Hi Guys
I have an action that is based on a software package and the main command is a batch file. In the batch file it takes ownership of a file in System32 and then runs an .exe file with PowerShell. At the end of the action script, it always fails on a particularly part, but I have no idea why… It does the job tho, the batch and the .exe did run without a problem, but BigFix gives as status Failed:
Action Script Execution Detail
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// ---------------------------------------------EDITING
INSTRUCTIONS---------------------------------------------------------------------
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// When editing this task through the Manage Software Distribution
Packages dashboard, you will have the option to preserve any custom edits you
make to this action.
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// If you select the option to preserve custom edits, only areas bound
by the comment markers 'Preparation Marker', 'Command Marker' and 'Closing
Marker' are updated.
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// To ensure that all your custom Action Script changes can be
preserved, only make changes to areas that are not bound by the comment
markers.
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// Removing the comment markers may result in the Action Script not
updating correctly during the next edit.
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// See KB Article swg21668807
(http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21668807) for more
information.
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//
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//**Begin Preparation Marker
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// Download all specified files
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begin prefetch block
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add prefetch item name=603D4C5D4A1A15D4AC5D43B9A5F2082E11192389
sha1=603d4c5d4a1a15d4ac5d43b9a5f2082e11192389 size=172
url=SWDProtocol://127.0.0.1:52311/Uploads/603D4C5D4A1A15D4AC5D43B9A5F2082E11192389/ApnDatabase.cmd.bfswd
sha256=5e1a9ae6aeb60d9c39edfce6b4b6b63b6fa5b9be3c2f8423a9818a8b305c1c16
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add prefetch item name=F8F406FEAC308B230A212010C3B1799C6B1EE3BD
sha1=f8f406feac308b230a212010c3b1799c6b1ee3bd size=194048
url=SWDProtocol://127.0.0.1:52311/Uploads/F8F406FEAC308B230A212010C3B1799C6B1EE3BD/ApnDatabase.exe.bfswd
sha256=73f8857ea60b9020d0abeb360843f8c18054b0514b1e03ced84f28b9d0097fb3
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end prefetch block
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// All SWD files will go into a folder in the clients __BESData folder.
This folder gets cleared on every restart.
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parameter "baseFolder" = "__Download/"
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// Move files into subfolders and unescape file names
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move "__Download/603D4C5D4A1A15D4AC5D43B9A5F2082E11192389" "{parameter
"baseFolder"}ApnDatabase.cmd"
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move "__Download/F8F406FEAC308B230A212010C3B1799C6B1EE3BD" "{parameter
"baseFolder"}ApnDatabase.exe"
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// Log setup
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parameter "mainSWDLogFolder" = "{parent folder of client folder of
current site}/__Global/SWDDeployData"
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folder create "{parameter "mainSWDLogFolder"}"
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parameter "logFile" = "SWD_DeploymentResults.log"
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//**End Preparation Marker
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delete __createfile
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parameter "outsideOfClientFolder" = "{name of drive of client folder of
current site}/SWD_Download/__Download"
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folder delete "{parameter "outsideOfClientFolder"}"
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folder create "{parameter "outsideOfClientFolder"}"
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parameter "logFolder" = "{name of drive of client folder of current
site}/SWD_Download"
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// Run setup process
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delete run_{id of active action}.bat
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// Use .bat to set working directory to packages root, for setup
command.
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createfile until _end_
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@ECHO OFF
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cd "{parameter "outsideOfClientFolder"}"
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rem // See comments at the beginning of this action for an explanation
of the comment markers.
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set DATESTAMP=%DATE:~10,4%_%DATE:~4,2%_%DATE:~7,2%
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set DATEANDTIME=%DATESTAMP% %time%
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echo %DATEANDTIME% >> "{parameter "logFolder"}/{parameter
"logFile"}"
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echo Action ID: {id of active action} >> "{parameter
"logFolder"}/{parameter "logFile"}"
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rem //**Begin Command Marker
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echo Command: ApnDatabase.cmd >> "{parameter
"logFolder"}/{parameter "logFile"}"
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set errorlevel=
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ApnDatabase.cmd >> "{parameter "logFolder"}/{parameter "logFile"}"
2>&1
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set SWDExitCode=%errorlevel%
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rem //**End Command Marker
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echo Return code: %SWDExitCode% >> "{parameter
"logFolder"}/{parameter "logFile"}"
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echo. >> "{parameter "logFolder"}/{parameter
"logFile"}"
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exit %SWDExitCode%
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_end_
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move __createfile run_{id of active action}.bat
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waithidden cmd /C copy /Y run_{id of active action}.bat "{parameter
"outsideOfClientFolder"}"
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waithidden cmd /C xcopy /Y /E "{pathname of client folder of current
site}/__Download" "{parameter "outsideOfClientFolder"}"
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// You will not be able to stop or take action on an applicable BigFix
Client until your installer completes.
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// So ensure no user input is required.
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// If your package absolutely must interact with the user, replace
'override wait' with 'override run' and 'wait' with 'run'.
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override wait
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runas=currentuser
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completion=job
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hidden=true
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wait "{parameter "outsideOfClientFolder"}/run_{id of active
action}.bat"
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waithidden cmd /C type "{parameter "logFolder"}\{parameter "logFile"}"
>> "{parameter "mainSWDLogFolder"}/{parameter "logFile"}"
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delete "{parameter "logFolder"}/{parameter "logFile"}"
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folder delete "{name of drive of client folder of current
site}/SWD_Download
//**Begin Closing Marker
// Get the return code of the previous action.
parameter "returnCode" = "{exit code of action}"
// Task will now exit.
exit {parameter "returnCode"}
//**End Closing Marker
Does anybody have an idea why and what to do about it? We did upload a couple of large packages the last couple of days, may that be the problem? But that was last week, so normally it shouldn’t have any effect on today I think… Or am i wrong?
As always, thanks for your help!
Greetings