[wpkg-users] "Database Inconsistency: Package with ID x does not exist..." But it Does Exist

[James Arnold]

Hello everyone,

First off, to whoever's reading, thanks loads for the work on wpkg! Just
getting to grips with a system I've inherited at the moment and I've hit a
snag. Please be gentle!

Okay, client deploys all historic packages except for the new one I've just
done. That's "claroreadse7.xml" below:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<packages>

<package
id="ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
name="ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
revision="1"
reboot="false"
priority="10">

<check type="file" condition="exists" path="C:\Program Files (x86)\Claro
Software\ClaroRead SE\ClaroUp.exe" />

<!-- <install cmd="%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\claro.bat" /> -->
<install cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /i
"%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\ClaroReadSE-engb-7.2.38-auth-X.msi"
LICENCEKEY=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx /passive /norestart' />
<install cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /i
"%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\VA25-BritishEnglish-Serena.msi"
/passive /norestart' />
<!-- <upgrade cmd="%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\claro.bat >
c:\clarobatupgrade.log" /> -->

<remove cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /x
"%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\ClaroReadSE-engb-7.2.38-auth-X.msi"
/passive /norestart' />
<exit code="0"/>
<exit code="2"/>
</remove>

</package>

This doesn't install on my test client, which (in AppLog) complains of
"Database inconsistency: Package with ID 'claroreadse7' does not exist
within the package database or the local settings file. Please contact your
system administrator!"

But there is 100% certainly a "claroreadse7.xml" in the packages folder
with the rest of the packages, with the same rights as all the other .xml
files in there.

Anyone see what I'm doing wrong? Thanks for any and all help! :)

</packages>

[Ulli Conrad]

Hi James,

    <package
id="ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
        name="ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
        revision="1"

You mixed up id and version, separate version from package-id e.g.

<package
id="ClaroReadSE"
name="ClaroReadSE"
version="7.2.38"
[...]

KInd regards

- Ulli -
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[Paul McGrath]

Hi James
Have you defined the packages in the profile xmls?

I’ve a profile xml called software.xml and have all my packages listed explicitly in there:



<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<profiles>

<profile id="limm4dV11shortcuts">
<package package-id="4dV11shortcuts" />
</profile>

<profile id="4dV11_8">
<package package-id="4dV11_8" />
</profile>

<profile id="remove4dV11">
<package package-id="remove4dV11" />
</profile>
<profile id="limm4d">
<package package-id="4d" />
</profile>

<profile id="4dV12">
<package package-id="4dV12" />
</profile>

<profile id="4d">
<package package-id="4d" />
</profile>

<profile id="7500pcr">
<package package-id="7500pcr" />
</profile>
<profile id="syllabusplus">
<package package-id="syllabusplus"/>
</profile>

<profile id="syncback">
<package package-id="syncback"/>
</profile>

<profile id="tableau">
<package package-id="tableau" />
</profile>

<profile id="timelapseanalyser">
<package package-id="timelapseanalyser" />
</profile>

<profile id="tipp10">
<package package-id="tipp10" />
</profile>

<profile id="toxwiz">
<package package-id="toxwiz" />
</profile>

<profile id="tracedrawer">
<package package-id="tracedrawer" />
</profile>

/profiles>



From: wpkg-users [mailto:wpkg-users-***@lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of James Arnold
Sent: 27 November 2017 13:18
To: wpkg-***@lists.wpkg.org
Subject: [wpkg-users] "Database Inconsistency: Package with ID x does not exist..." But it Does Exist

Hello everyone,

First off, to whoever's reading, thanks loads for the work on wpkg! Just getting to grips with a system I've inherited at the moment and I've hit a snag. Please be gentle!

