[izpack-user] Problems with installing to C:\Program Files on Windows Vista

[Lubos and Alena Pochman]

Hi,

I am trying to overcome problems with IzPack installer not being able to install to UAC protected directories like C:\Program Files\...
I found this http://jpz-log.info/archives/2008/11/10/izpack-installers-with-privileged-permissions/, so I installed IzPack 4.2.1 and
added tag <run-privileged></run-privileged> to <info> section.

But when I run the installer, I get NPE:

$ java -jar my-installer.jar
- ERROR -
java.lang.NullPointerException
java.lang.NullPointerException
        at java.lang.StringBuffer.<init>(StringBuffer.java:103)
        at com.izforge.izpack.rules.RulesEngine.getCondition(Unknown Source)
        at com.izforge.izpack.installer.InstallerBase.checkForPrivilegedExecution(Unknown Source)
        at com.izforge.izpack.installer.InstallerBase.loadInstallData(Unknown Source)
        at com.izforge.izpack.installer.GUIInstaller.<init>(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:513)
        at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:355)
        at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:308)
        at com.izforge.izpack.installer.Installer.main(Unknown Source)

Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks, Lubos Pochman

[Julien Ponge]

Hi,

Can you try with 4.3.0-rc1?

http://snapshots.dist.codehaus.org/izpack/IzPack-install-4.3.0-rc1.jar

Thanks

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[Julien Ponge]

Also, which conditions did you use on run-privileged?

[Lubos and Alena Pochman]

I tied it with 4.3.1-rc1 and instead of stderr output to cmd. line, I get NPE error dialog.
I am not sure what you mean by "which conditions did you use on run-privileged", I didn't set any conditions (should I?),
I just put <run-privileged></run-privileged> or <run-privileged/> into <info>...</info> block.

Lubos

[Julien Ponge]

How about this?

<run-privileged condition="izpack.windowsinstall.vista"/>

On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 11:21 PM, Lubos and Alena Pochman

[Lubos and Alena Pochman]

Thanks Julien,

that did it! I did not know about the condition! Both installer and uninstaller work great with UAC enabled!.

Thanks for your help, and for great installer! IzPack rocks!

Lubos

[Viswa Reddy]

We are using windows 10 and windows 7 .  We used : <run-privileged condition="izpack.windowsinstall.vista"/>

but still it not working. 

For Mac and linux how to set the privileged condition. we want to write to Application in mac and /usr/local in linux

Regars

Reddy

[Andreas Kuhtz]

Hi Reddy,

See https://izpack.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IZPACK/pages/491662/Header+-+info

<run-privileged condition="izpack.windowsinstall.7|izpack.windowsinstall.10|izpack.windowsinstall.vista"/>



Cheers,
Andreas


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Am the administrator of this computer but still it says need admin rights.
When i try with other installer am able to install in the C:\Program files no issues.

Regards
Reddy.

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