LTspice Update to last version with service problem

Hi OlivierSCHMITT ,

It looks like you are trying to install LTspice while logged in as "System". You cannot do this, as LTspice attempts to install the example and other files into the system appdata. Login as an admin or user instead.

mike

Hi Mike,

Yes, that's exactly the cas, our deployment system runs under the System service account.
Do you know if there is a recommended workaround or best practice for installing LTspice in such an environment?

I don’t think we are the only ones in this situation, since we are using a well-known deployment system.

Hi OlivierSCHMITT ,

I'm working with the devs to see. I believe there is an option in the latest install that allows you to install the software without installing the libraries (appdata stuff) ("Server," or something) Then you (IT admin) can install the full version with libraries somewhere, then provide the appdata files (It's in a zip) from there to your users to install locally. I'll try to get clear instructions.

mike

Hi OlivierSCHMITT ,

Yeah, unfortunately, that deployment system is popular and does some very suspect things, such as logging in as System. We are trying to find a process that works for deployment, or at least, gets halfway there. 

mike

Many thanks, we are waiting for.

Hello dear, 

I come back Just checking in to see if you’ve had any updates.
Many thanks in advance.

Hi OlivierSCHMITT ,

Try this. I've done this myself in a Wine installation on my mac, so my screenshots below will look odd, but it is Windows; Idea is the same. When you run the installation, you must choose Server. If you are using a script, you'll have to figure out how to get it to choose server on this screen.

The server option installs LTspice on a local machine as such:

This avoids installing anything in /appdata/, which, in your case is system/appdata/ which doesn't exist, and should never exist.

Note the zip files at the bottom. Usually the installer would unzip those for you in the user's appdata folder, but you are logged in as System, so, this is not possible. You may have to do this part manually, or log out and log back in as an admin, which would give you rights to user directories. Those files go here:

user/appdata/local/LTspice

You just need to create an LTspice directory for the user, and put the zip files in there and unzip them.

mike

Sorry, we need a simple switch for simple silent deployment.
That's possible?

Hi OlivierSCHMITT ,

You may be able to do that. I spoke with the install developer and it turns out that if the user has no /appdata/LTspice, and you have done a server install on that machine, the directory will be created in appdata and the files moved there and unzipped when LTspice is first opened by the user.

Unfortunately, you cannot do silent updates this way, as LTspice does not support silent (push) updates.

mike