Okay, client deploys all historic packages except for the new one I've just done. That's "claroreadse7.xml" below:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<packages>

<package
id="ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
name="ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
revision="1"
reboot="false"
priority="10">

<check type="file" condition="exists" path="C:\Program Files (x86)\Claro Software\ClaroRead SE\ClaroUp.exe" />

<!-- <install cmd="%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\claro.bat" /> -->
<install cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /i "%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\ClaroReadSE-engb-7.2.38-auth-X.msi" LICENCEKEY=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx /passive /norestart' />
<install cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /i "%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\VA25-BritishEnglish-Serena.msi" /passive /norestart' />

<!-- <upgrade cmd="%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\claro.bat > c:\clarobatupgrade.log" /> -->

<remove cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /x "%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\ClaroReadSE-engb-7.2.38-auth-X.msi" /passive /norestart' />
<exit code="0"/>
<exit code="2"/>
</remove>

</package>

This doesn't install on my test client, which (in AppLog) complains of "Database inconsistency: Package with ID 'claroreadse7' does not exist within the package database or the local settings file. Please contact your system administrator!"

But there is 100% certainly a "claroreadse7.xml" in the packages folder with the rest of the packages, with the same rights as all the other .xml files in there.

Anyone see what I'm doing wrong? Thanks for any and all help! :)

</packages>

[James Arnold]

Thanks Ulli and Paul!

Okay, I've changed those fields above, still not getting it installed
though.

Yes it's in the correct position/OU and defined in profiles.xml

Same message in client's AppLog: Database inconsistency: Package with ID
'claroreadse7' does not exist within the package database or the local
settings file. Please contact your system administrator!

Cheers both again,

J

Post by James Arnold
Hello everyone,
First off, to whoever's reading, thanks loads for the work on wpkg! Just
getting to grips with a system I've inherited at the moment and I've hit a
snag. Please be gentle!
Okay, client deploys all historic packages except for the new one I've
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<packages>
<package
id="ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
name="ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
revision="1"
reboot="false"
priority="10">
<check type="file" condition="exists" path="C:\Program Files (x86)\Claro
Software\ClaroRead SE\ClaroUp.exe" />
<!-- <install cmd="%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\claro.bat" /> -->
<install cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /i "%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\
ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\ClaroReadSE-engb-7.2.38-auth-X.msi"
LICENCEKEY=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx /passive /norestart' />
<install cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /i "%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\
ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\VA25-BritishEnglish-Serena.msi" /passive
/norestart' />
<!-- <upgrade cmd="%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\claro.bat >
c:\clarobatupgrade.log" /> -->
<remove cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /x "%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\
ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\ClaroReadSE-engb-7.2.38-auth-X.msi" /passive
/norestart' />
<exit code="0"/>
<exit code="2"/>
</remove>
</package>
This doesn't install on my test client, which (in AppLog) complains of
"Database inconsistency: Package with ID 'claroreadse7' does not exist
within the package database or the local settings file. Please contact your
system administrator!"
But there is 100% certainly a "claroreadse7.xml" in the packages folder
with the rest of the packages, with the same rights as all the other .xml
files in there.
Anyone see what I'm doing wrong? Thanks for any and all help! :)
</packages>

[Paul McGrath]

Hi,


You’ve named it ‘ <package id="ClaroReadSE7.2.38" but it is referenced in the error as ‘claroreadse7’

Lose the .2.38 from the package id in both the package and profile xml


From: wpkg-users [mailto:wpkg-users-***@lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of James Arnold
Sent: 27 November 2017 13:59
To: wpkg-***@lists.wpkg.org
Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] "Database Inconsistency: Package with ID x does not exist..." But it Does Exist

Thanks Ulli and Paul!

Okay, I've changed those fields above, still not getting it installed though.

Yes it's in the correct position/OU and defined in profiles.xml

Same message in client's AppLog: Database inconsistency: Package with ID 'claroreadse7' does not exist within the package database or the local settings file. Please contact your system administrator!

Cheers both again,

J

On 27 November 2017 at 13:17, James Arnold <***@longhill.org.uk<mailto:***@longhill.org.uk>> wrote:
Hello everyone,

First off, to whoever's reading, thanks loads for the work on wpkg! Just getting to grips with a system I've inherited at the moment and I've hit a snag. Please be gentle!

