Software will not install as System account. What do you do?
I am trying(and trying, and trying some more) to install a piece of software that will not install as system.
I have confirmed by running psexec64.exe -i -s setup.exe it produces an error saying it cant overwrite the file that already exists in C:\windows\temp
The software will install all day if you run as administrator under user context.
It's an Installaware package. I have tried /s, ALLUSERS=TRUE, OVERRIDECACHE
SCCM is our deployment tool (miss my K1000 from a previous life).
Ideas?
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I too am a former KACE user in the SCCM world now. Fortunately for me, the vendor changed the issue I had in KACE where we supplied the credentials. My question to you then is, can this be installed by a standard account? SCCM allows you to run as logged in user at least. - worzie 2 years ago
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It required elevated privileges, couldn't run it as the logged in user. - AikidoKid 2 years ago
Answers (2)
Good idea on the auditing.
I made the decision to move past this one install...not enough users for this and the reality of work backing up.
As much as I would like to automate everything, I can't control poorly packaged software.
Thank you for the feedback I will keep it in the toolbox.
I would audit the install with process monitor and see if it's doing things that aren't friendly with the system account such trying to write in a user profile specific environment path (`would get redirected to c:\windows\system22\config\systempeofile). Or if it's trying to write to a hkey_current_user path under system.
Does this application show under add/remove programs if you install it as one administrator and the. Log off and log into another account? (Is it's uninstall entry getting added to Hkey local machine or HKCU)