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Help deploying Authentication Agent using GPO

Adam Arndt

I have searched the forums (and Google) and I see where people talk about how they deployed SAA (or AAA) but no one describes how they did it.  I have tried writing batches to silently install the EXE or MSI and call those batches in a GPO but it either never runs or runs in the background and just sits (I can see the SAA installer icon and installer app name in running processes using 0% CPU, my guess it its hanging at the "Do you want to install this cert" screen).  I have also tried adding a Software Installation under Computer Config>Policies>Software Settings>Software Installation and it also never installs.  I have tried to run the file through a batch over the network and I also had the batch copy it locally before running it and neither of those made a difference.  I could not find any write ups that go into detail about the SAA in the knowledge base.  I made sure to run GPUpdate /force and restart the server to make sure the policies are being applied.  I have other GPO's and scripts running just fine.

GP Path: Computer Configuration>Policies>Windows Settings>Scripts

Here are the scripts I have tried that do not work for me:
msiexec /i "PATH\SAA_setup.msi" /quiet
msiexec /i "PATH\SAA_setup.msi" /qn
"PATH\SAA_setup.exe" /s
"PATH\SAA_setup.exe" /S
"PATH\SAA_setup.exe" /silent
"PATH\SAA_setup.exe" -s

I am just wanting to silently deploy and install Sophos Authentication Client for a domain (Authenticated Users).  Any help is appreciated.



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  • 0 in reply to rsenio

    "have also tried adding a Software Installation under Computer Config>Policies>Software Settings>Software Installation and it also never installs."

    I should clarify that when I do that, it does show in Add/Remove but no Shortcut is created on the desktop like it would if I ran it manually and it does not auto start when the user logs in like ti would if I installed manually.

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  • 0 in reply to Adam Arndt

    Maybe the software needs to be installed under a different context than the "system" account when you're using that policy. Did you try the same for the user context rather than computer? Is your policy assigned or only published? You say it shows up in add/remove so that tells me you haven't set it to install, but rather only publish.

    Again, without looking at the install logs your wasting your own time just guessing.