Okay, client deploys all historic packages except for the new one I've just done. That's "claroreadse7.xml" below:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<packages>

<package
id="ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
name="ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
revision="1"
reboot="false"
priority="10">

<check type="file" condition="exists" path="C:\Program Files (x86)\Claro Software\ClaroRead SE\ClaroUp.exe" />

<!-- <install cmd="%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\claro.bat" /> -->
<install cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /i "%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\ClaroReadSE-engb-7.2.38-auth-X.msi" LICENCEKEY=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx /passive /norestart' />
<install cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /i "%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\VA25-BritishEnglish-Serena.msi" /passive /norestart' />
<!-- <upgrade cmd="%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\claro.bat > c:\clarobatupgrade.log" /> -->

<remove cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /x "%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\ClaroReadSE-engb-7.2.38-auth-X.msi" /passive /norestart' />
<exit code="0"/>
<exit code="2"/>
</remove>

</package>

This doesn't install on my test client, which (in AppLog) complains of "Database inconsistency: Package with ID 'claroreadse7' does not exist within the package database or the local settings file. Please contact your system administrator!"

But there is 100% certainly a "claroreadse7.xml" in the packages folder with the rest of the packages, with the same rights as all the other .xml files in there.

Anyone see what I'm doing wrong? Thanks for any and all help! :)

</packages>

[Paul McGrath]

Also you’ve mixed case naming. Make the package and profile name lower case

From: wpkg-users [mailto:wpkg-users-***@lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of Paul McGrath
Sent: 27 November 2017 14:04
To: James Arnold <***@longhill.org.uk>; wpkg-***@lists.wpkg.org
Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] "Database Inconsistency: Package with ID x does not exist..." But it Does Exist

Hi,


You’ve named it ‘ <package id="ClaroReadSE7.2.38" but it is referenced in the error as ‘claroreadse7’

Lose the .2.38 from the package id in both the package and profile xml


From: wpkg-users [mailto:wpkg-users-***@lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of James Arnold
Sent: 27 November 2017 13:59
To: wpkg-***@lists.wpkg.org<mailto:wpkg-***@lists.wpkg.org>
Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] "Database Inconsistency: Package with ID x does not exist..." But it Does Exist

Thanks Ulli and Paul!

Okay, I've changed those fields above, still not getting it installed though.

Yes it's in the correct position/OU and defined in profiles.xml

Same message in client's AppLog: Database inconsistency: Package with ID 'claroreadse7' does not exist within the package database or the local settings file. Please contact your system administrator!

Cheers both again,

J

On 27 November 2017 at 13:17, James Arnold <***@longhill.org.uk<mailto:***@longhill.org.uk>> wrote:
Hello everyone,

First off, to whoever's reading, thanks loads for the work on wpkg! Just getting to grips with a system I've inherited at the moment and I've hit a snag. Please be gentle!

Okay, client deploys all historic packages except for the new one I've just done. That's "claroreadse7.xml" below:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<packages>

<package
id="ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
name="ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
revision="1"
reboot="false"
priority="10">

<check type="file" condition="exists" path="C:\Program Files (x86)\Claro Software\ClaroRead SE\ClaroUp.exe" />

<!-- <install cmd="%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\claro.bat" /> -->
<install cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /i "%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\ClaroReadSE-engb-7.2.38-auth-X.msi" LICENCEKEY=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx /passive /norestart' />
<install cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /i "%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\VA25-BritishEnglish-Serena.msi" /passive /norestart' />
<!-- <upgrade cmd="%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\claro.bat > c:\clarobatupgrade.log" /> -->

<remove cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /x "%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\ClaroReadSE-engb-7.2.38-auth-X.msi" /passive /norestart' />
<exit code="0"/>
<exit code="2"/>
</remove>

</package>

This doesn't install on my test client, which (in AppLog) complains of "Database inconsistency: Package with ID 'claroreadse7' does not exist within the package database or the local settings file. Please contact your system administrator!"

But there is 100% certainly a "claroreadse7.xml" in the packages folder with the rest of the packages, with the same rights as all the other .xml files in there.

