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What command line options are available to me during manual connector id install?

Glen Porter
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Related KB: Can I reassign the Connector ID Key on a desktop to report to a new HUB or HUB Address? – Liquidware Customer Support (zendesk.com)

 

Problem:

What command line options are available to me during manual connector id install?

 

Possible Resolution(s):

  1. Use below options for sending commands via remote tools or utilizing scripts
  2. Use idcontrol control commands that reside in the install path of the cid

 

 

Command line options:

  • display help:
    • -- display help dialog
    • /? 
  • silent (un)install:
    • /s
  • passive (un)install:
    • -- only display progress dialogs, no user interaction.
    • /passive 
  • mostly silent (un)install:
    • --- this will still pop up the self-extracting steps. No way around this without creating our own SFX archiver.
    • /q /quiet /qn 
  • uninstall:
    • REMOVE=TRUE
  • uninstall:
    • -- added to support people used to MSI packages
    • /x or -x
  • logging:
    • -- full path required
    • /l="C:\logfile.txt" 
  • hubaddress:
    • HUBADDRESS=<address>
  • user group:
    • USERGROUP=usergroup
  • machine group:
    • MACHINEGROUP=machinegroup
  • specify install directory:
    • -- overrides the default install directory.
    • INSTALLDIR=<path> 

 

Windows Native Examples:

For silent install with hub address: 

install.exe /s HUBADDRESS=dev-hub.trustednetwork.biz

For silent uninstall with logging:

install.exe /s REMOVE=TRUE /l="C:\logfile.txt"

For interactive install with defined hubaddress:

install.exe HUBADDRESS=dev-hub.trustednetwork.biz

Run in POWERSHELL or CMD as Admininstrator, sometimes twice to work, ex: 

.\install-connectorID-Key-6_6_1-4-winStandard.exe /s REMOVE=TRUE /l="C:\Uninstall.txt"

 

GPO MSI Install Examples:

  • The MSI should only be used for GPO installs.
  • If used outside of a GPO install, it will not uninstall itself cleanly.
  • However, it is still possible to install/uninstall using the MSI outside of Group Policy.
  • The registries should be used for group policy installs 

 

Under registry key:

6.7 and newer:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Liquidware Labs\Connector ID

6.6.2-2 and older:

(For 32-bit OS) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Liquidware Labs\Connector ID
(For 64-bit OS) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Liquidware Labs\ConnectorID

 

Add the string value:

hubAddress - Assigned hub
GROUP - Machine group
USERGROUP - User group

To disable network stats in verision 6.1.3+, add registry entry of type DWORD:

DisableProcessNetworkStats
Value: 1

To force TCP, add registry entry of type DWORD:

UseTCP

Value: 1

 

Using Administrative CMD:

REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Liquidware Labs\ConnectorID /v GROUP" /t REG_SZ /d "Name of Group" /f

 

Using psexec for remotely running this command:

Individual Machine:

psexec \\ipaddress -u username -p password reg add "hklm\system\currentcontrolset\control\terminal server" /f /v fDenyTSConnections /t REG_DWORD /d 0

Group of Machines:

Create a bat file with this line in it:

REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Liquidware Labs\ConnectorID" /v GROUP /t REG_SZ /d "Name of Group" /
psexec.exe @machineList.txt -u Domain\AdminAcct -s -d -n 10 -c -f  ChangeMachineGroup.bat

 

Using reg edit in a for loop:

for /f %a in ('type machines.txt') do @reg.exe add \\%a\HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR /v "Value name" /d "Data" /f

 

Using idcontrol tool set:

You should be able to call these commands with remote tools listed above:

C:\Program Files\Liquidware\Connector ID>idcontrol.exe
Usage: idcontrol [-v] <command>
-v : verbose
Commands:
start: start Connector ID
stop: stop Connector ID
clean: clean Connector ID
callback: force update stats
debug: display current debug state
debug {off|on}: turn debugging off or on
version: print version information
properties: print the CID settings
status: print the CID status

C:\Program Files\Liquidware\Connector ID>

 

Product: Stratusphere UX/FIT

Product Version: 5.x

Expires on: 365 days from publish date

Updated: July 30, 2013

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