Snappins wont deploy
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@Wayne-Workman is there like some elevated prompt switch command needed to install on windows 7 or 10
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@dureal99d said in Snappins wont deploy:
@Wayne-Workman is there like some elevated prompt switch command needed to install on windows 7 or 10
No, there’s not. All snapins run as SYSTEM - which has more privileges and power than the local administrator. The hashes don’t match. Try to re-upload the msi and try to re-deploy the snapin.
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@Wayne-Workman I have it working, but not because of my knowledge persey.
I actually found this really cool tool Here called “The ultimate switch finder”.
I then found a program that properly wraps exe. to msi and has worked flawlessly thus far at anything I’ve sent its way Here.
I downloaded the free version cause the paid for is awesome but far out of my price range.
@Thiago I don’t have a solution for the auto fill script you seek but I do know it will take a script but am reasearching -
@dureal99d said in Snappins wont deploy:
I then found a program that properly wraps exe. to msi
I’m still willing to help you get snapins working - and so you know, FOG can deploy EXEs too.
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@Wayne-Workman ok cool. I would love to know how to deploy .exe’s
do you have a tutorial or a guide to instruct me with
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@dureal99d As long as the EXE can be deployed silently (no input, no display, zilch, silent means silent) - you can deploy it with FOG. For example, the Java installer is an EXE and has command line arguments to make it silent. Not all EXEs are silent, probably most are not. All fog SNAPINS run as the
SYSTEMuser, also.Just click “Create new snapin”, and choose the EXE template if there is one - else just leave it blank and upload the EXE, supply any arguments the EXE needs, and click save. I think you already know how to deploy the snapin past here.
There is also a thing called SnapinPacks - which is snapins for multiple files. The same rules apply as above, but you can find documentation here:
https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=SnapinPacks -
@Wayne-Workman said in Snappins wont deploy:
@dureal99d As long as the EXE can be deployed silently (no input, no display, zilch, silent means silent) - you can deploy it with FOG. For example, the Java installer is an EXE and has command line arguments to make it silent. Not all EXEs are silent, probably most are not. All fog SNAPINS run as the
SYSTEMuser, also.Just click “Create new snapin”, and choose the EXE template if there is one - else just leave it blank and upload the EXE, supply any arguments the EXE needs, and click save. I think you already know how to deploy the snapin past here.
There is also a thing called SnapinPacks - which is snapins for multiple files. The same rules apply as above, but you can find documentation here:
https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=SnapinPacksI have successfully deployed .exe of adobe dc with the following switches /sPB /rs
I see I have a lot to learn about scripts and such. @Wayne-Workman I don’t have an .exe template in snapins? I assume its because I don’t need it?
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@Wayne-Workman also does fog support snap ins for Linux as well or only for windows?
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@dureal99d said in Snappins wont deploy:
I don’t have an .exe template in snapins? I assume its because I don’t need it?
Right. EXEs run natively in windows - they don’t need a helper program like a batch file or powershell file needs (PowerShell.exe and cmd.exe).
@dureal99d said in Snappins wont deploy:
@Wayne-Workman also does fog support snap ins for Linux as well or only for windows?
It supports linux. Windows, Linux, OSX, can deploy any executable including but not limited to EXE, bat, ps1, sh, vbs, msi, mst + msi, and others if you just know what you’re doing and fill in the options correctly.
See here for more documentation:
https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=FOG_Client -
@Wayne-Workman I have successfully installed Microsoft office snapin to other systems. of course I increased the data amount I can upload based upon the steps outlined hereI made the size 10GB. I created a msp and placed it in the updates folder then zipped the package, uploaded to fog server and was able to deploy via the .exe Template.
