installing msi off network share as admin.

[tbox 0]

Good morning,

I am having a problem installing a msi file off the network.

All of my client machines run non-admin so i need the msi to run as administrator so that the standard users can install this program off the network but not programs that i do not allow.

this is my script.

Local $sUserName = "installs"

Local $sPassword = "password!"

Local $sDomain = "admin"

RunWait($sUserName, $sDomain, $sPassword, 0, ("msiexec \\sol\installs\Student Image\Programs\java\jre1.6.0_22.msi") , @SystemDir)

any help would be good.

Thanks

[tbox 0]

Good morning,

I am having a problem installing a msi file off the network.

All of my client machines run non-admin so i need the msi to run as administrator so that the standard users can install this program off the network but not programs that i do not allow.

this is my script.

Local $sUserName = "installs"

Local $sPassword = "password!"

Local $sDomain = "admin"

RunWait($sUserName, $sDomain, $sPassword, 0, ("msiexec \\sol\installs\Student Image\Programs\java\jre1.6.0_22.msi") , @SystemDir)

any help would be good.

i also tried it this way.

; Script Start - Add your code below here

Local $sUserName = "installs"

Local $sPassword = "password"

Local $sDomain = "admin"

RunAs($sUserName, $sPassword, $sDomain")

FileChangeDir("\\sol\installs\Student Image\Programs\java")

$this = 'C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe /i "\\sol\installs\Student Image\Programs\java\jre1.6.0_22.msi"'

Run($this)

this works if i remove the runas part. but i need the run as admin to work.

Thanks

Edited January 9, 2011 by tbox

[enaiman 14]

The last script you posted couldn't work at all, it should throw an error and exit before doing anything because the "RunAs" command synthax is wrong.

RunAs or RunAsWait should do the trick - one thing to check: are the users able to access the network share? What error are you getting?

[tbox 0]

The last script you posted couldn't work at all, it should throw an error and exit before doing anything because the "RunAs" command synthax is wrong.

RunAs or RunAsWait should do the trick - one thing to check: are the users able to access the network share? What error are you getting?

all users can get to the network share so that is ok.

So should i be using the first script or the 2nd script?

I changed the 2nd script below

Local $sUserName = "installs"

Local $sPassword = "password"

Local $sDomain = "admin"

RunAsWait ($sUserName, $sDomain, $sPassword, 0)

FileChangeDir("\\sol\installs\Student Image\Programs\")

$this = 'C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe /i "\\sol\installs\Student Image\Programs\Movie Maker 2.6 Vista.msi"'

Run($this)

error message for the 2nd script is

RunAsWait ($sUserName, $sDomain, $sPassword, 0)

^ ERROR

this is the first script

; Script Start - Add your code below here

Local $sUserName = "installs"

Local $sPassword = "password"

Local $sDomain = "admin"

RunAsWait($sUserName, $sDomain, $sPassword, 0, ("msiexec \\sol\installs\Student Image\Programs\java\jre1.6.0_22.msi") , @SystemDir)

i get the msiexec pop up box saying that i have miss typed it or something

Edited January 9, 2011 by tbox

[enaiman 14]

Was I right to tell you that the second script wouldn't work? Guess I was

You need to use the first script.

If msiexec gives you the error then you have to check your command line.

A quick look at the command line: ("msiexec \\sol\installs\Student Image\Programs\java\jre1.6.0_22.msi") reveals one whitespace. Common-sense would tell that when you are passing arguments to most programs, white space is usually separating parameters, confusing the program this way. Solution is to enclose whatever contains white spaces in quotes.

Keeping this in mind, the command line has to be changed to: ("msiexec '\\sol\installs\Student Image\Programs\java\jre1.6.0_22.msi'")

This should work.

[tbox 0]

I changed the things your said so it looks like this now.

; Script Start - Add your code below here

Local $sUserName = "installs"

Local $sPassword = "password"

Local $sDomain = "admin"

RunAsWait($sUserName, $sDomain, $sPassword, 0, ("msiexec '\\sol\installs\Student Image\Programs\java\jre1.6.0_22.msi'") , @SystemDir)

But still get the msiexec pop up box.

The folder called "Student Image" has a space in it.. i thought this may make problems, renamed it to 1 word but still same problem

Edited January 10, 2011 by tbox

[enaiman 14]

You're not doing your homework very well

You forgot to specify the "install" option for msiexec. Type msiexec /? in a cmd window to see all the options.

Change your line to: "msiexec /i '\\sol\installs\Student Image\Programs\java\jre1.6.0_22.msi'"

[tbox 0]

hehe tried that still doesn't work

What i did notice though if i copied that folder off the network and to my local c drive and run this in a dos window it works fine...

msiexec /i c:\java\jre1.6.0_22.msi

The account i am using for the network is a network admin account so it has permissions so it should be ok.

[enaiman 14]

Well, working with network locations was never easy and juggling with command line parameters is many times a "trial-and-error" thing.

Unfortunately, without seeing exactly what msiexec told you I cannot pinpoint where the error is.

If it works from the local drive, add something to your script:

- copy first the *.msi file to local drive on Temp folder

- run it from there

- after install finishes, delete the *.msi