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Info: Scripts written in different languages (Perl, bash, vbScript) which pull hosts.xml from Active Directory OUs automatically<br /> | Info: Scripts written in different languages (Perl, bash, vbScript) which pull hosts.xml from Active Directory OUs automatically<br /> | ||
URL: [[WPKG_with_Active_Directory|http://wpkg.org/WPKG_with_Active_Directory]] | URL: [[WPKG_with_Active_Directory|http://wpkg.org/WPKG_with_Active_Directory]] | ||
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| + | == Script for checking if a process is already running == | ||
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| + | Info: Sometimes, you don't want to make an upgrade or installation if a user has already started a given process, because: | ||
| + | * upgrade could fail, as the files are in use, | ||
| + | * if the installer is "smart", it could kill the running process, without asking the user to save (precious) work, | ||
| + | * some software (like certain browser plugins) won't install if some other software is running (i.e., a browser). | ||
| + | URL: [[Script for checking if a process is already running|http://wpkg.org/Script_for_checking_if_a_process_is_already_running]] | ||
Revision as of 16:53, 3 July 2008
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InfoMessage
Info: Displays a simple, configurable, centered message box on the screen using HTML (IE5-IE7). See .js source header for more information.
Author: Brian White
URL: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RQUSZPFS
Screenshots: Screenshot #1 | Screenshot #2
Mailing list discussion:
wpkgmessage
Info: Shows little window which can be used to tell the user what WPKG does at the moment.
Author: grubi
URL: ftp://ftp.gig-mbh.de/software/wpkgMessage.zip
Mailing list discussion:
- http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/2008-February/thread.html#2628 ("wpkg via Group Policies" thread)
"Ugly perl script to check if packages are installed on a set of workstations"
Info: When you run the script, it will evaluate the list of packages that should be installed with the packages that are installed on each computer in the status directory. It then prints the differences. If the program gives no output, then everything is up to date. I use this program to send a list to our desktop techs about which computer are out of compliance.
Author: Chris Crow
Script source: http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/2008-March/002820.html
Mailing list discussion:
- http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/2008-March/thread.html#2823 ("Ugly perl script to check if packages are installed on a set of workstations." thread)
- http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/2008-April/002863.html
- http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/2008-April/002876.html
- http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/2008-June/003514.html
Scripts for generating hosts.xml from Active Directory
Info: Scripts written in different languages (Perl, bash, vbScript) which pull hosts.xml from Active Directory OUs automatically
URL: http://wpkg.org/WPKG_with_Active_Directory
Script for checking if a process is already running
Info: Sometimes, you don't want to make an upgrade or installation if a user has already started a given process, because:
- upgrade could fail, as the files are in use,
- if the installer is "smart", it could kill the running process, without asking the user to save (precious) work,
- some software (like certain browser plugins) won't install if some other software is running (i.e., a browser).
URL: http://wpkg.org/Script_for_checking_if_a_process_is_already_running