RIprep utiilty - To prepare client computers for Kaspersky Deployment

Applies to Kaspersky Administration Kit 8.0

The Riprep utility is designed for preparing client PCs for deployment. It allows to quickly perform operations on a client PC necessary for deployment. Riprep allows to:

• Disable Simple File Sharing. This option is not available for the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
  
  
• Start the Server service.
  
  
• Create an Account having all permissions required to perform remote installation.
  
  
• Disable User account control (UAC). This option is available for the following operating systems only: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008.
  
  
• Open the following ports which is necessary to be able to install applications:
• TCP 139, 445, 13000, 14000, 18000
• UDP 137, 138, 13000

Note: The Riprep utility is incompatible with Microsoft Windows Home Edition.

The Riprep utility is located in Kaspersky Administration Kit installation folder on a PC with installed Administration server. The utility should be run on a client PC which you want to prepare for deployment under an account having local administrator permissions for that PC.

The utility has a GUI, and can be managed using command prompt as well.

Managing the utility via GUI:

1. Copy the file riprep.exe to a client PC and run it.
   
   
2. Check necessary box(es).
   
   

During account creation an additional window will appear prompting to enter login and password:

Managing the utility via command prompt

Syntax:

riprep.exe [-silent] [-cfg ] [-tl traceLevel]

Switches:

-silent – run the utility in non-interactive mode.

-tl traceLevel – set traces level, where traceLevel is a number between 0 and 5. Without this switch, traces level is set to 0.

-cfg – specifies riprep.ini configuration file path. You should manually create this configuration file has under this exact name.

Riprep.ini configuration file contains two sections:

Specify which tasks should be run in the section Common:

DisableSFS – disable simple file sharing (0 – disable task; 1 – enable task);

StartServer – start the service Server (0 – disable task; 1 – enable task);

OpenFirewallPorts – open necessary ports (0 – disable task; 1 – enable task).

DisableUAC – disable User account control (0 – disable task; 1 – enable task).

Specify login (user) and password (Pwd) in the section UserAccount.

An example of a configuration file:

[Common]

DisableSFS=0

StartServer=1

OpenFirewallPorts=1

DisableUAC=0

[UserAccount]

user=Admin

Pwd=Pass123

After the utility work is over, the following files will be created in the starting folder:

riprep.txt – a utility run log containing a full utility runtime report with reasons.

riprep.log – a trace file (it is created if the utility traces level is set to more than 0).

Source: http://usa.kaspersky.com/support/corporate/remote_management/t207802766/208280781/