Ncpa reinstall over existing does not update ncpa.cfg file

[mcdonamw]

In Windows, I've found that if I simply install ncpa overtop of an existing installation, it will upgrade it to that new version, but I have cases where the previous install has an ncpa.cfg file with a bad token. It seems installing overtop does not overwrite an existing ncpa.cfg file.

Is there an option with the installer itself to force this, or do I have no choice but to move that previous ncpa.cfg file out of the way (del/rename/etc) before reinstall?

***EDIT*** Rewrote to make more clear.

[jmichaelson]

Would you mind sharing how your script is doing the install to facilitate troubleshooting this?

[bbahn]

Hello @mcdonamw,

When you upgrade NCPA, it keeps your ncpa.cfg in order to maintain your current configurations. If you want to change the token for NCPA with your script, you can use something like

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sudo sed -i '/^community_string.*=/c\community_string = [new_token_here]' /usr/local/ncpa/etc/ncpa.cfg
sudo systemctl restart ncpa

[mcdonamw]

Apologies, I should have been more clear. I'm installing NCPA on Windows systems using Powershell. I'm simply using Invoke-Command to launch the installer in silent mode, including the token on the command line.

So there's no option on the installer itself to overwrite the current ncpa.cfg file?

[bbahn]

There is not. It is expected that users want to keep their configuration changes from previous versions. If you would like for this option to be added, I could file a feature request for you.

[mcdonamw]

That makes sense. My concern is primarily the token not updating even though I passed it as part of the install. We're providing the token for a reason.

With that said, it would be nice to have an option for administrators to force a complete "reinstall" option, e.g. uninstall previous version before installing.

[bbahn]

@mcdonamw,

I'll file a feature request to upgrade the silent installs to be able to update configuration options and to be able to do a clean install after uninstalling the previous version.

[mcdonamw]

Thank you!