SCCM 2012 application install "Failed" in client Software Center

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BamBamBeano picture BamBamBeano · Aug 13, 2013 · Viewed 128.7k times · Source

We're using SCCM 2012 and I'm packaging all of our application and testing them as I go. Some only have .exe's and are more difficult than the .msi's. Some have no documentation and I'm trying different types of command line switches to see what works.

The only way I am able to test these out is create the application, deployment type, and deployment and then push it down to a test client I have.

When an application downloads and then immediately fails, which logs can I review for more information? Looking at client logs for SCNotify, Execmgr, and Windows\CCM\Logs doesn't reveal much. The server side logs don't appear to shed any additional light either.

I'm not doing a task sequence so SMSTS.Log isn't much help.

Where do you guys begin troubleshooting when you think you have the correct command line but the application downloads to client and then fails?

Thanks.

Answer

ctd25 picture ctd25 · Oct 18, 2013

I'm assuming you figured this out already but:

Technical Reference for Log Files in Configuration Manager

That's a list of client-side logs and what they do. They are located in Windows\CCM\Logs

AppEnforce.log will show you the actual command-line executed and the resulting exit code for each Deployment Type (only for the new style ConfigMgr Applications)

This is my go-to for troubleshooting apps. Haven't really found any other logs that are exceedingly useful.

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