Anyone see what I'm doing wrong? Thanks for any and all help! :)

</packages>

[Dave Evans]

James: just to be clear
and you may have got it working by now as others have commented, but the
explanation may help
you say in the title:
""Database Inconsistency: Package with ID x does not exist..." But it
Does Exist"
it doesn't exist, hence the error :-)

you have defined in your profile that a package called "claroreadse7"
should be installed
I'm guessing that you have created a file called "claroreadse7.xml"
in that file you have created a package definition with an id of
"ClaroReadSE7.2.38"

first of all WPKG is blind to the filename of the .xml files, you could
have called it boris.xml and it would have worked just as well (or badly)
WPKG reads all the contents of all the .xml files it can find, and puts
them all together, the filenames themselves are not important.
there are only two things which need to line up:
  * the name you called it in the profile.xml file  (or a file in the
/profiles folder)
  * and the id in a package definition
so if you've called it "claroreadse7" in your profiles file:
then your package needs to start:

    <package
        id="claroreadse7"
        name="ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
        revision="1"
        reboot="false"
        priority="10">

I'm not sure if the package ID is case sensitive but I always preserve
the case - just in case.
the above should get your package working

even better style might be this:
    <package
        id="claroreadse7"
        name="ClaroReadSE"
        revision="%version%"
        reboot="false"
        priority="10">

        <variable name="version" value="7.2.38" />

then you just need to update the version line when there's a new version
to deploy, and everything just works.
the "name" is just a description, useful in reports.

by default I believe WPKG should be creating a log file in SYSTEM's
%temp% (probably c:\windows\temp) which you can inspect.
if you find and amend this line in config.xml you can force it to create
the log file in the root of c:\ on each system

        <param name='log_file_path' value='%SystemDrive%' />

the file will likely be called wpkg-[HOSTNAME].log

Happy wpkg-ing

Dave

Hi,
You’ve named it ‘    <package id="ClaroReadSE7.2.38" but it is
referenced in the error as ‘claroreadse7’
Lose the .2.38 from the package id in both the package and profile xml
Behalf Of *James Arnold
*Sent:* 27 November 2017 13:59
*Subject:* Re: [wpkg-users] "Database Inconsistency: Package with ID x
does not exist..." But it Does Exist
Thanks Ulli and Paul!
Okay, I've changed those fields above, still not getting it installed though.
Yes it's in the correct position/OU and defined in profiles.xml
Same message in client's AppLog: Database inconsistency: Package with
ID 'claroreadse7' does not exist within the package database or the
local settings file. Please contact your system administrator!
Cheers both again,
J
Hello everyone,
First off, to whoever's reading, thanks loads for the work on
wpkg! Just getting to grips with a system I've inherited at the
moment and I've hit a snag. Please be gentle!
Okay, client deploys all historic packages except for the new one
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<packages>
    <package
id="ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
name="ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
        revision="1"
        reboot="false"
        priority="10">
<check type="file" condition="exists" path="C:\Program Files
(x86)\Claro Software\ClaroRead SE\ClaroUp.exe" />
        <!-- <install cmd="%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\claro.bat" /> -->
<install cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /i
"%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\ClaroReadSE-engb-7.2.38-auth-X.msi"
LICENCEKEY=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx /passive /norestart' />
<install cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /i
"%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\VA25-BritishEnglish-Serena.msi"
/passive /norestart' />
<!-- <upgrade cmd="%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\claro.bat >
c:\clarobatupgrade.log" /> -->
<remove cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /x
"%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\ClaroReadSE-engb-7.2.38-auth-X.msi"
/passive /norestart' />
<exit code="0"/>
<exit code="2"/>
</remove>
    </package>
This doesn't install on my test client, which (in AppLog)
complains of "Database inconsistency: Package with ID
'claroreadse7' does not exist within the package database or the
local settings file. Please contact your system administrator!"
But there is 100% certainly a "claroreadse7.xml" in the packages
folder with the rest of the packages, with the same rights as all
the other .xml files in there.
Anyone see what I'm doing wrong? Thanks for any and all help! :)
</packages>
--
*James Arnold - Network Manager*
*Longhill High School*
*Falmer Road*
*Rottingdean*
*East Sussex*
*BN2 7FR*
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[James Arnold]

Gosh that was mega helpful, thanks for taking the time on that Dave.

Right, that's been amended as per, but still wasn't working.

