How can I make the installer ask the user for a password during installation?

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Jake

• September 06, 2011 12:12

How can I make the installer ask the user for a password during installation?

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  Jake

  • September 06, 2011 12:15

  You can ask the user for a password during installation using a password parameter. You will have to include a section like the one below inside the parameterList section of your XML installer project file.

  <passwordParameter>
     <name>anonpasswd</name>
     <title>Title of my password page</title>
     <description>Please specify a password</description>
     <descriptionRetype>Retype the password</descriptionRetype>
     <explanation>Text to explain what the password will be used for</explanation>
     <ask>yes</ask>
     <width>40</width>
  </passwordParameter>
  

  Attached File:

  passwd.xml

  ---

  <project>
      <shortName>sample</shortName>
      <fullName>Sample Project</fullName>
      <version>1.0</version>
      <installerFilename></installerFilename>
      <readmeFile></readmeFile>
      <licenseFile></licenseFile>
      <wrapLicenseFileText>1</wrapLicenseFileText>
      <leftImage></leftImage>
      <logoImage></logoImage>
      <splashImage></splashImage>
      <defaultLanguage></defaultLanguage>
      <allowLanguageSelection>0</allowLanguageSelection>
      <postInstallationScript></postInstallationScript>
      <postInstallationScriptArguments></postInstallationScriptArguments>
      <showPostInstallationScriptResult>0</showPostInstallationScriptResult>
      <preUninstallationScript></preUninstallationScript>
      <preUninstallationScriptArguments></preUninstallationScriptArguments>
      <allowedLanguages></allowedLanguages>
      <cdromDirectory>${product_shortname}-${product_version}-cdrom</cdromDirectory>
      <cdromDiskSize>700000000</cdromDiskSize>
      <cdromFirstDiskSize>650000000</cdromFirstDiskSize>
      <defaultUnixDirectoryPermissions>755</defaultUnixDirectoryPermissions>
      <defaultUnixFilePermissions>644</defaultUnixFilePermissions>
      <outputDirectory>${installbuilder_install_root}/output</outputDirectory>
      <projectSchemaVersion>1.2</projectSchemaVersion>
      <saveRelativePaths>0</saveRelativePaths>
      <slideShowLoop>1</slideShowLoop>
      <slideShowTiming>5</slideShowTiming>
      <startMenuGroupName>${product_fullname}</startMenuGroupName>
      <style>standard</style>
      <uninstallerDirectory></uninstallerDirectory>
      <validatorProgram></validatorProgram>
      <componentList>
          <component>
              <name>default</name>
              <description>Default Component</description>
              <canBeEdited>1</canBeEdited>
              <detailedDescription></detailedDescription>
              <selected>1</selected>
              <show>1</show>
              <desktopShortcutList/>
              <folderList>
                  <folder>
                      <description>Program Files</description>
                      <destination>${installdir}</destination>
                      <name>programfiles</name>
                      <platforms>all</platforms>
                      <shortcutList>
                          <shortcut>
                              <comment>Uninstall</comment>
                              <exec>${installdir}/uninstall</exec>
                              <icon></icon>
                              <name>Uninstall ${product_fullname}</name>
                              <path>${installdir}</path>
                              <platforms>all</platforms>
                              <windowsExec>${installdir}/uninstall.exe</windowsExec>
                              <windowsExecArgs></windowsExecArgs>
                              <windowsIcon></windowsIcon>
                              <windowsPath>${installdir}</windowsPath>
                          </shortcut>
                      </shortcutList>
                  </folder>
                  <folder>
                      <description>Program Files</description>
                      <destination>${installdir}</destination>
                      <name>programfileslinux</name>
                      <platforms>linux</platforms>
                  </folder>
                  <folder>
                      <description>Program Files</description>
                      <destination>${installdir}</destination>
                      <name>programfileswindows</name>
                      <platforms>windows</platforms>
                  </folder>
              </folderList>
              <startMenuShortcutList>
                  <startMenuShortcut>
                      <comment>Uninstall ${product_fullname}</comment>
                      <name>Uninstall ${product_fullname}</name>
                      <windowsExec>${installdir}/uninstall.exe</windowsExec>
                      <windowsExecArgs></windowsExecArgs>
                      <windowsIcon></windowsIcon>
                      <windowsPath>${installdir}/</windowsPath>
                  </startMenuShortcut>
              </startMenuShortcutList>
          </component>
      </componentList>
      <customLanguageFileList/>
      <fileList/>
      <parameterList>
          <directoryParameter>
              <name>installdir</name>
              <title></title>
              <description>Installer.Parameter.installdir.description</description>
              <explanation>Installer.Parameter.installdir.explanation</explanation>
              <value></value>
              <default>${platform_install_prefix}/${product_shortname}-${product_version}</default>
              <allowEmptyValue>0</allowEmptyValue>
              <ask>yes</ask>
              <cliOptionName>prefix</cliOptionName>
              <leftImage></leftImage>
              <mustBeWritable>yes</mustBeWritable>
              <mustExist>0</mustExist>
              <width>40</width>
          </directoryParameter>
          <passwordParameter>
             <name>anonpasswd</name>
             <title>Title of my password page</title>
             <description>Please specify a password</description>
             <descriptionRetype>Retype the password</descriptionRetype>
             <explanation>Text to explain what the password will be used for</explanation>
             <ask>yes</ask>
             <width>40</width>
          </passwordParameter>
      </parameterList>
      <platformOptionsList/>
      <postInstallationActionList/>
      <preBuildActionList/>
      <preInstallationActionList/>
      <preUninstallationActionList/>
      <slideShowImageList/>
  </project>
  

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