Issue #23379 has been updated by Claudiu Vasadi.
Hi Josh, Here is the exception: Error: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400 on SERVER: Could not intern from pson: "\xE4" on US-ASCII C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/indirector/rest.rb:1 95:in `is_http_200?' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/indirector/rest.rb:1 01:in `find' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/indirector/indirecti on.rb:201:in `find' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/configurer.rb:256:in `block in retrieve_new_catalog' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/util.rb:327:in `bloc k in thinmark' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/sys/ruby/lib/ruby/1.9.1/benchmark.rb:2 95:in `realtime' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/util.rb:326:in `thin mark' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/configurer.rb:255:in `retrieve_new_catalog' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/configurer.rb:69:in `retrieve_catalog' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/configurer.rb:109:in `prepare_and_retrieve_catalog' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/configurer.rb:172:in `run' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/agent.rb:44:in `bloc k (4 levels) in run' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/agent/locker.rb:20:i n `lock' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/agent.rb:44:in `bloc k (3 levels) in run' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/agent.rb:114:in `wit h_client' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/agent.rb:41:in `bloc k (2 levels) in run' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/agent.rb:79:in `run_ in_fork' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/agent.rb:40:in `bloc k in run' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/application.rb:179:i n `call' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/application.rb:179:i n `controlled_run' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/agent.rb:38:in `run' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/application/agent.rb :355:in `onetime' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/application/agent.rb :321:in `run_command' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/application.rb:364:i n `block (2 levels) in run' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/application.rb:470:i n `plugin_hook' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/application.rb:364:i n `block in run' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/util.rb:484:in `exit _on_fail' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/application.rb:364:i n `run' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/util/command_line.rb :137:in `run' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/lib/puppet/util/command_line.rb :91:in `execute' C:/Program Files (x86)/Puppet Labs/Puppet/puppet/bin/puppet:4:in `<main>' Warning: Not using cache on failed catalog Error: Could not retrieve catalog; skipping run Regarding the "COMMON_APPDATA" cmd, it completed successfully. The "icacls" cmd: c:\ProgramData\PuppetLabs\puppet\etc\puppet.conf NT-AUTORITÄT\SYSTEM:(I)(F) VORDEFINIERT\Administratoren:(I )(F) VORDEFINIERT\Benutzer:(I)(RX) 1 Dateien erfolgreich verarbeitet, bei 0 Dateien ist ein Verarbeitungsfehler auf getreten. After running the last 2 cmd's and trying to reinstall the agent, I'm still presented with the same error as before :(. ---------------------------------------- Bug #23379: puppet agent 3.4.0-rc1 and windows 7 Professional (DE edition) - "Service 'Puppet Agent' (puppet) could not be installed. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to instal system services. https://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/23379#change-101244 * Author: Claudiu Vasadi * Status: Needs More Information * Priority: Normal * Assignee: * Category: windows * Target version: * Affected Puppet version: * Keywords: windows * Branch: ---------------------------------------- All operations were carried out under the Administrator account. Puppet 3.3.2 was already installed and running. Reboot did not help and neither did removing puppet agent 3.3.2 before installing 3.4.0-rc1. Windows is a fresh install (no other applications installed) and has no SP. -- You have received this notification because you have either subscribed to it, or are involved in it. To change your notification preferences, please click here: http://projects.puppetlabs.com/my/account -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Bugs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to puppet-bugs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to puppet-bugs@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-bugs. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.