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 <[email protected]> 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 ? > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Puppet Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/fb546cff-2acf-4810-8fdf-58c39ef7ce67n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/fb546cff-2acf-4810-8fdf-58c39ef7ce67n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/CACkW_L4NT%3D2CPN85gjD18Kmj8H3KS_Njq18GP3-9Hs2EJRmXpg%40mail.gmail.com.
