Installing the Proper AClient to an image
We are in a district with about 16 Deployment Servers.
The problem I was having is that I would have to make a separate image (same machine) for each Deployment Server so that when that image was run it would report to the correct Deployment Server to complete the image job and run the configurations. I found a way to do this. This assumes that you have a syspeped the image.
First open an image up in Image Explorer.
Add a folder called Altiris
Add to the Altiris Folder the files aclient and aclient.inp
Open up the sysprep.inf and edit it to have the lines listed below.
[GuiRunOnce]
Command0="C:\Altiris\aclient.exe C:\Altiris\aclient.inp -install"
This will allow a run once to be done that will install the AClient using the correct inp files. Once the AClient is installed it will be able to continue the job that the DS started.
On subsequent images only the aclient.inp would need to be replaced.
I added
I added the
[GuiRunOnce]
Command0="C:\Altiris\aclient.exe C:\Altiris\aclient.inp -install"
to the end of my sysprep.inf, but the aclient does not install after imagnig
I added the line to the end of sysprep.inf - should it go somewhere else?
You will need to copy the install
For the AClient to this directory before imaging or if you are using Altiris DS you can use image explorer. I simply renamed my aclient install exe to aclient.exe. I hope this helps.
I understand that part.
I understand that part. then you have a section saying:
"Open up the sysprep.inf and edit it to have the lines listed below.
[GuiRunOnce]
Command0="C:\Altiris\aclient.exe C:\Altiris\aclient.inp -install" "
I added that to my sysprep, but nothing happened - no install
Ok
Do this. Take the image you made that does not work. Open it up in Image Explorer and check if there is a folder called Altiris. If there is make sure the aclient.exe and aclient.inp file are in there. If that is good then go to the sysprep\sysprep.inf file and open it. see if the command above is still there. If it is not then add it, it will ask you if you want to save the change. Let me know.
both files are there and
both files are there and here is where I put the command in the sysprep.inf:
[Identification]
JoinDomain=XXXEV
DomainAdmin=XXXX
DomainAdminPassword=XXXXXXX
[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes
[GuiRunOnce]
Command0="C:\Altiris\aclient.exe C:\Altiris\aclient.inp -install"
Still not installing
Check and see
If you logon one time if it installs? If so then add the lines
AutoLogon=Yes
AutoLogonCount=1
That should work for you. I have to do that on one of my laptops for some reason.
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