Not necessarily a BigFix issue, but... (VBS runs but no work via BF)

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(imported topic written by SystemAdmin)

All,

I have a VBScript that runs fine and works when run locally, but when downloaded and run (successfully) by a fixlet, the change that is supposed to be made by the script isn’t made. Any thoughts on why? Anyone know if there’s a VBS log file? (I can’t find one…)

The stuff:

VBS

Option Explicit Dim shell, net, result, compName, expDate   Set shell = WScript.CreateObject(
"WScript.Shell") Set net = WScript.CreateObject(
"WScript.Network")   compName = net.ComputerName   select 

case compName 

case 
"CDSS2140" expDate = 
"2013.08.22" 

case 
"CDSS2431",
"CDSS2432" expDate = 
"2013.06.16" 

case 
"CDSS2376",
"CDSS2378" expDate = 
"2013.04.06" 

case 
"CDSS1997" expDate = 
"2013.03.07" 

case 
"CDSS2275" expDate = 
"2013.01.17" 

case 
"CDSS2270" expDate = 
"2013.01.12" 

case 
"CDSS2157",
"CDSS2158" expDate = 
"2012.09.15" 
' lots more cases, no case else end select   
' Write out Warranty Expiration Date result = shell.RegWrite(
"HKLM\SOFTWARE\BigFix\EnterpriseClient\Settings\Client\Warranty Expiration Date\value", expDate, 
"REG_SZ")

Fixlet

Relevance 

true   Success Criteria This action will be considered successful when it runs to completion.   Action Script Script Type BigFix Action Script   download http:
//file.server/files/WarrantyExpDate.vbs waithidden cscript.exe WarrantyExpDate.vbs

BF log

At 16:52:23 -0400 - ActionLogMessage: (action 114494 ) starting action At 16:52:24 -0400 - actionsite (http:
//bigfix.server:52311/cgi-bin/bfgather.exe/actionsite) Command succeeded (Using download manager collected file) download http:
//file.server/files/WarrantyExpDate.vbs (fixlet 114494) At 16:52:25 -0400 - actionsite (http:
//bigfix.server:52311/cgi-bin/bfgather.exe/actionsite) Command succeeded (Exit Code=1) waithidden cscript.exe WarrantyExpDate.vbs (fixlet 114494) Not Relevant - Deploy WarrantyExpDate.vbs to unconfigured CDSS machines (fixlet:114494)
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(imported comment written by BenKus)

Your path to the vbscript is broken… Try instead:

waithidden cscript.exe __Download\WarrantyExpDate.vbs

The cscript.exe ran, which is why the line didn’t fail, but you can see it returned an error exit code.

Ben

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

Ben Kus

Your path to the vbscript is broken… Try instead:

waithidden cscript.exe __Download\WarrantyExpDate.vbs

The cscript.exe ran, which is why the line didn’t fail, but you can see it returned an error exit code.

Ben

That was it… feeling stupid now. Thanks, Ben!

  • John