Re: [wpkg-users] User initiated runs of WPKG
Hi Andrew, Turns out the option to do this might be handy. I have a situation where we have two remote users that use a software VPN client. In order for them to get software updates via WPKG we would need to either run via a scheduled task and/or have an option for the user to run a shortcut while the VPN is connected. I'd be interested to know if you get this working. Lonney. On 10 October 2012 08:56, Andrew Struiksma andrew_struik...@msvl.k12.wa.us wrote: I've been trying to figure out a way to allow end users to trigger WPKG to run when it is convenient to them. Ideally we could setup a shortcut on everyone's Start menu so that they could click Install Updates which would start wpkg.js. The issue I'm having with implementing this is that end users don't have local admin rights. Has anyone figured out a way to allow users to trigger wpkg.js with elevated privileges? Andrew - wpkg-users mailing list archives http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users - wpkg-users mailing list archives http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
Re: [wpkg-users] User initiated runs of WPKG
I've been trying to figure out a way to allow end users to trigger WPKG to run when it is convenient to them. Ideally we could setup a shortcut on everyone's Start menu so that they could click Install Updates which would start wpkg.js. The issue I'm having with implementing this is that end users don't have local admin rights. Has anyone figured out a way to allow users to trigger wpkg.js with elevated privileges? With WPKG-GP you could just go and make a shortcut to %PROGRAMFILES%\wpkg-gp\wpkgpipeclient.exe Execute This would start the normal WPKG-GP process and report in a window. Better practice though would be asking the user to just reboot - for two reasons: 1) Many installers expect the program to not be running during updates, and will react differently if it is (kill, fail or schedule reboot). Though there are some workarounds for that (for MSIs using /norestart and catching exit code 3010), it's not as reliable as you'd wish, because many many installers don't seem to go through proper testing. 2) If you trigger a reboot in an install definition, the user will get kicked out of his session unexpectedly (and forcefully). This might result in bad karma. So better just pop up a message asking for a reboot and on the next boot, WPKG-GP will do its business. Best Regards Heiko- wpkg-users mailing list archives http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
Re: [wpkg-users] User initiated runs of WPKG
Hi Andrew, On 10.10.2012 18:56, Andrew Struiksma wrote: I've been trying to figure out a way to allow end users to trigger WPKG to run when it is convenient to them. Ideally we could setup a shortcut on everyone's Start menu so that they could click Install Updates which would start wpkg.js. The issue I'm having with implementing this is that end users don't have local admin rights. Has anyone figured out a way to allow users to trigger wpkg.js with elevated privileges? You can use WPKG client for this. Install and configure WPKG client. Then make sure to configure it to terminate the service after execution. Then use SubInACL.exe to allow users running the WPKGService service: subinacl.exe /Service WpkgService /Grant=Users=TO Now users can run the service using sc start WpkgService or net start WpkgService. Just place a cmd script/shortcut on their desktop on which they can click when it's convenient for them to do upgrades. They can also watch the progress in event-viewer as WPKG and WPKG service will print status messages there. br, Rainer - wpkg-users mailing list archives http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
Re: [wpkg-users] User initiated runs of WPKG
Thanks for the info, Rainer. I have some questions below: On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Rainer Meier r.me...@wpkg.org wrote: Hi Andrew, On 10.10.2012 18:56, Andrew Struiksma wrote: Has anyone figured out a way to allow users to trigger wpkg.js with elevated privileges? You can use WPKG client for this. Install and configure WPKG client. Then make sure to configure it to terminate the service after execution. Then use SubInACL.exe to allow users running the WPKGService service: subinacl.exe /Service WpkgService /Grant=Users=TO Now users can run the service using sc start WpkgService or net start WpkgService. Just place a cmd script/shortcut on their desktop on which they can click when it's convenient for them to do upgrades. br, Rainer I've been doing some research on SubInACL.exe and it appears to be designed for use with Win XP/Server 2003. The recommendations I saw on the forums was to migrate to icacls.exe. Do you have any info on this? To answer Lonney's post I do agree with him however we are going to try to approach the WPKG update process from a variety of angles probably including Group Policies and/or scheduled tasks however we would like to have user initiated updates as one of the options so our help desk staff can help a user trigger an immediate upgrade. Thanks, Andrew - wpkg-users mailing list archives http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
Re: [wpkg-users] User initiated runs of WPKG
Hi Andrew, On 10.10.2012 20:05, Andrew Struiksma wrote: I've been doing some research on SubInACL.exe and it appears to be designed for use with Win XP/Server 2003. The recommendations I saw on the forums was to migrate to icacls.exe. Do you have any info on this? Well yes, it might be advised to use iacls on Windows Vista/7/8, but SubInACL.exe just worked perfecly for me (using it for OpenVPN service). So I am using it on all OS currently. I will bother about iacls syntax when required. br, Rainer - wpkg-users mailing list archives http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