However I *did* find that (with the help of an xml verifier) that my remove
tag didn't end correctly. I've changed that now, but it was checking out
that local log file that steered me right to it, so thanks again hugely for
that too!

Just so I know I understand then (sorry if this has been painful everyone!)
the .xml file for the package itself (eg msoffice.xml, chrome.xml) I can
call anything at all. What matters is, in the file itself, the
<package></package> section has the id=boris SO LONG AS in profiles.xml
I've a section under the relevant OU for <package package-id="boris" />

I *think* I'm there now. Thanks much to everyone!

J

Post by Dave Evans
James: just to be clear
and you may have got it working by now as others have commented, but the
explanation may help
""Database Inconsistency: Package with ID x does not exist..." But it Does
Exist"
it doesn't exist, hence the error :-)
you have defined in your profile that a package called "claroreadse7"
should be installed
I'm guessing that you have created a file called "claroreadse7.xml"
in that file you have created a package definition with an id of
"ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
first of all WPKG is blind to the filename of the .xml files, you could
have called it boris.xml and it would have worked just as well (or badly)
WPKG reads all the contents of all the .xml files it can find, and puts
them all together, the filenames themselves are not important.
* the name you called it in the profile.xml file (or a file in the
/profiles folder)
* and the id in a package definition
<package
id="claroreadse7"
name="ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
revision="1"
reboot="false"
priority="10">
I'm not sure if the package ID is case sensitive but I always preserve the
case - just in case.
the above should get your package working
<package
id="claroreadse7"
name="ClaroReadSE"
revision="%version%"
reboot="false"
priority="10">
<variable name="version" value="7.2.38" />
then you just need to update the version line when there's a new version
to deploy, and everything just works.
the "name" is just a description, useful in reports.
by default I believe WPKG should be creating a log file in SYSTEM's %temp%
(probably c:\windows\temp) which you can inspect.
if you find and amend this line in config.xml you can force it to create
the log file in the root of c:\ on each system
<param name='log_file_path' value='%SystemDrive%' />
the file will likely be called wpkg-[HOSTNAME].log
Happy wpkg-ing
Dave
Hi,
You’ve named it ‘ <package id="ClaroReadSE7.2.38" but it is referenced
in the error as ‘claroreadse7’
Lose the .2.38 from the package id in both the package and profile xml
*Sent:* 27 November 2017 13:59
*Subject:* Re: [wpkg-users] "Database Inconsistency: Package with ID x
does not exist..." But it Does Exist
Thanks Ulli and Paul!
Okay, I've changed those fields above, still not getting it installed though.
Yes it's in the correct position/OU and defined in profiles.xml
Same message in client's AppLog: Database inconsistency: Package with ID
'claroreadse7' does not exist within the package database or the local
settings file. Please contact your system administrator!
Cheers both again,
J
Hello everyone,
First off, to whoever's reading, thanks loads for the work on wpkg! Just
getting to grips with a system I've inherited at the moment and I've hit a
snag. Please be gentle!
Okay, client deploys all historic packages except for the new one I've
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<packages>
<package
id="ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
name="ClaroReadSE7.2.38"
revision="1"
reboot="false"
priority="10">
<check type="file" condition="exists" path="C:\Program Files (x86)\Claro
Software\ClaroRead SE\ClaroUp.exe" />
<!-- <install cmd="%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\claro.bat" /> -->
<install cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /i "%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\
ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\ClaroReadSE-engb-7.2.38-auth-X.msi"
LICENCEKEY=xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx /passive /norestart' />
<install cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /i "%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\
ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\VA25-BritishEnglish-Serena.msi" /passive
/norestart' />
<!-- <upgrade cmd="%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\claro.bat >
c:\clarobatupgrade.log" /> -->
<remove cmd='msiexec.exe /qn /x "%SOFTWARE%\ClaroReadSE7\01\
ClaroReadSE-7.2.38-auth\ClaroReadSE-engb-7.2.38-auth-X.msi" /passive
/norestart' />
<exit code="0"/>
<exit code="2"/>
</remove>
</package>
This doesn't install on my test client, which (in AppLog) complains of
"Database inconsistency: Package with ID 'claroreadse7' does not exist
within the package database or the local settings file. Please contact your
system administrator!"
But there is 100% certainly a "claroreadse7.xml" in the packages folder
with the rest of the packages, with the same rights as all the other .xml
files in there.
Anyone see what I'm doing wrong? Thanks for any and all help! :)
</packages>
--
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*Longhill High School*
*Falmer Road*
*Rottingdean*
*East Sussex*
*BN2 7FR*
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[Adam Thorn]

