Installing MSI setup through SMS on user machines ? 2

[ZINKZ]

Hi ,

I m basically a programmer , I need to make a MSI file of my solution which could run through SMS. But I am not sure abt few things regarding SMS installation process :

1. My MSI file needs Admin rights to run ( as it changes some values in registery etc) and on machines SMS will install this MSI are running under Standard user accounts.
So SMS can handle this issue that it can install a application which requires Admin rights on machine runing on standard user account ?

2. My MSI file has some 'Next' buttons and asks for installation path , how SMS can handle this ? will SMS be able to handle these Next button clicks ?

I'll much appreciate if you could my clear this confusion abt SMS.

Thanks
ZINK

 

[bonafide247]

Hello Zink

1) If the SMS Client is installed on the workstation, then you should be fine. SMS will use local system account to perform the tasks required.

2) Concerning the question about when your program prompts you for "Next". Try running the following:

"msiexec /i <Product.msi> /qn"

See if that helps you.

 

[ZINKZ]

Thanks Bonafide ,

Yeh this command "msiexec /i <Product.msi> /qn" works.
But I dont think I can include this command in my MSI setup file or can I ?

I think some one who is installing this MSI file through SMS server he has to give this command , is't it ?

ZINK

 

[tbrennans]

The person that sets up the SMS package will place that command line in sms when run from the server to the machine,

more or less telling the client machines to use the/any run command and do "this"...and it does.