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silent install of a MSI with no reboot - 8/28/2008 8:16:08 AM

Scottf

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Hi,

I have been provided with a MSI that installs a active X control. I would like to deploy this via sms silently without any user intervention and also suppress the reboot.

I have put the MSI in the "package source files" folder. i entered the accompanying command line in the command line section of the program properties: MSIEXEC /I ClarityActiveX_6.2.0.378.msi /QUIET /NORESTART

I have filled out the rest of the package areas correctly ( i have done this a couple of times without any issues)

I advertised it to a small test group. the test group recieves the advertisement, but nothing gets installed. "program success is "0"? I hear this should be a easy one to install. Any ideas where I am going wrong?

thanks,

Scott

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RE: silent install of a MSI with no reboot - 8/28/2008 9:38:47 AM

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Try...

MSIEXEC.exe /I ClarityActiveX_6.2.0.378.msi ALLUSERS=2 REBOOT=ReallySuppress /qn

or

MSIEXEC.exe /I ClarityActiveX_6.2.0.378.msi ALLUSERS=1 REBOOT=ReallySuppress /qn

Additionally, if you want to see more details, ask for a log file, like...

MSIEXEC.exe /I ClarityActiveX_6.2.0.378.msi ALLUSERS=2 REBOOT=ReallySuppress /l*v c:\Clarity.log /qn

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RE: silent install of a MSI with no reboot - 8/29/2008 2:33:11 PM

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thanks,

I have tried all 3 of your suggestions. The only thing i get is that the client has recieved the advertisement and that it passes the platform requirements.

Scott

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RE: silent install of a MSI with no reboot - 8/29/2008 10:14:05 PM

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Nothing more descriptive in the log?

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RE: silent install of a MSI with no reboot - 8/29/2008 11:13:50 PM

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Is there anything in the Application Event log on the machines relating to MsiInstaller?

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RE: silent install of a MSI with no reboot - 8/30/2008 10:29:31 AM

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hi

< Message edited by sivaatluri -- 8/30/2008 10:31:01 AM >

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RE: silent install of a MSI with no reboot - 8/30/2008 12:44:03 PM

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When executing MSI's via SMS, it is not necessary to reference MSIEXEC.exe (the SMS client figures it out, same with VB scripts), so your command line for the program should just be "ClarityActiveX.msi /qn Reboot=ReallySuppress AllUsers=1"

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RE: silent install of a MSI with no reboot - 9/2/2008 1:55:15 PM

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Which logs should i be checking, the logs on the sms server or the logs on the client?S hould i be using sms trace?

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RE: silent install of a MSI with no reboot - 9/2/2008 2:27:33 PM

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For testing, on your command line, specify you want a verbose log saved to the root of the client's C:\ drive, like:
ClarityActiveX.msi /qn Reboot=ReallySuppress AllUsers=1 /l*v c:\clarity.log

Once the client runs this new command line, you will have a verbose log called clarity.log on the Client. That will generally have a few (albeit vague) clues about what the issue is.

If the client *never* re-runs the advertisement, I'm guessing you are changing the same ad & program over & over again? If the client has run the advertisement successfully in the past, until you tell it to re-run, it will not run again. There are a few right-click tools to rerun an advert, or you add another mandatory start time to the ad, or you could use Roger Zanders SMS client Center to right-click on an advert & choose rerun, or if it's visible in Run Advertised, re-run it from there, Or... I'm probably missing a couple ways.

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RE: silent install of a MSI with no reboot - 9/5/2008 10:03:15 PM

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Have you run this locally with any success? Perhaps this could be a conflict with your base client configuration and the msi itself. Also, have you tried by just executing the msi itself with no switches?

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RE: silent install of a MSI with no reboot - 9/9/2008 1:32:36 PM

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For whatever reason the program finally executed on its own. I was changing the command line's susggested by Skissinger (thank you!) and the final one i tried "MSIEXEC.exe /I ClarityActiveX_6.2.0.378.msi ALLUSERS=2 REBOOT=ReallySuppress /l*v c:\Clarity.log /qn " worked!

It has been suggested that my problem may have been that i was running the advertisment and program over and over to my same test machines. I am looking into finding a way to alter my testing methods.

Thanks to all for your input!

Scott

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