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TungNguyen1600
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Jun 27, 2022
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Correct App detection rule File Path for User Folder

Hi Guys,

 

I have deployed a file to the user's folder, but I don't think I have the correct syntax for the "Current User", I have tried:

 

%username%

%userprofile%

 

But Intune doesn't like them as it is showing that it has failed even though it has deployed the file in the correct folder. Below is the detection rule file path. Does anyone know what the correct syntax for the current user is? Many thanks, Tung

 

  • Detection rules run as SYSTEM, not as user even if you deploy it as a user package. You have to use something outside a Users folder to detect the installation, I usually create a file in c:\programdata\customername\...\installed.txt and check on that to see if the installation succeeded

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  • RobYoung's avatar
    RobYoung
    Iron Contributor

    TungNguyen1600 

    I know this is an old thread but I thought I would pass along a custom script that I use for user based installs. This will check if a file exists inside the users profile. (update the file and path and save as a ps1 file):

     

    # BEGIN: Custom Detection Script
    $lastLoggedOnUser = (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_ComputerSystem | Select-Object -ExpandProperty UserName).Split('\')[-1]
    $filePath = "C:\Users\$lastLoggedOnUser\changeto\the\path\filename.exe"

    if (Test-Path -Path $filePath) {
    Write-Host "File exists on the last logged on user's profile directory."
    exit 0 # Return success
    } else {
    Write-Host "File does not exist on the last logged on user's profile directory."
    exit 1 # Return failure
    }
    # END: Custom Detection Script

  • GiulianoIT's avatar
    GiulianoIT
    Copper Contributor

    HiTungNguyen1600 ,

    I have exactly the same VPN client to deploy in Intune but none of my scripts/win32app worked.

     

    Would you mind sharing your settings please?

     

    Thanks

     

    Giuliano

    • Rudy_Ooms_MVP's avatar
      Rudy_Ooms_MVP
      MVP
      Could you share how you configured the win32app

      Install as user or system?
      What did you configured as detection rule?
      • GiulianoIT's avatar
        GiulianoIT
        Copper Contributor

        Hello Rudy_Ooms_MVP ,

        Thanks for your reply.

         

        I finally made it work!

         

        These are my settings:

         

        And the script is:

        As I needed to copy the whole folder.

         

        Interesting is if I set the install behaviour as System context, Intune will create another "user" (in users folder) with the device's name.

         

        Thanks a gain!

        Giuliano

         

  • Detection rules run as SYSTEM, not as user even if you deploy it as a user package. You have to use something outside a Users folder to detect the installation, I usually create a file in c:\programdata\customername\...\installed.txt and check on that to see if the installation succeeded

    • Rudy_Ooms_MVP's avatar
      Rudy_Ooms_MVP
      MVP

      Harm_Veenstra 

       

      I was playing around with a win32app that got installed in the USER context ... ANd just adding a %username% in the detection rule... first it indeed tries to find it as system

      Of course that would just fail

       

      But it seems it also tries to find it as user if the system detection fails... and by the looks of it ... it succeeds

       

       

       

       

      • Harm_Veenstra's avatar
        Harm_Veenstra
        MVP
        Ok.. What? Is this something new?! I'm sure I tested this multiple times in the past and read that detection is done by system
    • TungNguyen1600's avatar
      TungNguyen1600
      Copper Contributor

      Harm_Veenstra Ahh makes sense. No wonder I couldn’t find much documentation on it. Do you have any doc that states the detection rule is on the system level? And thanks for the tip too!

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