everyone!) the .xml file for the package itself (eg msoffice.xml,
chrome.xml) I can call anything at all. What matters is, in the file
itself, the <package></package> section has the id=boris SO LONG AS in
profiles.xml I've a section under the relevant OU for <package
package-id="boris" />

There are a few different ways of defining your packages. You can use a
single packages.xml file:

https://wpkg.org/Packages.xml#packages.xml_structure

which has the overall structure

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<packages>

<package id="foo" ...>
<!-- define package foo here -->
</package>

<package id="bar" ...>
<!-- define package bar here -->
</package>

<!-- keep going with as many package elements as you like -->

</packages>

But that rapidly becomes difficult to manage, so you might instead split
your package definitions into multiple files inside a packages/ directory:

https://wpkg.org/Packages.xml#Individual_XML_package_files

and it sounds like that's what you have. But as you say, all that
matters is the attributes within the contents of the XML, and the
software you assign to a host in profiles.xml..

https://wpkg.org/Profiles.xml

need to have "package-id" attributes matching the "id" attribute in your
<package> elements. Note that you can split up your profiles.xml file
into multiple files in just the same way that packages.xml can be split.
And to complete the set, hosts.xml (which defines how the profiles from
profiles.xml get assigned to a particular host) can be split in much the
same way:

https://wpkg.org/Hosts.xml

Yet another possibility is to get packages.xml (or profiles.xml or
hosts.xml) from a webserver by suitably defining settings such as
web_packages_file_name and wpkg_base in your config.xml:

https://wpkg.org/Config.xml

The config.xml provided with wpkg is well-commented and reading the
default version that ships with wpkg is the best way to see the options
(as yours might have been locally altered!). This is what I do, mainly
because all our info about hosts and profiles ties in to a local
database, so we query that via PHP and dynamically generate the hosts
and profile XML contents as needed.

Adam
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[James Arnold]

That's brilliant Adam and everyone, thanks loads for all that!

J

everyone!) the .xml file for the package itself (eg msoffice.xml,

chrome.xml) I can call anything at all. What matters is, in the file
itself, the <package></package> section has the id=boris SO LONG AS in
profiles.xml I've a section under the relevant OU for <package
package-id="boris" />

There are a few different ways of defining your packages. You can use a
https://wpkg.org/Packages.xml#packages.xml_structure
which has the overall structure
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<packages>
<package id="foo" ...>
<!-- define package foo here -->
</package>
<package id="bar" ...>
<!-- define package bar here -->
</package>
<!-- keep going with as many package elements as you like -->
</packages>
But that rapidly becomes difficult to manage, so you might instead split
https://wpkg.org/Packages.xml#Individual_XML_package_files
and it sounds like that's what you have. But as you say, all that matters
is the attributes within the contents of the XML, and the software you
assign to a host in profiles.xml..
https://wpkg.org/Profiles.xml
need to have "package-id" attributes matching the "id" attribute in your
<package> elements. Note that you can split up your profiles.xml file into
multiple files in just the same way that packages.xml can be split. And to
complete the set, hosts.xml (which defines how the profiles from
profiles.xml get assigned to a particular host) can be split in much the
https://wpkg.org/Hosts.xml
Yet another possibility is to get packages.xml (or profiles.xml or
hosts.xml) from a webserver by suitably defining settings such as
https://wpkg.org/Config.xml
The config.xml provided with wpkg is well-commented and reading the
default version that ships with wpkg is the best way to see the options (as
yours might have been locally altered!). This is what I do, mainly because
all our info about hosts and profiles ties in to a local database, so we
query that via PHP and dynamically generate the hosts and profile XML
contents as needed.
Adam
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