Pass parameters to MSI installer

[AlexLux]

Hello,
i'm trying to pass parameters to OpenVPN-2.5-beta1-amd64.msi, but it has no effect. I need to install Open VPN with no GUI/services on client side.
I've tried variants:

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msiexec.exe /i d:\OpenVPN-2.5-beta1-amd64.msi /qn /norestart /log d:\log.log SELECT_SHORTCUTS=0 SELECT_SERVICE=0 SELECT_OPENVPNGUI=0 SELECT_ASSOCIATIONS=0 SELECT_OPENSSL_UTILITIES=0 SELECT_LAUNCH=0

and

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msiexec.exe /i d:\OpenVPN-2.5-beta1-amd64.msi /qn /norestart /log d:\log.log WRAPPED_ARGUMENTS="/S /SELECT_SHORTCUTS=0 /SELECT_SERVICE=0 /SELECT_OPENVPNGUI=0 /SELECT_ASSOCIATIONS=0 /SELECT_OPENSSL_UTILITIES=0 /SELECT_LAUNCH=0"

, but GUI was installed anyway.
When i use NSIS installer (ver 2.4.9), it works great - no GUI is installed.
Where did i go wrong?

[TinCanTech]

This may not have been implemented in the MSI installer, yet..

[AlexLux]

How to know it for sure?

[cyn3rgy]

Alexlux, did you find a solution to this? I'm also trying to build a silent install package. I tried using Orca but can't see any arguments in the msi. I'm about to go back to the last NSIS installer and build off that. Wondering if you found a solution?

thanks

[TinCanTech]

See the source.

[AlexLux]

I didn't find the solution. As i understand This is not implemented in the MSI installer. I use NSIS installers.

[vandreytrindade]

Anything about this?
On this link (https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/w ... IInstaller) they say:
"The documentation and instructions on how to deploy, transform, or parameterize MSI packages should be published on Wiki and/or in the openvpn-build readme."
But I wasn't able to find any documentation about MSI parameters.

[bartonn23]

Since the openvpn project has not provided documentation yet for the 2.5 MSI installation parameters I did a deep dive into MSI installers in general and found that there is a simple work around which I detail in a blog post:

https://www.cohesive.net/openvpn-2_5-windows-parameters

Cheers,

-Barton Nicholls

[Pippin]

@bartonn23
Since this is not the first time, you are very close to being a spammer...

Edited your post.

[bartonn23]

@Pippin

My apologies if I have offended. I was just trying to give back to the community as this question has not been answered in 3 months. Being able to automate the installation of 2.5 specifically to utilize the wintun driver was a necessity for us. It seems like it was holding up some other folks as well. Maybe you could run this up the flag and see if these directions could make it into the wiki as I'm sure it would be of great use to the community at large.

Cheers,

-Barton

[Pippin]

I was just trying to give back to the community

That is appreciated.
Promoting a company is not.

All good.

[TinCanTech]

Promoting a company is not.

I have seen far worse on this forum and it has been left as is precisely because it offers advice to the community.

Personally, I do not find this thread to be spam.

[Pippin]

Well, the link to the article written by bartonn23 is still there.
The sentences posted were advertising, that I removed.

[TinCanTech]

The sentences posted were advertising, that I removed.

I presume then that there were no other URLs and that you have censored simple text ?

[Pippin]

I presume then that there were no other URLs and that you have censored simple text ?
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Yes, correct.
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see if these directions could make it into the wiki

Will see if I can get it in there coming week but you're welcome to do it yourself too.

[TinCanTech]

I presume then that there were no other URLs and that you have censored simple text ?
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Yes, correct.
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Sounds too heavy handed to me.

[TinCanTech]

Since the openvpn project has not provided documentation yet for the 2.5 MSI installation parameters I did a deep dive into MSI installers in general and found that there is a simple work around which I detail in a blog post:

https://www.cohesive.net/openvpn-2_5-windows-parameters

Cheers,

-Barton Nicholls

Thanks for this. You could also write a wiki article and link to your blog on that.

[Pippin]

Maybe you could run this up the flag and see if these directions could make it into the wiki as I'm sure it would be of great use to the community at large.

Added the article:
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/w ... ed_Install

Thanks.