Deploy Chrome Browser via GP problem!!

[fiza]

I am trying to deploy the Chrome Browser via Group Policy. I have the MSI and I have created a GPO just like the ones I already have for deploying other software. When I try to deploy Chrome to my test machine it never works. In the GP Results Policy events I see :

 

Warning : The assignment of application Google Chrome from policy Deploy Chrome Browser failed. The error was : The group policy framework should call the extension in the synchronous foreground policy refresh.

 

Error : The removal of the assignment of application Google Chrome from policy Deploy Chrome Browser failed. The error was : The system cannot find the file specified.

 

Warning : Failed to apply changes to software installation settings. The installation of software deployed through Group Policy for this user has been delayed until the next logon because the changes must be applied before the user logon. The error was : The group policy framework should call the extension in the synchronous foreground policy refresh.

 

 

Anyone have any ideas what is going on?

Edited September 25, 2014 by fiza

[bobt]

When you set the path to the Chrome MSI, did you use a full UNC path:

 

\\svr-01\msi\googlechrome\chrome.msi

 

I usually give everyone read permissions on the MSI aswell to avoid any permissions errors.

[fiza]

When you set the path to the Chrome MSI, did you use a full UNC path:

 

\\svr-01\msi\googlechrome\chrome.msi

 

I usually give everyone read permissions on the MSI aswell to avoid any permissions errors.

 

Yes I did. As I said it is set up exactly like all my other msi deployments and they all work.

[bobt]

Is this a first time deployment or an upgrade?

[fiza]

Is this a first time deployment or an upgrade?

 

First time install.

[Arthur]

First time install.

Do you have a proxy server that requires authentication to access the Internet?

 

http:// http://www.chromium.org/administrators/common-problems-and-solutions

[fiza]

Do you have a proxy server that requires authentication to access the Internet?

 

Common Problems and Solutions - The Chromium Projects

 

No but we have a filter that requires authentication for blocked sites.

[CyberDrac]

I vaguely recall seeing a thread about turning off the checking for updates during install which might address this issue? Updates after that are handled through GPOs, but there is something you can do during the initial install.

[CyberDrac]

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/internet-related-filtering-firewall/141993-where-chrome-msi.html#post1217818

[CyberDrac]

Just realised that was the thread that you were originally participating in, in which case you've probably already done the steps that it discussed to do with the NOGOOGLEUPDATING=1, my apologies

[fiza]

Just realised that was the thread that you were originally participating in, in which case you've probably already done the steps that it discussed to do with the NOGOOGLEUPDATING=1, my apologies

 

Yeh I added the MST but still didn't deploy Chrome! I then removed the GPO and recreated without the MST thinking it must be that causing the problem but it still doesn't deploy.

We want to start using Chrome Browser with GAFE soon so I need to get it deployed.

[Arthur]

Are you using the 32-bit or 64-bit MSI? If the former, perhaps it's worth trying the latter?

 

[b]x86[/b]: https://dl.google.com/dl/chrome/install/googlechromestandaloneenterprise.msi
[b]x64[/b]: https://dl.google.com/dl/chrome/install/googlechromestandaloneenterprise64.msi

[chilbs]

Are you applying this to a user policy or a computer policy?

[fiza]

Are you using the 32-bit or 64-bit MSI? If the former, perhaps it's worth trying the latter?

 

[b]x86[/b]: https://dl.google.com/dl/chrome/install/googlechromestandaloneenterprise.msi
[b]x64[/b]: https://dl.google.com/dl/chrome/install/googlechromestandaloneenterprise64.msi

 

will try 64bit now.

 

- - - Updated - - -

 

Are you applying this to a user policy or a computer policy?

 

computer policy.

[fiza]

Are you using the 32-bit or 64-bit MSI? If the former, perhaps it's worth trying the latter?

 

[b]x86[/b]: https://dl.google.com/dl/chrome/install/googlechromestandaloneenterprise.msi
[b]x64[/b]: https://dl.google.com/dl/chrome/install/googlechromestandaloneenterprise64.msi

 

Same with 64bit! "Fatal error during installation"

[Arthur]

Perhaps it might be worth trying to deploy the MSI via a startup script?

 

@echo off
if exist "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" (
   Exit
) else (
   msiexec /i \\Server\Share\googlechromestandaloneenterprise64.msi NOGOOGLEUPDATEPING=1 /L*V "%TEMP%\Chrome.log" /QN
)

[fiza]

Ok - I got it to deploy. As part of getting Chrome deployed I had set up 2 Group Policies - 1 to deploy and 1 to lock down.

I have just removed the lock down policy and rebooted the PC. Chrome has now installed!!!

 

Why would the lockdown policy interfere with the deploy policy?

[Arthur]

What was in the lockdown policy?

[fiza]

What was in the lockdown policy?

 

I didn't think there was anything weird in there. a couple of things like disable incognito mode, restrict sign to chrome.

 

Nothing that would have stopped install.

 

I did leave the update chrome policy setting as default. Not sure if that means anything?

[machin05]

Was the lockdown policy applying to computers or users?

[fiza]

Was the lockdown policy applying to computers or users?

 

Computers