Welcome!
I'd actually install Chocolatey and use the provider from
https://forge.puppet.com/modules/puppetlabs/chocolatey to manage packages
like this on Windows.
On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 3:31 PM Jarod Schoen <poppetaskwe...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi
> so I just got started and I'm glad to be joining you.
>
> I have a question to get me started on my journey.
>
> Without escalating I get:
> Error: Could not update: The requested operation requires elevation. -
> CreateProcess
>
> So it looks like I have to run puppet with LocalService or some admin
> account. That's fine. I'll have to sort that out later.
>
> The major issue is with running exes.
>
> Here's my pp:
>
> package { 'vlc':
> ensure => '3.0.1',
> source => 'somepath\vlc-3.0.1-win64.exe',
> # install_options => ['INSTALLDIR=C:\blabla'],
> }
>
> When I run the Start Command Prompt as admin, it runs... but then VLC asks
> me for input which completely defeats the purpose of puppet in the
> environment.
>
>
> Do you guys know how to get puppet to take care of these installs or would
> I have to find an msi for everything... that already has built-in 'silent'
> and other install config switches ?
>
>
>
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