventID>
>>>>>   <Level>2</Level>
>>>>>   <Task>0</Task>
>>>>>   <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
>>>>>   <TimeCreated SystemTime="*2009-08-12T16:30:09.000Z*" />
>>>>>   <EventRecordID>1371</EventRecordID>
>>>>>   <Channel>Application</Channel>
>>>>>   <Computer>Scoobysnack</Computer>
>>>>>   <Security />
>>>>>   </System>
>>>>> - <#> <EventData>
>>>>>   <Data>Script execution: failure. Exit code: 1</Data>
>>>>>   </EventData>
>>>>>   </Event>
>>>>>
>>>>> The wpkg version I am using is 1.2.1
>>>> You could try a newer version.
>>>>
>>>> But your issue is most likely just a pre- or post- script which fails.
>>>> Or wpkg.js.
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>>> I installed a new version and got the same error.  I was able to figure
>>> out that the issue was related to the execution context.  When I
>>> deployed wpkg on my XP clients I created a user in my samba domain that
>>> had access to the share where wpkg is mounted and then added this user
>>> to each client as a local admin.  I tried the same thing in vista and
>>> even with the newer client the same thing occured.  It looks like
>>> permissions are much different in t for testing purposes I used the
>>> administrator account for the execution context and restarted wpkg,
>>> which worked.
>> If you're logged in as a (domain) administrator, you probably have 
>> network shares already mapped.
>> Therefore the test will most likely work, even if you use wrong credentials.
>>
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>>>  However now that I can keep wpkg running, I am not able
>>> to install any applications, I get an error invalid username or bad
>>> password when it tries to run the package cmd specified in package.xml.
>>>  Is there a particular wpkg client configuration that I need to use for
>>> Vista clients?
>> I'm not sure - could be UAC related?
>>
> I logged in as local admin and also tried logging in as a domain user
> with access to the wpkg share that also has local admin privileges.  I
> ended up configuring wpkg to use the domain user for access to the share
> and the admin for execution context.  Is the access denied error coming
> from the host or the samba share?

Samba denies access.
But to be sure, set "log level = 3" in smb.conf, and see what is logged 
in Samba logs.


> I am trying to use the download xml function to see if I get any
> different results.  It appears to down load the file however when i try
> to install the file wpkg can't find it.  I thought Windows stuck temp
> files in %TEMP%?

Do you mean wpkg.xml - http://wpkg.org/Wpkg.xml?

Or something else?

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Tomasz Chmielewski