11.2 Editing Group Policies to Enable Agent Installation Debug Logging

To enable debug logging of the Novell ZENworks Desktop Management Agent during installation, use the Microsoft* Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc), which is a utility you can use to modify the Local Group Policy to enable logging for any MSI installation.

  1. From the Windows desktop, click Start > Run.

  2. In the Open field, type gpedit.msc, then press Enter to open the Group Policy Editor.

  3. Expand Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, expand Windows Components, then click Windows Installer.

  4. On the Extended page of the editor, double-click the Logging setting to open the Logging Properties dialog box, then select Enabled.

  5. In the Logging field, specify the modes (each indicated by a single letter, shown on the interface) that you want to log.

    We recommend that you specify all available modes.

    The log file (msixxxxx.log, where xxxxx represents randomly-generated alphanumeric characters) appears in the \temp folder of the calling user (that is, %TEMP% for the logged-in user).

For more information on using the Group Policy Editor, see Article 314852 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

For more information about Windows Installer logging for all Windows operating systems, see Article 223300 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.