Question concerning silent install of WS_FTP 12.4.1.1, and the path for setup.exe
Hello,
I'm trying to perform a silent install of WS_FTP 12.4.1.1. They have some documentation on this here: http://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP%20124/ReleaseNotes/English/index.htm?k_id=ipswitch_com_ftp_documents_worldwide_ws_ftppro124releasenotesenglish#link12
During my KACE install and even outside of KACE, the install FAILS unless I specify the full path to setup.exe and setup.iss. For example, if I run this command outside of KACE from an admin command prompt "c:\wsftp12.4.1.1\wsftp_install.exe" -s -f1"c:\wsftp12.4.1.1\setup.iss" SERIAL="1X4CF7M10W33XS1OVCCW2ST" it works, but if I run the command "wsftp_install.exe" -s -f1"setup.iss" SERIAL="1X4CF7M10W33XS1OVCCW2ST" while in c:\wsftp12.4.1.1 it fails.
I've done other .exe/.iss installs via KACE, and they all work without having to specify the full path to the .exe and .iss files. All I have to do with those is "setup.exe" -s -f1 "setup.iss" and it works. I guess WS_FTP is just special like that. I have the .exe and .iss files zipped up and at the root of the zip file, just like in the working .exe/.iss install I have in KACE. I've tried deleting the ", deleting the space after f1 like it mentions in the guide, running it as a .bat file, but nothing seems to work unless I specify the full path to each file.
My question is if I have an install like this, how do I specify the full path to the files from KACE? I guess could copy the files to the machine first, then run another command pointed at them, then delete them after, but who wants to mess with all of that?
I tried using the script variables here: http://www.itninja.com/blog/view/kace-quick-reference-to-scripts-variables I entered in $(KACE_INSTALL) for the path but it did not work. I assume these are for reporting/helpdesk and are no good for scripted installs however.
This is a list of things I've tried:
From KACE via install a software package, with zip file containing .exe and .iss uploaded under inventory, software, wsftp12.4.1.1:
"wsftp12.4.1.1.exe" WORKS
"wsftp12.4.1.1.exe" -s FAILS
"wsftp12.4.1.1.exe" -S FAILS
"wsftp12.4.1.1.exe" /s FAILS
"wsftp12.4.1.1.exe" /S FAILS
"wsftp12.4.1.1.exe" -s -f1"setup.iss" FAILS
"wsftp12.4.1.1.exe" -s -f1"setup.iss" SERIAL="XXXXXXXXXXXX" FAILS
"%~dp0wsftp12.4.1.1.exe" -s -f1"%~dp0setup.iss" FAILS
From admin command prompt local on the machine while in c:\wsftp12.4.1.1:
wsftp12.4.1.1.exe WORKS
wsftp12.4.1.1.exe -s FAILS
"wsftp12.4.1.1.exe" -s FAILS
wsftp12.4.1.1.exe -s -f1setup.iss FAILS
"wsftp12.4.1.1.exe" -s -f1"setup.iss" FAILS
c:\wsftp12.4.1.1\wsftp12.4.1.1.exe -s FAILS
"c:\wsftp12.4.1.1\wsftp12.4.1.1.exe" -s FAILS
"c:\wsftp12.4.1.1\wsftp12.4.1.1.exe" -s -f1"setup.iss" FAILS
"c:\wsftp12.4.1.1\wsftp12.4.1.1.exe" -s -f1"c:\wsftp12.4.1.1\setup.iss" WORKS
c:\wsftp12.4.1.1\wsftp12.4.1.1.exe -s -f1c:\wsftp12.4.1.1\setup.iss WORKS
%~dp0wsftp12.4.1.1.exe -s -f1%~dp0setup.iss FAILS
wsftp12.4.1.1.exe -s -f1%~dp0setup.iss FAILS
c:\wsftp12.4.1.1\wsftp12.4.1.1.exe -s -f1%~dp0setup.iss FAILS
c:\wsftp12.4.1.1\wsftp12.4.1.1.exe -s -f1"%~dp0setup.iss" FAILS
"c:\wsftp12.4.1.1\wsftp12.4.1.1.exe" -s -f1"%~dp0setup.iss" FAILS
From admin command prompt local on the machine while in c:\wsftp12.4.1.1, running install.bat file, with this in the install.bat file:
"%~dp0wsftp12.4.1.1.exe" -s -f1"%~dp0setup.iss" WORKS
%~dp0wsftp12.4.1.1.exe -s -f1%~dp0setup.iss WORKS
From KACE via run a batch file, with zip file containing .exe and .iss as a dependency:
%~dp0wsftp12.4.1.1.exe -s -f1%~dp0setup.iss FAILS
"%~dp0wsftp12.4.1.1.exe" -s -f1"%~dp0setup.iss" FAILS
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anonymous_9363
8 years ago
Simple: use "%~DP0" as a prefix to your filenames. You don't need a trailing slash, so:
"%~dp0wsftp_install.exe" -s -f1"%~dp0setup.iss" SERIAL="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"Thanks for sharing your serial number, too!
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I actually found some posts talking about that and tried it yesterday. It works if I do it locally from the command prompt but not if I do it from KACE.
The serial number is a dummy one from the users guide, thanks for playing. - edwimb 8 years ago
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edwimb
8 years ago
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Finally got this working.
I had to create a install.bat file and zip it up along with the exe and iss file. I then had to upload the zip file under inventory, software, Ipswitch WS_FTP 12, saving it as an associated file.
I then had to create a script with the install a software package option, select Ipswitch WS_FTP 12, and write install.bat for the install arg.
This is what I put in the install.bat in the zip file: "%~dp0wsftp12.4.1.1.exe" -s -f1"%~dp0setup.iss" Serial number was added later and works.
You must have the install.bat zipped up with the other files for this to work. If you try to add a run a batch file option within KACE using "%~dp0wsftp12.4.1.1.exe" -s -f1"%~dp0setup.iss" as the contents it will fail.