Snapin Batch file stays in-progress
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It’s stuck in “In-progress” .
this is the latest message in de fog log:
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While I don’t use snapins in my environment, I might think that the batch file has caused a pop-up message to be displayed. But since the applications are being installed in a hidden window no one is there is acknowledge the pop-up message so the task is stuck.
So how would you go about debugging this? I would copy the batch file to the target computer and run it as Administrator. See if it executes without any prompts.
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@george1421 said in Snapin Batch file stays in-progress:
While I don’t use snapins in my environment, I might think that the batch file has caused a pop-up message to be displayed. But since the applications are being installed in a hidden window no one is there is acknowledge the pop-up message so the task is stuck.
So how would you go about debugging this? I would copy the batch file to the target computer and run it as Administrator. See if it executes without any prompts.
hi George,
the batch file is without prompts. The batchfile deletes a registry key…
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@Arjenbulkens I would still try the method @george1421 mentioned just in case (run the script manually and see if any prompts show up). I use snapins quite frequently and have to test using this almost every time. Something is hanging it up and the most common issue for me is whatever I’m trying to run prompting for user input. The snapin method already hides stuff, but it may still be “trying” to prompt the user invisibly.
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@Arjenbulkens said in Snapin Batch file stays in-progress:
The batchfile deletes a registry key
What is the base path for the key? (HKLM, HKCU,??)
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@george1421 HKLM
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@Arjenbulkens OK what is the command you are using inside this batch file to delete the key?
The FOG Client runs as the user SYSTEM, so it should have full access to delete from HKLM. I’m still leaning towards an unanswered prompt doing this. -
@fry_p ok, i will try ^^
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@Arjenbulkens This should work. But to debug what happens if you only run the delete command? Right now its not clear which command is causing it to hang, I might guess the delete key.
I also wonder what the logic is to delete the key and add it back, why not just use the add key to change its value?
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@Arjenbulkens I also wonder if its the full name of the base key that is at fault?
HKLM, HKCU, HKCR, HKU, and HKCC is from the MS doc for
reg add
ref: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/reg-add -
@george1421 It was the delete line, now the snapin in completed successfully. But the registry key value is still the same…
When i run the bat file manually, it works fine
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@Arjenbulkens I’ve been trying to understand why this would fail if run by the fog snapin.
I reverse engineered the command and I came up with the same syntax as you.
REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /v "AutoAdminLogon" /t "REG_SZ" /d "0" /fI checked and on my system SYSTEM has full edit rights to that key too. You can execute the command from a raised admin prompt OK, so why can’t SYSTEM. I’m logged into a linux computer at the moment so I can’t test, but I know I’ve seen the “Run as Administrator” and “Run as another user”. I wonder if we can “run as another user” and pick SYSTEM as the user account. You WILL need to be a local administrator on the box to get the run as a different user prompt.
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@Arjenbulkens Please download Sysinternals PSExec and try this:
C:\Windows\system32>whoami ...\Administrator C:\Windows\system32>PsExec.exe -S cmd.exe PsExec v2.2 - Execute processes remotely Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Mark Russinovich Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com Microsoft Windows [version 6.1.7601] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. Tous droits réservés. C:\Windows\system32>whoami NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM C:\Windows\system32>REG DELETE ... ... C:\Windows\system32>REG ADD ... ... -
@Arjenbulkens Any news on this?
