NSClient++ Help (#1) - Install NSClient++ with msiexec (#775) - Message List

Install NSClient++ with msiexec

Hello,

I would like to install NSClient + + with the command msiexec but changing the default installation path. I tried the following command without success,

msiexec /i "c:\temp\nsclient\NSClient++-0.3.8-win32.msi" /qn InstallType?=1 TARGETDIR="C:\NSClient\" /norestart

msiexec /i "c:\temp\nsclient\NSClient++-0.3.8-win32.msi" /qn InstallType?=2 TARGETDIR="C:\NSClient\" /norestart

msiexec /i "c:\temp\nsclient\NSClient++-0.3.8-win32.msi" /qn InstallType?=1 INSTALLDIR="C:\NSClient\" /norestart

msiexec /i "c:\temp\nsclient\NSClient++-0.3.8-win32.msi" /qn InstallType?=2 INSTALLDIR="C:\NSClient\" /norestart

msiexec /i "c:\temp\nsclient\NSClient++-0.3.8-win32.msi" /qn InstallType?=1 INSTALLDIR="C:\NSClient\" TARGETDIR="C:\NSClient\" /norestart

msiexec /i "c:\temp\nsclient\NSClient++-0.3.8-win32.msi" /qn InstallType?=1 INSTALLDIR="C:\NSClient\" TARGETDIR="C:\NSClient\" /norestart

msiexec /i "c:\temp\nsclient\NSClient++-0.3.8-win32.msi" INSTALLDIR="C:\NSClient\"

msiexec /i "c:\temp\nsclient\NSClient++-0.3.8-win32.msi" TARGETDIR="C:\NSClient\"

All tests installed in the default route "c:\program files\nsclient++\"

Any idea? Thanks all.

jackdragma
04/29/11 17:29:22 (2 years ago)
Tree View Flat View (newer first) Flat View (older first)
  • Message #2155

    I'm working my way through the MSI itself. It appears that the variable you need is not INSTALLDIR, but rather INSTALLLOCATION in this case.

    I'm having trouble figuring out how to tell it to always start the service after the install. START_SERVICE_ON_EXIT=1 appears to be what should do it, but it's not working...

    Mark

    mfrost
    05/11/11 21:20:34 (2 years ago)
    • Message #2182

      This is all a bit flaky in 0.3.x but improved in 0.4.x.

      In genral for 0.3.x you have the following to play with: 

      CONF_CAN_WRITE=1
Means to update configuration (or not).
KEEP_WHICH_CONFIG=NEW (or OLD)
Which configuration to use.
ARPCOMMENTS=NSClient++ is a
ARPCONTACT=michael@medin.name
ARPHELPLINK=http://nsclient.org
ARPURLINFOABOUT=http://nsclient.org
ARPURLUPDATEINFO=http://nsclient.org
ARPHELPTELEPHONE=http://nsclient.org
ARPPRODUCTICON=nsclient.exe
HELP_LINK=http://nsclient.org/nscp/
CONF_CHECKS=1
Enable "default" checks
CONF_NSCLIENT=1
Configure NSCLientListsner module.
CONF_NRPE=1
Configure NRPEListsner module.
CONF_NSCA=1
Configure NSCA module.
CONF_WMI=1
Configure CheckWMI modeule.
ALLOW_CONFIGURATION
Allow changin configuration in the installer UI
ALLOWED_HOSTS=
settings/allowed_hosts
NSCLIENT_PWD=
settings/password
INSCON_CONFIGURE=1
unsure :P
MAIN_CONFIGURATION_FILE=NSC.ini
WHich file to read
CUSTOM_CONFIGURATION_FILE=foobar.ini
Which file to write
All these control the tick boxes on exit.
SHOW_START_ON_EXIT=0
START_SERVICE_ON_EXIT=1
SHOW_DONATE_ON_EXIT=0
DONATE_ON_EXIT=0

      IN addition to these there is some other things like someone detected INSTALLLOCATION and and TARGETDIR and what not but I am not an MSI expert so I am unsure which are usefull for what so someone feel free to educate me!

      Michael Medin

      mickem
      06/13/11 17:06:24 (2 years ago)
      • Message #3009

        Hi Michael, Mark, On Windows 7 this doesn't work (TARGETDIR nor INSTALLLOCATION nor INSTALLDIR nor INSTALLTYPE=2).

        Can you specify the full command for installing NSCLIENT++ on non-default directory with msiexec ?

        Thanks! Noam.

        Update: Since the MSI probably need to be fixed, I found a workaround to solve my original problem - installing NSClient++ on many Windows 7 machines + updating NSClient.ini file - which was restricted under default install directory (Program Files), due domain policy: I've updated the ini file using msi2xml: ​http://stackoverflow.com/a/5103912/658497

        nmanos
        01/14/13 12:20:37 (5 months ago)
Tree View Flat View (newer first) Flat View (older first)

Subscriptions