exception ?
Just some messages issued by WPKG Client. If it's not marked as an
error, there's no need to worry.
> I also tested the special log arguments in settings.xml :
>
> /synchronize /logfilePattern:'wpkg-[]-[MM]-[DD]-[HOSTNAME].log'
> /logLevel:31 /log_file_pa
"test settings" button? It
was added in 1.2-rcX. Are there any errors if you test settings?
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This one won't work:
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you'll quickly know something differs).
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If yes, could you describe it in some more detail? Perhaps in the wiki
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same entry: "Found installed
> package: packagename"
>
> Where i'm mistaking?
See http://wpkg.org/FAQ - point 2. I hope it explains it well, if not,
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In particular, try:
cd %PROGRAMFILES%\wpkg\
WPKGsrv.exe /install
WPKGsrv.exe /debug
And tell what happened (Event Log entries, etc.).
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h work fine as both SYSTEM and Administrator, so the
problem is perhaps somewhere else.
Does it install directly with wpkg.js when you start it as
Administrator, i.e.:
cscript \\server\...\wpkg.js /synchronize /debug
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n the DirectX.log I find these lines:
DirectX log doesn't tell me anything, sorry. Try asking Microsoft, they
should know more ;)
> This also happens when changing WPKG Service to start as Administrator.
Did you change it in Control Panel, or by changing settings i
ed it again and sorry the previous version also produce this mistake.
> It only solves the problem to enable the gui.
Here installation instructions / silent flags are a bit different from
the ones used by you - you might try those:
http://wpkg.org/DirectX
It works for me.
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ifferent.
> The Package only describes the installation of "Offline" Installation Method
> of DirectX installation.
> I use the Web installer that is getting the newest DirectX files. I added
> this one to http://wpkg.org/DirectX
Does it solve "an error that is diffe
on this though.
I don't think the feature is very crucial.
But, if more users vote for it and give some reasoning why it is useful,
it may be considered some time in the future, of course.
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Phil Burrow schrieb:
> Tomasz Chmielewski wrote:
>
>> In particular, try:
>>
>> cd %PROGRAMFILES%\wpkg\
>> WPKGsrv.exe /install
>>
>> WPKGsrv.exe /debug
>>
>>
>> And tell what happened (Event Log entries, etc.).
>
> OK I have fou
Phil Burrow schrieb:
> Tomasz Chmielewski wrote:
>
>> This seems to be an issue for some users. Perhaps we should add a domain
>> automatically if none was present. Right now, I'll add it to the FAQ.
>
> Sorry for the double post, but having read your FAQ entry you
Phil Burrow schrieb:
> Tomasz Chmielewski wrote:
>
>> So, does it work fine for you now?
>
> It does other than the service wont install using the client: I have to
> do it manually. Only have to do it once so it's not too much of a
> problem, though!
Hmm, somet
oding. we tried a straight
> base64 encoding but the string comes out differently than using the
> same password from the Windows config tool.
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ade a bog
> standard V0.9 with separate hosts/profiles/packages files. :)
You mean WPKG 1.0? It should be available by the end of this month if
there are no serious bugs found.
Upgrading is just copying wpkg.js file (and perhaps reviewing settings
in config.xml) - not
gt; successful
> 2008-01-15 13:47:15, DEBUG : Result of logical 'AND' check is true
> 2008-01-15 13:47:15, DEBUG : Restoring previous environment.
>
> Is there any switch I missed that would fix this? Or is it actually a bug?
> Wouldn't it be better if WPKG updates the
Tomasz Chmielewski schrieb:
> Systemadministration FK14 schrieb:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I noticed a problem that wpkg.js is unable to download xml files
>> directly from wpkg web when it is called from "wpkg client service"
>> running with "Local System Ac
tion how to track/solve this issue?
Could you check in the webserver logs if the file was actually requested
when the problem happened?
If not, can you check if that workstation sends any packets to the
webserver?
Does this machine have any firewall enabled (which may block packets
c
ot;
> Profile. It seems that telnet is not affected by this setting but
> cscript does.
> I noticed that by running xpnetdiag.exe (KB914440) from the
> "LocalService" shell.
>
> Know the only remaining problem is to remove that entry from the
> LocalService profil
lease
> let me know what you think about it.
Personally, I'm not a fan of forums and find them hard to follow when
compared to a plain mailing list.
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>
Really, you have 100 *different* profiles?
Does this one work for you:
http://wpkg.org/Variable_setting_through_hosts/profiles/packages
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> That would be the easiest way.
http://wpkg.org/Windows_environment_variables
COMPUTERNAME?
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Marco Gaiarin schrieb:
> Mandi! Tomasz Chmielewski
> In chel di` si favelave...
>
>> Personally, I'm not a fan of forums and find them hard to follow when
>> compared to a plain mailing list.
