janhoedt
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Install application on Windows 2003 terminal server
Hi,
Please see https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28318996/Windows-2003-terminal-server-install-application-on-server-in-use.html
I 'm installing this application on a Windows 2003 terminal server. It IS in install mode but then hangs.
I'm logged on with normal session and domain user account. Should that be a local user and /admin session?
Then also a first prereq was visual c++. Do I need to do a change user /execute first, reboot ... before continuing setup/other installs?
J.
Please see https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28318996/Windows-2003-terminal-server-install-application-on-server-in-use.html
I 'm installing this application on a Windows 2003 terminal server. It IS in install mode but then hangs.
I'm logged on with normal session and domain user account. Should that be a local user and /admin session?
Then also a first prereq was visual c++. Do I need to do a change user /execute first, reboot ... before continuing setup/other installs?
J.
I believe it should be an account which has administrative privileges in order to install. You would need to run any prerequisites just as on a normal PC.
I would log on locally using the admin account to see if there is any difference. Sometimes the local admin account has to install some apps which is poor design.
ASKER
Thanks but no answers of value to me. Yes, you need to be admin to install, pretty logic to me. The question was if you need to be local admin or domain admin and if it matters.
"Logon with local admin and see if it matters" ... doesn't make sence to me either.
"Logon with local admin and see if it matters" ... doesn't make sence to me either.
You should always try the minimum required permission, so try to log in as a local admin first and see if it still hangs, and if it does, try logging in as a domain admin to see if it still hangs. If so, you have a completely different cause of the problem that doesn't relate to permissions.
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My suspicion is that there is a different issue at work here and the hang is unrelated to the user permissions. If it works, great - but if not, is it an off-the-shelf app or something custom-written? Is it working on another terminal server someplace in a similar environment? Are you sure it will run in this environment?
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App works correctly but installer is buggy.