RE: Patch Mgmt. - MS SMS Installer - Embedding Logon Credentials

["Jack Cullen" <jack_cullen () hotmail com>]

Let me elaborate:
 The MS SMS 2003 manual states that in order to roll out the SMS client 
agent to Windows 2000 clients via login script (or the like) the user must 
have Admin-level credentials. If not, it states, you can use MS SMS 
Installer to create a client agent installer .msi file with local 
Admin-level logon credentials embedded in the executable. Interestingly 
enough (to me anyway), is the fact that I am also rolling out McAfee ePolicy 
Orchestrator which provides this feature via the Admin Console. It will 
create an agent install executable with local Admin-level credentials 
(%COMPUTERNAME%\Administrator + password). I have installed over 1000 EPO 
agents to Windows 2000 clients via login scripts, etc. with this 
Admin-enabled executable (no major meldowns yet!!!).
 In summary I am looking for:
1) The procedure to create (recreate, repackage) the MS SMS 2003 Advanced 
Client agent install (ccmsetup.exe and client.msi) with local Admin-level 
credentials embedded to deploy via login script (I realize capinst.exe is 
for use in login scripts)
2) The reason this can't be done with other executables (such as MS security 
patches in an emergency, sent via email for example)

PS: Rod, I bought all your books and have even sent copies to all my 
in-laws.

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