>
> Forums are for (l)user, sysadmins are addicted to lists. ;)
>
Amaya schrieb:
> Hi there,
>
> Tomasz Chmielewski wrote:
>> delSys schrieb:
>>> Is there a default variable which contains the name of the current client?
>>> That would be the easiest way.
>> http://wpkg.org/Windows_environment_variables
>
> Is there
he server side? Imo the
> nicest place would be in config.xml, other hints are appreciated aswell.
Use WPKG Client?
Or: http://wpkg.org/Variable_setting_through_hosts/profiles/packages
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> wpkg path password:
I guess it's that (I just added it there)?
http://wpkg.org/WPKG_Client_-_GUI_help
WPKG path user:
NOTE: you have to add WORKSTATION\, WORKGROUP\ or DOMAIN\ before the
username
It's confusing, I a
arty program like
> wpkg service could connect to the mailslot and
> track status and progress of the wpkg installation
> process.
I'm not familiar with that - could you say some more about it?
PS. your previous question ("Logfilepath via comandline") - I'll take a
ittle bits (different functionalities described on different
pages). It isn't necessarily bad - but it isn't very friendly to new users.
New documentation should be an A to Z WPKG manual, with chapters,
subchapters etc."
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Florian Thießen schrieb:
> Tomasz Chmielewski schrieb:
>> Florian Thießen schrieb:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> i'm using a windows service to start wpkg, as described here:
>>> http://wpkg.org/Installation_instructions_-_advanced#Starting_WPKG_usin
our stuff is included.
Hi,
Could you please paste links to their changelog, SVN, more info etc. here?
This would allow this list's subscribers to find out more easily if it's
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le:
Would be nice, but right now it's not possible. Of course, patches
implementing this functionality are welcome.
As a workaround, please see http://wpkg.org/WPKG_with_Active_Directory -
there you have two scripts which could help you achieve that.
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packages, so I would
> add it to the profiles.xml, reading that link states I would need to set
> it to _every_ profile though? That isn't a 'nice' solution either, imo.
Please reply to the list (i.e., use "Reply to all" button in your mail
client).
You can defin
parameter can be set in command line.
log_file_path is one of them:
* Path where the logfiles are written to. This might be an UNC path on the
* network as well as a local path. Environment variables are expanded.
* Default value : "%TEMP%"
* Command-line switch: -
* Examples:
Florian Thießen schrieb:
> Tomasz Chmielewski schrieb:
>> Florian Thießen schrieb:
>>
>> (...)
>>
>>>>> Defining the same variable with the same value for all profiles doesn't
>>>>> seem so nice either. I'm forced to use quite alo
create Mailslot".
The windows exits properly when I start "wpkgMessage.exe /terminate".
Did I miss anything? The machine is running XP SP2.
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is still empty with the same progress bar.
>
> You should see a messages on the window and no empty window.
> Did you copy the wpkgMessage.ini file into the same directory
> as wpkgMessage.exe. It contains the localized strings to display.
All right - I didn't copy the ini fil
t some day.
If you're having any problems or don't understand some subjects, I'm
sure you'll find answers by posting to this mailing list.
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lans? ;)
Well, I still need to send WPKG Client 1.2.0 release announcement ;)
As for WPKG 1.0, it's currently rc7 and I guess not much will change
before the final release... Which should happen this year ;)
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> Mandi! Tomasz Chmielewski
> In chel di` si favelave...
>
>> Well, I still need to send WPKG Client 1.2.0 release announcement ;)
>
> Ok. ;)
>
>
>> As for WPKG 1.0, it's currently rc7 and I guess not much will change before
>&
database.
That being said, you don't need the web interface to use WPKG.
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ng quote to
"Adding settings node" - Utterly trivial patch' - I have no objections.
http://bugzilla.wpkg.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103 - 'Handling absence of
config.xml' says:
By default, wpkg.js exits silently without any info
.
We highly suspect is may hide somewhere in the murky places of the
Windows registry you don't want to go to, and so we place our bet on
this location right now.
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a rc version,
> but for that I need the software to actually work. ;)
Hmm, strange, as the only change between 1.2-rc6 and 1.2.0 was
increasing the revision version of the MSI package...
So, you tried to install 1.2.0 on a new machine?
Or you installed a new machine, installed 1.2
nd:
> --SETTINGSFILE=\\gimli\install\settings.xml
Looks like the problem Jens got just a while earlier.
Umm, missing MFC71.DLL, again?
Does it help if this DLL is added before installation?
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> Vladimír Pšenička schrieb:
>> I found that this bug: http://bugzilla.wpkg.org/show_bug.cgi?id=84 is in
>> the final wpkg client msi package (WPKG Client 1.2.0.msi), when
>> installing as silent install with xml settings
>>
>
t
wasn't such a great idea.
