Hello Falko, -----Original Message----- From: Falko Trojahn [mailto:nospam...@smi-softmark.de] Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 2:02 AM To: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org Cc: Kevin Keane Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] WPKG uninstalls unmanaged software?
Hello Kevin, Am 06.06.2011 13:31, Falko Trojahn wrote: > Included is the requested information. The log file ends > abruptly because > the antivirus removal reboots the computer. > > No, this computer has definitely never seen WPKG. > WPKG client is also not installed. > > I made a mistake in my problem report. Originally, > I stated that McAfee > was included > in my profiles "workstation" and "server". That is actually > > not the case. > I have a package.xml file McAfee, but it is actually > currently not used > in any profile. > Well, just had a look at the version of wpkg.js you are using: 1.1.1 At > http://wpkg.org/Download you find stable version 1.1.2 from Sep. 2009 - why do you use such an old Wpkg version? I thought I used 1.1.2 - not sure where the 1.1.1 came from. I'll update that, of course! I already returned that computer, but will retry it next time. ... 2011-06-06 00:17:49, DEBUG : WPKG 1.1.1 starting... ... 2011-06-06 00:18:01, DEBUG : Checking existence of package: McAfee ASAP 2011-06-06 00:18:01, DEBUG : Reading variables from package McAfee ASAP ... 2011-06-06 00:18:01, DEBUG : Uninstall entry for McAfee Virus and Spyware Protection Service was found: test successful 2011-06-06 00:18:01, DEBUG : Adding settings node: 'McAfee ASAP' (mcafeeasap), Revision 4 ... 2011-06-06 00:18:06, DEBUG : Found installed package 'McAfee ASAP' (mcafeeasap). 2011-06-06 00:18:06, DEBUG : Marking package 'McAfee ASAP' (mcafeeasap) for remove ... 2011-06-06 00:18:08, DEBUG : Removing package 'mcafeeasap'. 2011-06-06 00:18:08, DEBUG : Package 'McAfee ASAP' (mcafeeasap): Not yet processed during this session. 2011-06-06 00:18:08, DEBUG : Removal of depending packages for 'McAfee ASAP' (mcafeeasap) successfully finished. 2011-06-06 00:18:08, INFO : Removing McAfee ASAP (mcafeeasap)... > Wpkg detects your McAfee package as installed and removes it, since it is not > assigned to your host. The question is: why does wpkg detect it as installed in the first place? The whole point of the discussion a while ago was that wpkg supposedly does *not* detect installed programs unless they are listed in wpkg.xml. > It would be nice if you could really reproduce the same situation and use > wpkg.js from svn. > But I think, in this situation, Wpkg does the things not so bad: One can indeed make the case that this behavior is acceptable. The problem is more that it contradicts something that was explicitly stated. Worse, it appears that in *some* scenarios, software gets removed, and in others it is left untouched. Nothing worse than inconsistent behavior in a tool that is supposed to help make your environment more consistent. Personally, I think that a new feature would be desirable to control this on the profile level. In profile.xml, the package tag could be enhanced by adding an attribute: Today: <package package-id="openoffice" /> New: <package package-id="openoffice" action="XXX" /> Where XXX is: - install (same as action= attribute omitted): same behavior as today - remove (always uninstall if the package already exists, even if it is missing in wpkg.xml) - skip (don't install or uninstall regardless of whether it is listed in wpkg.xml) - manage (add to wpkg.xml if found, but don't install if it is missing). - unmanage (remove from wpkg.xml but do not uninstall) > I've just made a quick test to reproduce your situation: I think one possible difference between your scenario and mine is that you *had* a wpkg.xml. In my case, wpkg.xml didn't exist at all. It should theoretically be the same whether you just delete 7zip from the wpkg.xml, or you delete the whole file - but maybe it isn't? Thank you very much for looking into this! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ _______________________________________________ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
