Good to know
- The
response.varfile
file file contains the options specified during the installation wizard steps of your previous Jira installationCostOS workstation installation. Don't uninstall your previous Jira installation previous CostOS workstation installation until after you've copied this file to your new install location. If you decide to modify the
response.varfile
file, make sure all directory paths specified are absolute, for example,sys.installationDirpath=C\:\\Program Files\\CostOS_Workstation
Warning Do not forget to accept the license terms adding the row acceptlicense=yes
on the \response.varfile
Install a CostOS application workstation in unattended mode
- Download the installer of CostOS Workstation
- Copy
<installation-directory>/.install4j/response.varfile
from your existing CostOS workstation installation to where you downloaded the installer. - In command prompt or terminal change directory (cd) to where you downloaded the installer.
- Run the following command to install CostOS workstaion:
Code Block language powershell CostOS_Workstation_X.X.XXX.exe -q -varfile response.varfile
Where -X.X.XXX
is the CostOS Workstation version you downloaded. -q
instructs the installer to run in unattended mode (quietly). -varfile
specifies the location and name of the configuration file containing the options used by the installer.
-console Use parameter to print installation process on command window.
Installation Log file
you can always get your silent installation log file from the following file <installation-directory>/.install4j/
installation.log
Additionally you can use the following params on your execution command line to store log files in a deferent location
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CostOS_Workstation_X.X.XXX.exe -q -varfile response.varfile -Dinstall4j.alternativeLogfile="C:\Program Files\CostOS_Workstation\installation-configure.log" -Dinstall4j.noPermanentLogFile=true |
Response file example
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createDesktopLinkAction$Boolean=true
permToAll$Boolean=true
shouldInstallNET35$Boolean=false
shouldInstallNET4$Boolean=false
shouldInstallVC2015$Boolean=false
sys.adminRights$Boolean=true
path=C\:\\Program Files\\costos1
sys.languageId=en
acceptlicense=yes |