There are some missing libraries/dependencies, which sucks, but should
be easy and will be fixed soon.
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Omg omfg schrieb:
> hi,
> i got a problem with wpkg, it works fine with manual activation through
> cmd command.
> but at startup of windows it does nothing except showing loading window.
Could you be more specific?
I.e., how you start WPKG, what settings etc.?
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do it again
3. Did you try point 1?
http://wpkg.org/FAQ
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ch file from wpkg and also running unzip but all seem to crash
> halfway through.
>
> Any advice would be very greatfully recieved.
Just add >NUL at the end of your "install cmd" command.
Or, put your al
I just added it to the FAQ:
Also, in WPKG Client setup, add some command as "execute before" and
"execute after" (commands like notepad.exe or cmd.exe) - it will pause
executing until you close their windows.
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Administrator or SYSTEM) and for the user (i.e., in his/her logon script).
See also:
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reated' or how ever many new ones are in the
> 'add' file. I have tested by creating a package which is just a msgbox
> vbscript and that displayed 'hello world', dont know why mine doesn't.
Try to change the script so that it logs some of it actio
proper release number (1.2.0 vs 1.0.x in the latest
rc), and a missing library - which is why 1.2.0 sources are available
for download, but the binaries are 1.2.0-rc6.
Hope it clarifies a bit.
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Falko Trojahn schrieb:
> Tomasz Chmielewski schrieb:
>> matt - OpenPlan IT schrieb:
>>> Hello all,
>>> I was just downloading the WPKG client and noticed that there is a 1.2
>>> release in the stable directory uploaded on the 15 of Feb. I was
>>> wonde
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb:
>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
>> Tomasz Chmielewski
>>
>>
>> Could you just try if the MSI from here:
>> http://wpkg.org/files/client/s
alled but ActivePerl and the Windows
> Updates there shouldn't be anything that breaks the installation.
>
> So 1.2.0 final fails to install and RC6 (I think it was RC6) works flawlessly.
So *maybe* it's XP SP2 *plus* all updates?
And without the updates, it install
y testing I can usefully do.
Yes, it is caused by Visual Studio 2008.
It adds some dependencies automatically the previous version wasn't
adding. Go figure.
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:(
I'll try to upload RC8 later today, and a final 1.0 perhaps next week.
We had many RCs long enough to release a final version.
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r idea would be to try to find out why
it fails to install in the first place.
Did you try WPKG Client "1.2.0" or "1.2.0-rc6"?
I know the "1.2.0" version failed to install for at least two people,
but "1.2.0-rc6" worked in the same environment -
eady on the workstation and wpkg is
> newly installed: this check succeeds with any (older) version of Firefox,
> and nothing is done.
I use one simple trick for some "ugly" software where versions etc. are
unpredictable:
set %UGLYSOFT%=10.2
install_this
install_that
echo %date%
bly, use verbose logging (settable in config.xml) to see where
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checks conditions, assumes everything is
installed cleanly (checks match, don't they), software doesn't work,
user complains and helpdesk calls...
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And, oh, the log file you just sent is not a log file, just to save
someone else's time.
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he ZIP file together with
the installer, but as we have only MSI left now as the installer,
obviously the examples are gone, too...
You can find the examples in a ZIP file here: http://wpkg.org/files/client/
I'll add some command line instructions here later today:
http://wpkg.org/WPK
Tomasz Chmielewski schrieb:
> Pierre Rivard schrieb:
(...)
>> installer, but I cant find any documentation on how to use it from the
>> command line... Anyone made an instant installer for their machines?
>
> It's a MSI file, so it will install from the command line w
Tomasz Chmielewski schrieb:
> Kent Tong schrieb:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is it possible to install the wpkg client manually (as opposed to running
>> the msi file)?
>> I am asking because trying to install the wpkg client v1.2.0 on our Windows
>> 2003
>>
an't give
you any help right now, and what's worse, I don't have access to a
Windows 2003 installation I could experiment on.
But of course this issue should be fixed.
Do you have any errors in Event Log as it happens?
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Alan Au schrieb:
> HI, Rainer,
>
> I have tried 1.2-rc6 , but got the same error.
Any Event Log entries?
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load each WPKG file to see if there are any
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net start wpkgservice
> -
>
> (untested) could be enough to install ...
Most likely it won't be enough, as some libraries will be missing.
> Questions remaining:
> What about wgalogon.dll? Is it registered when wpkgsrv /install is started?
Hmm, wga
lly :
>
> DEBUG: Package file contains 0 packages:
Could you paste the contents of the first file (XML) listed in the debug
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Sébastien BEAUDLOT schrieb:
> Tomasz Chmielewski a écrit :
> > Could you paste the contents of the first file (XML) listed in the debug
> > output?
