Just a tip, you may want to run the service as a power user or above rather than SYSTEM for a few reasons. * You can use the account as the sole logon to a deployment share removing the need to have nobody/guest logon access. * Many scripted installs publish data to the %userprofile%, whilst using SYSTEM I found a couple that publish to 'Default Profile' and some that fail for this reason * The event log is easier to parse (search by username) * For interactive installers you can use the wpkg user and autologon in a script (although there are some big security problems if you do this) can anyone think of some more? You can also wrap the wpkg.js in a .bat this allows you to run other checks * Network location tests (for mobile users, eg Dont run wpkg if your on dial-up) * Loops (eg: run wpkg, sleep 600, run again;)
Mark Cairney wrote: > Hi Daniel, > > I think the point in setting it up as a service is to allow package > deployment even in environments where users don't have Admin rights. > Running it from a registry key in the manner you've described would mean > any software installation/uninstallation would be performed with the > privileges of the user logging in. > > Hope this helps :) > > Petcher, Daniel wrote: > >> The website's Installation Instructions >> <http://wpkg.org/index.php/Installation_instructions> try to set-up services >> or scheduled tasks, but wouldn't a plain-old registry key be easier: >> >> <package >> id="wpkg-start" >> name="Install WPKG to run on each startup" >> revision="1" >> reboot="false" >> priority="100" >> notify="false" >> execute="once"> >> <install cmd="\\server\wpkg\software\WPKG-start\install.bat" /> >> <remove cmd='\\server\wpkg\software\WPKG-start\uninstall.bat' /> >> </package> >> >> >> ::wpkg\software\WPKG-start\install.bat: >> REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v WPKG /t REG_SZ >> /d "\\server\wpkg\wpkg-start.bat" >> >> ::wpkg\software\WPKG-start\uninstall.bat: >> REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v WPKG >> >> Am I missing something? >> >> -dP >> >> Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? >> Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier >> Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo >> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 >> _______________________________________________ >> wpkg-users mailing list >> wpkg-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wpkg-users >> > > > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > wpkg-users mailing list > wpkg-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wpkg-users > -- Michael Chinn User Support Officer - Information Technology Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority PO Box 1379 TOWNSVILLE, QLD 4810 Ph 07 47500874 Fax 07 4772 6093 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================================================ If you have received this transmission in error please notify us immediately by return email and delete all copies. Any unauthorised use, disclosure or distribution of this email is prohibited. ================================================================================ Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wpkg-users
