Re: [wpkg-users] User initiated runs of WPKG

2012-10-15 Thread Lonney
Hi Andrew, Turns out the option to do this might be handy. I have a situation where we have two remote users that use a software VPN client. In order for them to get software updates via WPKG we would need to either run via a scheduled task and/or have an option for the user to run a shortcut whi

Re: [wpkg-users] User initiated runs of WPKG

2012-10-10 Thread heiko . helmle
> > I've been trying to figure out a way to allow end users to trigger > WPKG to run when it is convenient to them. Ideally we could setup a > shortcut on everyone's Start menu so that they could click "Install > Updates" which would start wpkg.js. The issue I'm having with > implementing this

Re: [wpkg-users] User initiated runs of WPKG

2012-10-10 Thread Rainer Meier
Hi Andrew, On 10.10.2012 20:05, Andrew Struiksma wrote: I've been doing some research on SubInACL.exe and it appears to be designed for use with Win XP/Server 2003. The recommendations I saw on the forums was to migrate to icacls.exe. Do you have any info on this? Well yes, it might be advised

Re: [wpkg-users] User initiated runs of WPKG

2012-10-10 Thread Andrew Struiksma
Thanks for the info, Rainer. I have some questions below: On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Rainer Meier wrote: > > Hi Andrew, > > On 10.10.2012 18:56, Andrew Struiksma wrote: > > Has anyone figured out a way to allow users to > > trigger wpkg.js with elevated privileges? > > You can use WPKG cli

Re: [wpkg-users] User initiated runs of WPKG

2012-10-10 Thread Rainer Meier
Hi Andrew, On 10.10.2012 18:56, Andrew Struiksma wrote: I've been trying to figure out a way to allow end users to trigger WPKG to run when it is convenient to them. Ideally we could setup a shortcut on everyone's Start menu so that they could click "Install Updates" which would start wpkg.js. T

Re: [wpkg-users] User initiated runs of WPKG

2012-10-10 Thread Lonney
You could set it up as a scheduled task (configured with an admin account), assuming you can make a shortcut to run the task on demand that could work? Another way is to use the runas.exe command, but your user/pass will be clear text in the script. I'm using WPKG-GP, if anything needs to be updat

[wpkg-users] User initiated runs of WPKG

2012-10-10 Thread Andrew Struiksma
I've been trying to figure out a way to allow end users to trigger WPKG to run when it is convenient to them. Ideally we could setup a shortcut on everyone's Start menu so that they could click "Install Updates" which would start wpkg.js. The issue I'm having with implementing this is that end user