>
> 95-wpkg-client.xml :
>
> id="wpkg-client"
> name="Service WPKG 1.2rc6"
(...)
&g
Sébastien BEAUDLOT schrieb:
>
>
> Tomasz Chmielewski a écrit :
>> You need (...) around.
>>
>> So:
>>
>>
>> > id="wpkg-client"
>> ...
>>
>>
>
> Whups
>
> I'd really thought
k.
This is *exactly* what we are thinking, too.
We were actually thinking of removing some selected features and
introducing new bugs.
It's not decided yet, so stay tuned.
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Stevester schrieb:
> Good Afternoon,
>
> Has anyone had success with using WPKG and powershell together?
What are you trying to achieve?
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m as a privileged user, such as Administrator or SYSTEM, these
commands should also work when started by WPKG.
It shouldn't matter if it's PowerShell, Perl, Python etc. (as long as
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e (AutoIt), I think Reiner gave you enough hints.
I myself also don't use AutoIt, and never had to - in most cases there
are better ways to install things than to use AutoIt.
Unless you happen to have really crappy software - so far I had luck and
haven't seen such a crappy installer.
ht confirm and correct, it's no rocket science ;)
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ply example files?
Yes, they are example files.
> When I am actually running my
> scripts--shold I delete those files?
You should replace them with your own.
If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask, but try to avoid
putting several unrelated questions in one post ("an
is Adobe Reader, AFAIR.
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Joel Levin schrieb:
> Tomasz Chmielewski wrote:
>> Joel Levin schrieb:
>>> Is is safe to say that any application installer with a .exe would
>>> use the .exe silent installer package? I am wondering if some
>>> applications may say they are .exe, but are a
en I used the wrong type of script with the
> wrong installer.
There is no golden rule here.
This might be an interesting read for you:
http://unattended.sourceforge.net/installers.php
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e nicht gefunden"
> (in engl: -> "network name was not found")
>
> The script is configured as an absolute path and is stored on the local
> harddisk. Why does it need a network name?
...we are farther - it already tries to connect as a user etc.
> Another question
be used.
> Which means that
> if you run exit within a script invoked by another one ('call
> script.cmd') it will never return and continue in the calling script but
> terminate completely. If 'exit /b ' is used, it
wo different things and it makes a difference if /b
is used or not:
prompt> echo exit /b 1 > 1.bat
prompt> cmd /c 1.bat
prompt> echo %errorlevel%
0
prompt> echo exit 2 > 2.bat
prompt> cmd /c 2.bat
prompt> ech
It's been almost two years since the latest stable WPKG release: I'm
happy to announce WPKG 1.0, which includes lots of useful features and
bugfixes.
See the full changelog on http://wpkg.org/files/stable/Changelog-1.0
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Client? (Maybe one I can
> actually install :p)
I hope it will happen this month...
1.2-rc6 should install just fine, though.
> I'm especially interested in using the "sendstatus" feature introduced in
> WPKG 1.1.0-M3.
This will have t
6
How was the server unreachable?
- client cable unplugged
- server cable unplugged
- firewall
- routing
- etc.
?
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nyway I can confirm the version of the
> installed version of wpkg? Help-->about says 1.0.6 which doesn't seem to
> match the version I just installed.
1.0.6 in Help is 1.2.0-rc6.
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ed is something like this in hosts.xml:
\\path\to\script.bat would be started on each wpkg.js start - if exit
code matches, a given profile would be applied to that host.
Does it sound sane?
Right now, some ugly scripting seems to be needed, which doesn't really
give benefit
sound sane?
>
> Slightly insane? ;-)
> No. Well, I will think about it - but no priority on it, especially
> since there are numerous ways to achieve it already with current
> implementation.
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> better (I'm sorry I cannot help you with that, 'cause I 've no clue in
> Windows programming - but I offer my help as a tester)?
t the same.
> I pulled the cable out of the NIC and at least WPKG Client's behavior is the
> same. The progress bar window is displayed for exactly 5 minutes as
> configured in settings.xml.
(Un)fortunately, it works fine here each time I try it.
Could you paste your settings.xml her
Service" settings doesn't change anything for me, so perhaps it is
defined somewhere else, too.
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Brian May schrieb:
> Tomasz Chmielewski wrote:
>> How was the server unreachable?
>
> I pulled the network plug out - and just to be absolutely paranoid - I
> also disabled the wireless interface on one test - although wireless
> networking with radius authentication do
l
>
> Using:
>
> msiexec /qb /i "w:\client\wpkg client 1.2-rc6.msi"
> SETTINGSFILE=\\myserver\client\settings.xml
>
> does not work, any idea ?
1. What do you mean by a "special user netlogon"?
2. Do you have access to XML file? I.e., does the followin
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