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Passing install parameters to MSI installer with Puppet

Programs are installed to PC running Windows 7. In past I have installed a program like this:

msiexec /qn /i "C:\installer.msi"

I would like to automate this installation with Puppet.

package {'Program':
  ensure          => '3.1',
  source          => '\\server\installer.msi',
  install_options => [ '/qn', '/i'],
}

However there parameters are not accept by installer. Either Puppet gives error of "invalid command line arguments" or parameters simply wont be applied.

I have tried using different syntaxes: all parameters inside same quotes, different order of parameters, only one parameter at the time... But nothing has worked.

What is the correct way of passing them?

Solution

  • This is because the puppet windows package provider already passes the arguments /i and /qn. msiexec fails if you pass /i twice. Try running it without the install options.