I had been testing using KACE to do software installs from it’s “alternative” download feature but it seemed easier just to run the software installs from a network file server …<\/p>\n
Here is a process that is working for me ….<\/p>\n
1) Copy the install files to \\\\kstore\\apps (Gabe needs to give your AD account write permission to that share.)<\/p>\n
2) Write a batch file that mounts that network share and runs the installer … an example using Sophos 10 is below.<\/p>\n
3) Distribute that batch file with Kace a file distributionto a known location on the target computer and then call that batch file with a Kace Script.\u00a0 (One may be able to combine these two steps into one …)<\/p>\n
@echo off\r\nrem network file server sophos 10 install - Lynna Jackson, Williams College, 2012\r\n\r\nrem mount network file share read-only \r\nrem using the IP numeric address seems faster, replace XXXX with real pword\r\nnet use s: \\\\137.165.4.80\\apps \/user:kstore\\kuser XXXX\r\n\r\nrem run sophos install in silent mode\r\ns:\\sophos10\\sophos10\\setup.exe -s -updp http:\/\/sophos.williams.edu\/SophosUpdate\/CIDs\/S027\/SAVSCFXP\/\r\n\r\nrem wait awhile so that sophos has a chance to update\r\nping 127.0.0.1 -n 360 >nul\r\n\r\nrem dismount the network drive\r\nnet use s: \/delete<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I had been testing using KACE to do software installs from it’s “alternative” download feature but it seemed easier just to run the software installs from a network file server … Here is a process that is working for me … Continue reading