[Samba] Installing software via GPO

[Luke Barone]

Yup. See the Microsoft documentation (in particular, the /a switch)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/group-policy/use-group-policy-to-install-software

On Mon, Nov 15, 2021 at 8:38 AM Patrick Goetz via samba <
samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:

> Hi Stefan -
>
> I think you mean link the GPO to the correct OU? Otherwise, I'm not sure
> what you're talking about. I've never worried about this before other
> than putting the OU link in the right place. Did you mean something else?
>
>
> On 11/15/21 10:30, Stefan Kania via samba wrote:
> >
> >
> > Am 15.11.21 um 17:00 schrieb Patrick Goetz via samba:
> >> Hi list -
> >>
> >> I experimented with getting software to install on W10 clients using a
> >> GPO, and could not get it to work.  Has anyone used this feature?  Is it
> >> even supposed to work under Samba?  The instructions I cobbled together
> >> from some googling below.  Things like accessibility to the share/etc.
> >> already tested.
> >>
> >>
> >> -=- Automatically Deploy Software
> >>
> >>   - Create a share folder accessible by everyone in which to place .msi
> >> files
> >>   - Create a Security Group for the computers which are to get this
> >> install/update
> >>       - Change the Object Type to allow for computer objects
> >>       - Add computers to this group.
> >>
> >>    - GPO
> >>    Computer Configuration -> Policies -> Software Settings -> Software
> >>          Installation
> >>    Right click, New -> Package
> >>    - Add UNC path to package folder and select package to install.
> >>    Remove "Authenticated Users" from Security Filter and add the group
> >> created above.
> >>
> > Don't miss the last step:
> > Give domain-pc the right to read the GPO
> >
> >
>
> --
> To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the
> instructions:  https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
>