Deploy TeamViewer Host MSI option file with relative path
Greetings. I'm trying to deploy a custom TeamViewer Host via Intune Win32 app, though not with Intune / Company Portal integration. So just at custom TeamViewer Host really. I run into problems when referencing the options file. I've created a intunewin file where the MSI setup file resides, as well as a subfolder "Options" where the .tvopt file resides. The problem is that I can't seem to use a relative path to reference the options file, as I get an error message stating that the reference file is not accessible. Is it possible to use relative paths here?
error message + install string
Here's the install string:
msiexec.exe /i "TeamViewer15_Host.msi" /qn SETTINGSFILE="Options/TeamViewer15HostSettings.tvopt"
If I do a local install with an absolute path (C:\whatever\TeamViewer15HostSettings.tvopt) the install works as expected. As far as I can tell that won't work with a Win32 app deployment as there's not absolute path to reference, and the Win32 app states to use relative paths for extra files. Is there any way do this with a relative path?
Source: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/apps/apps-win32-app-management
When generating an .intunewin file, put any files you need to reference
into a subfolder of the setup folder.
Then, use a relative path to reference the specific file you need.
For example:
Setup source folder: c:\testapp\v1.0
License file: c:\testapp\v1.0\licenses\license.txt
Refer to the license.txt file by using the relative path licenses\license.txt.
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I ran into this issue as well! You can get around it by using CMD to call the msi and use %CD% to generate the absolute path.
Here is an example
cmd.exe /c start msiexec.exe /i "TeamViewer_Host.msi" /qn SETTINGSFILE="%CD%\TeamViewer_Settings.tvopt"
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Greetings.
I was tired of trying to make a Teamviewer 15 deployment which requires absolute paths for the configuration files and there was no way to get it to work.
Following this post I did the test with the installation using a cmd script and the execution paths %~dp0 (I didn't know about them ngl) and saved me from having to reconfigure all of my clients!
If someone by any chances comes here for the same I quote the script (.msi, config file and .cmd must be on the same folder):
msiexec /i "%~dp0TeamViewer_Host.msi" /qn CUSTOMCONFIGID=XXX APITOKEN=XXX SETTINGSFILE="%~dp0ConfigFile.tvopt"
Greetings from Spain,
Enrico.
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Hey guys, any news on this post? I am deploying windows 11 and I want to install Temaviewer with a password pre-set, the only way is doing it through TVOPT, but adding the line in my MDT it doesn't work
msiexec.exe /i "TeamViewer_Host.msi" /qn CUSTOMCONFIGID=XXXX APITOKEN=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ASSIGNMENTOPTIONS="--alias %computername% --grant-easy-access --group-id gXXXXXXXX" SETTINGSFILE="D:\MDTwin11\Applications\Teamviewer\configuration.tvopt"
D:\MDTwin11\Applications\Teamviewer, I change this path several times trying different ones.
when I take this SETTIGSFILE line off, It will install Teamviewer with the other configuration working, with SETTINGSFILE it wont work, any advice on what can I do to make it work?
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Hey guys, any news on this post? I am deploying windows 11 and I want to install Temaviewer with a password pre-set, the only way is doing it through TVOPT, but adding the line in my MDT it doesn't work
msiexec.exe /i "TeamViewer_Host.msi" /qn CUSTOMCONFIGID=XXXX APITOKEN=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ASSIGNMENTOPTIONS="--alias %computername% --grant-easy-access --group-id gXXXXXXXX" SETTINGSFILE="D:\MDTwin11\Applications\Teamviewer\configuration.tvopt"
D:\MDTwin11\Applications\Teamviewer, I change this path several times trying different ones.
when I take this SETTIGSFILE line off, It will install Teamviewer with the other configuration working, with SETTINGSFILE it wont work, any advice on what can I do to make it work?
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