[wix-users] Intermittent failed installation - Insufficient Privileges

[Vincent Beausoleil]

Hi Justin,

We are using the AWS base AMI for Windows 2012. We don’t have any HBSS or HIPS.

V Beausoleil

On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 4:33 PM Justin Cox

<
mailto:Justin Cox <cox.justin.a at gmail.com>
> wrote:

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Do you have any sort of HBSS or HIPS? They are notorious for causing these

types of intermittent/arbitrary permissions issues.

On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 12:55 PM Vincent Beausoleil <
mailto:vbeausoleil at landr.com
>

wrote:

> Hello,

>

> Here is my current setup:

>

> WiX Version:

>

> Wix 3.10

>

> .NET Version: .NET 4.5.1

>

> Visual Studio:

>

> VS 2013 x86

>

> Package running on: Windows Server 2012 Standard

>

> I am deploying my MSI installer through a continuous delivery server. The

> installation takes place on a server where the deployed application is

> already running. The installer stops the application service then attempts

> to access the app directory under C:\Program Files (x86)\(my application

> path) but about 10% of the deployments fail due to insufficient privileges

> on that specific path. On an hypothetical batch of 30 servers 2 will fail

> while the next deployment could take place without issue. The intermittent

> nature of this issue is driving me crazy.

>

> When this occurs, I launch a new deployment for the affected servers and

> it succeeds. The user account under which the installation takes place is

> NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM and I confirmed that this account has full control over

> the relevant directory. The failures aren’t limited to specific servers and

> the affected servers aren’t any different from the servers where the

> installation is successful.

>

> I’m giving this mailing list a shot since after looking around, I found

> other cases of WiX users having the same intermittent “insufficient

> privileges” issue, but no word on wether or not it’s a known issue.

>

> Thanks,

>

> V Beausoleil

>

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