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Kace 6.3 Scripting

I am Totally lost on way i cant send a simple script through the KACE scripting Section.
 if i do an Online shell Script and type the code in, It keeps failing saying
Error 402 received while sending dependency DisableFeatures.bat to client    
I am pushing a script to a machin and users that have Full Administrative rights and i cant seem to figure out why it keeps failing.

I can see where it uploads the script and it says that it was ran succesfully when i run as an online shell script but nothing actually happens

my script for the bat file is to disable features on a PC that is not needed. See below and please i would like any help i can get

dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:MediaCenter /NORESTART
dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:OpticalMediaDisc /NORESTART
dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:TabletPCOC /NORESTART
dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:WindowsGadgetPlatform /NORESTART

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  • Scripts using the registry in windows 7 64bit have to use c:\windows\sysnative\reg.exe, so you could try c:\windows\sysnative\dism.exe

    This command only works when run from Kace and wont work when tested locally on a machine. - AndyH 9 years ago
  • Where is the sysnative folder? I dont see that - bblank05 9 years ago
  • Never mind. I now understand the sysnative. I applied it to the script and it worked. Thanks a bunch - bblank05 9 years ago
  • Welcome! Glad it helped. - AndyH 9 years ago

Answers (4)

Answer Summary:
Posted by: gerane 8 years ago
Yellow Belt
0
If this is a script being ran against 32 and 64 bit Machines you might want to use something like the following.

if defined ProgramFiles(x86) (
    SET LOC=C:\windows\sysnative
) else ( 
    SET LOC=C:\windows\system32
)
%LOC%\dism.exe /online /disable-feature /featurename:MediaCenter /NORESTART
%LOC%\dism.exe /online /disable-feature /featurename:OpticalMediaDisc /NORESTART
%LOC%\dism.exe /online /disable-feature /featurename:TabletPCOC /NORESTART
%LOC%\dism.exe /online /disable-feature /featurename:WindowsGadgetPlatform /NORESTART


The fact that Kace is lacking a 64 bit client drives me crazy. We are forced to create a frankenstein mess. 

I have decided that I will run everything through a wrapper. I have a template kscript that has everything set to use a Powershell PSAppDeploy Toolkit zipped package. All I have to do is change the name and upload the Toolkit.zip. The Template has the unzipping, execution and logging already setup. Even if I am making a very small change I still do this to keep everything uniform and ensure I didn't miss anything.

For Managed Installations I am using a wrapper script to launch my kscripts. That way I am not having to make a script in kscripting and in Managed Installs and get a "Run Now" sort of ability in Managed Installs. The wrapper I use is just this:

@echo off
SET SCRIPT=%1
if defined ProgramFiles(x86) ( 
    "%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Dell\KACE\runkbot.exe" %SCRIPT% 0 
) else ( 
     "%PROGRAMFILES%\Dell\KACE\runkbot.exe" %SCRIPT% 0 
)


It is pretty simple and I just run a custom command in the managed installed that is wrapper.bat followed by the script ID number of the Kscript. If you KScript is a script ID of 140, the Managed Install command would be:

wrapper.bat 140


The same can be said for my Custom Inventory Items. I find that the ShellTextReturn is a very useful option, but even using a if/else I have a lot of issues with them sometimes. I tend to structure my Custom Inventory Rules like this:

if defined ProgramFiles(x86) (C:\windows\sysnative\Manage-BDE.exe -status C: | findstr /C:"Protection Off") else (Manage-BDE.exe -status C: | findstr /C:"Protection Off")


I have had so many issues spread all over my kbox that have been caused by this. I am still not done correcting everything and converting everything over to these sort of methods. It is a very long a tedious process, but in the end going back and auditing will be a breeze. While auditing mine I found so many hidden issues that I was unaware of that were missed because of this issue. The next time I go back and audit my K1000, everything will be uniform and packaged and used in the exact same way.


There is an issue when you can create a config policy under the scripting section with their Wizard and it is broken on 64 bit machines...


Posted by: h2opolo25 9 years ago
Red Belt
0
General Troubleshooting:
Run script locally and see if it works
In the script check the "Select Specific Operating System" box and select Microsoft Windows
Make sure to run as a user that has the proper rights. 
Sometimes "Local System" is not going to work because some scripts need a profile to run.

Attach a screenshot of your Tasks section. It will help narrow down what the issue is. 

Comments:
  • The script works. i actually use this as a post install task on the K2000 box when i build PC's. See below for my comments. Also the PC is my PC and all accounts have full admin users rights. I used the action to run as logged on users.
    I have attache screen shots in the below comments - bblank05 9 years ago
Posted by: SMal.tmcc 9 years ago
Red Belt
0
If these are 64bit it is the sysnative problem.  The client is 32 bit so it calls the 32 bit version of dism.  use c:\windows\system32\dism.exe

Comments:
  • i edited the script to reflect that but it still doesn't work. If i create a .bat file the script works fine. When i add it into Kace it doesn't work - bblank05 9 years ago
Posted by: bblank05 9 years ago
Yellow Belt
0
So when i run the script i get the following saying that it ran successfully but the results show that it didn't do anything




This is exactly what i am putting in the script text in Kace. I know the script works because i use this script on the K2000 as a post install task to disable features when i build new PC's

dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:MediaCenter /NORESTART
dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:OpticalMediaDisc /NORESTART
dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:TabletPCOC /NORESTART
dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:WindowsGadgetPlatform /NORESTART





Not sure if there are any steps im missing but this is what ive got. As soon as i save the script it adds a dependency at the top. When i go to the kace Script folder in program data i see the script but when it runs the cmd window pops up and nothing happens.

I have tried to run the script on both Kace script and online shell script. I either get a success with no results or an error 404.

 
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