Only system applications can be executed after deployment

This article applies to:

• Acronis Snap Deploy 4

Symptoms

1. You create a deployment template and specify an EXE file to transfer to the target machines and select the option to run the file on target machines:

   

   OR

   You specify a non-system application to run after deployment:

   

2. You perform the deployment using this template;
3. After deployment, the file is transferred to the deployed machines, but it is not executed.

Cause

Option Application to run only works for system tools that are located in Windows\System32\ folder, e.g. cmd.exe, notepad.exe, wscript.exe 

Solution

You can run EXE applications using Windows Command line. In Application to run section, specify the following parameters:

• Application: \Windows\system32\cmd.exe
• Parameters: /c start <path>\<name>.exe

Example: /c start C:\tools\utilities.exe

More information

See also:

• Acronis Snap Deploy 4
• Acronis Snap Deploy 4: Executing VBS Scripts Transferred After Deployment