If you want traceability, that's easy: Log it in the installer log file, drop a bread crumb on the file system at the system level, drop a bread crumb in HKLM, put something in the Application Event log - the possibilities are almost endless. 'the license needs to be accepted explicitly by the user'Īdd a command line switch (e.g.: /AcceptEULA) to force the admins/application packagers to accept the EULA. Some of the reasons I've seen around are below. I'm hoping we can find the ZOPA, Zone Of Possible Agreement, on getting a silent/unattended install option.

Those that are asking for this are just looking for a helping hand to simplify what should be a quick & easy task. This is compounded even further due to the situation created by COVID where most of the workforce is remote. But in an age where everyone is taking security more seriously by adhering to the Principle of Least Privilege, 'visiting' even 60 machines to perform elevated installations requires significantly more time & effort than should be required. In fact, some vendors require you to explicitly accept the agreement via a command line argument vs using an MSI property in the transform.įor smaller environments, doing it manually isn't a bit deal. Look at things like Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud, virtually every application from Litera, Citrix, VMware, VLC, Notepad++, FileZilla, 7Zip, etc. I don't think a technical or even legal explanation has been given as to why we can't have this, especially when one considers that virtually every application has some sort of agreement ( EULA, AUP, ToS etc.) that the installer/operator must agree to. I've read through a few (but not all) threads both on GitHub as well as on the old codeplex site and the responses I've seen are insufficient and easy to poke holes into. I don't know that anyone who has requested this feature has received a full & logically sound answer on why it doesn't exist today, the end of 2020. Please know that there is no hate, malice or anger behind this. If I appear to 'challenge' it's just because I'm passionate. I hope this message finds the reader and their family in great health & high spirits despite the difficult, if not downright punitive, year we've all had.įirst, and most obvious question: What's the status of implementing silent/unattended installations? Before I dive into what might appear to be a rant, please know and understand that I am really just here to seek understanding.

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