[wpkg-users] Push Install WPKG with Psexec

[David Petterson]

On 2011-12-09 12:30, Claudio Ghirardi wrote:
> On 12/9/2011 10:54 AM, Falko Trojahn wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>>>>> The server from which i ran the psexec command runs Windows 2003 R2
>>>>> x64,
>>>>> while the target PC runs Windows XP x64.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, again, what am i doing wrong?
>>>>
>>>> Did you copy the files to C:\Temp on all the computers you want to
>>>> install them to?
>>>> If not, put them on a network share and install from there instead.
>>>> I install WPKG by a startup script that also checks that the service
>>>> is set to automatic.
>>>>
>>>> /David
>>>>
>>> I moved the installation files in a network share and ran the command
>>> again (from the server, ofc), but - again - nothing happens on the
>>> target client apart from the messages in the event viewer i posted
>>> before.
>>>
>>> I really don't know what else to try, i follwed the instructions step by
>>> step (apart from putting the .xml files on the root directory of the
>>> server, but i don't think this can be a matter).
>>
>> Are you sure, that "domain\useradmin" has administrative rights on the
>> local computers?
>>
>> I'd suggest to go to a target machine, run the psexec command locally
>> using cmd.exe instead of msiexec, and then within cmd.exe run msiexec
>> manually to get an idea what's wrong.
>>
>> BTW:
>> >>> The WPKG client is a small file, but i doubt it can auto-install
>> >>> itself in
>> >>> less than one second.
>> If you specify the parameter -d, that means "Don't wait for process to
>> terminate", so psexec starts the command and then exits instantly.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Falko
>>
>>
> As i said in another reply, if i go to the target machine, open a
> command prompt with administrative rights and run the command msiexec /i
> "\\servername\wpkg\client\install\WPKG_Client_1.3.14-x64.msi" /qb
> SETTINGSFILE="\\servername\wpkg\client\install\settings.xml" it all goes
> fine.
>
> I think it's a psexec issue but i cannot get the cause. If i run psexec
> dorm the server i continue to see the message msiexc started on PCNAME
> with process ID number but nothing happens on PCNAME.
>
> I tried to run the command without -d parameter, but if i do that the
> command hangs the command prompt (and still nothing happens on the
> target machine).

Try running psexec with the -s variable to run as "SYSTEM".

Cant you run the installation with your startup script in your domain?
I run a script to check if WPKG is installed, and it also make sure 
older versions are uninstalled and replaced by current client version.

/David