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Is unattended setup of Windows client possible?
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 9:49 pm
by debs3759
I am creating a customised, trimmed down Windows 10 setup disk, and adding apps to post-install. Can v7.5.1 on Windows 10 Pro x64 be setup in unattended mode, with command line parameters to setup my ID, Team ID, passkey and just a GPU slot?
Re: Is unattended setup of Windows client possible?
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2019 10:29 pm
by JimboPalmer
Folding@home is very concerned that unscrupulous persons might try to install the client on computers they do not own.
As such, I would not expect any assistance in your goal.
For my employers 55 PC's, I kept the name, team number, and passcode on a USB drive and used wordpad to copy/paste them into the web client. (Yes, I had written permission from the Executive Director)
Re: Is unattended setup of Windows client possible?
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 5:31 pm
by foldy
If you can automatically create a file in post-install then you can create the FAH config file with your settings. And instead of running the fah installer you can extract the files and copy them to a FAHclient folder in post-install step. Or try the flag /S at the fah installer which is default silent install for nullsoft installers.
Re: Is unattended setup of Windows client possible?
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 8:31 pm
by bruce
Note that you must install FAHClient on each computer independently. The first time FAHClient connects to a server, it receives a (hidden) UserID which identifies that installation. If you clone that OS, you'll end up duplicating the UserID, and you don't want that to happen.
Note: UserID is not related to User_Name