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Using PsExec to troubleshoot MSI packages on remote machines

using psexec.exe I wanted to run a .MSI file on many remote machines.   The .MSI is not on the remote machines.  So I typed this:

 

psexec.exe @machines.txt -c -d -u Domain\AdminID -p MyPassword msiexec.exe /i "c:\windows\system32\Acme.MSI" /qb REBOOT=R

 

This does not work.  I think it wants to copy msiexec.exe and not my acme.msi. 

 

How do you pull this off?  How can you use psexec.exe to copy and then run a .MSI file on remote machines?

 

Asked 12 years ago 4375 views
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Posted by: SMal.tmcc 12 years ago
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Put the msi on a share that the user you are connecting with has rights to and then sub \\server\share\acme.msi

Comments:
  • Try:
    psexec @machines.txt accepteula -u domain\user -p password -d msiexec.exe /i \\server\share\acme.msi /qb reboot=r - SMal.tmcc 12 years ago
  • if that bombs try puttimg quotes around "msiexec ..... reboot=r" - SMal.tmcc 12 years ago
 
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