Correct. Through typical startup scripts via Group Policy everything is executed as the "SYSTEM" account. This account has full rights on the local machine, just nothing dealing with the network.
Vendor made .msi's and repackaged .msi's both work with the startup script scheme (hence the SYSTEM account) as well as simple copying of files into place but the PFtW/InstallShield seems to not work. The reason I bring this up is because the "auto-logon" method works fine, but it does have its drawbacks. Using startup scripts through Group Policy is a more "Windows" way to do things -- it has its advantages and disadvantages as well, though. I'll still be checking into this but please feel free to give me some words of wisdom. ;-) Take care all. trask ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Trask Lee Rogers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 6:41 PM Subject: Re: [Unattended] installshield installs w/ system account > The user needs to be a power user, or admin to be able to install software. > And an adminitrator on that machine, not just the domain. > > HtH. > > Russell Smith > > On Tue, 19 Nov 2002 9:01 am, Trask Lee Rogers wrote: > > Got a question for any list watchers... > > > > Using the silent install option for an InstallShield setup file (or > > PackagefortheWeb in this case) does not work for me in a specific case. I > > want to know if anyone else has any experience with this. > > > > As a test, I am using the latest Acrobat Reader PFtW file > > (AcroReader51_ENU_full.exe). I use a batch file with the single line: > > > > c:\tmp\acroread\AcroReader51_EN_full.exe /s /a /s /SMS /f1c:\tmp\foo.iss > > /f2c:\tmp\log.txt > > > > (I did a recording install earlier to get my "foo.iss" file). > > > > > > Lets call the batch file "blah.bat". If I execute this file manually (as > > admin) the install works fine and the software is fully functional. > > Now... If you set this batch file to run as a startup script through > > group policy, it does not work. Not only does it not work, but it holds > > the system until the "startup scripts timeout" is reached (defaults to 10 > > minutes, but I change it to 2). It will hold the system at this point > > even if you remove the "/SMS" argument. > > > > > > So, does anyone know whats going on? Perhaps a window is being popped up > > that can't be seen... But nothing comes up during a manually started > > install. > > > > Below are some instructions on changing the group policy quickly if anyone > > wants to try this themselves. > > > > > > Thanks for your help, > > > > > > trask > > > > > > ----------------------------------- > > Local group policy setting -- instructions > > > > > > to make a startup script > > - (be admin) > > - Start->Run->gpedit.msc > > - "Windows Settings" > > - "Scripts(Startup/Shutdown)" > > - "Startup" > > - "add" > > - "browse" > > - Find the batch file you made and point to it... or create a new one > > here. > > > > > > to change the login script timeout > > - (be admin again) > > - (back in gpedit.msc) > > - "Administrative Templates" > > - "System" > > - "Logon" > > - change "Maximum wait time for Group Policy scripts" to whatever > > > > > > (unrelated to this, but for .MSIs - turn on Windows Installer logging) > > - (be admin still) > > - (again in gpedit.msc) > > - "Administrative Templates" > > - "Windows Installer" > > - click "Logging" and enable. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This sf.net email is sponsored by: To learn the basics of securing > > your web site with SSL, click here to get a FREE TRIAL of a Thawte > > Server Certificate: http://www.gothawte.com/rd524.html > > _______________________________________________ > > unattended-info mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info > ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: To learn the basics of securing your web site with SSL, click here to get a FREE TRIAL of a Thawte Server Certificate: http://www.gothawte.com/rd524.html _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
