[wpkg-users] Strange behavior of WPKG Client

[Falko Trojahn]

Hello,
> Stefan Pendl-2 wrote:
>> Am 19.12.2011 14:55, schrieb chiddie:
>>>  But should not i have seen before something like:
>>> ===========================================
>>> 2011-12-19 14:30:04, DEBUG   : Profiles applying to the current
>>> host:|IncrediBuild Agent| |WPKG_client|
>>> ===========================================
>>> instead of the only Incredibuild profile?
>> Run the following command line and spend some time reading.
>>
>> cscript wpkg.js /help >wpkg_help.txt
>>
>> You may like to check out the setting "applymultiple" to support the way 
>> you describe, but there are other ways, which allow better control and 
>> can't result in unwanted behavior as easy as enabling that setting.
>>

> Using the applymultiple flag apparently solves the problem. But:
>
> 1. How do i automatically update the settings file of all the network
> clients?
You could change this parameter (and/or others) in config.xml in your
server share.
http://wpkg.org/Documentation#Configuration_files

But:

> 2. What are the "other ways" you are talking about?
Usually, using multiple profiles for a machine is not intended
behaviour. Assign
one profile to a group of hosts where the hosts need same software.

A profile can depend from = include other profiles. So your "Domain
group" profile
could depend from a default profile which, in your case, includes the
wpkg client package.
http://wpkg.org/Profiles.xml#profiles.xml_structure

Different groups of hosts can get different profiles assigned, read
http://wpkg.org/Extended_host_attribute_matching

Falko