Error installing package

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Posted on
12-11-2018
11:22 PM
- last edited on
03-04-2025
08:28 AM
by
kh-richa_mig
Trying to install a BitDefender package and get following process with error in log:
Executing Policy BitDefender
Mounting JamfShare
Installing BitDefender...
Successfully installed BitDefender.
Running script BDinstall...
Script exit code: 255
Script result: installer: invalid option –pkg
Usage: installer [-help] [-dominfo] [-volinfo] [-pkginfo] [-allowUntrusted] [-dumplog]
[-verbose | -verboseR] [-vers] [-config] [-plist]
[-file <pathToFile>] [-lang <ISOLanguageCode>] [-listiso]
[-showChoicesXML] [-applyChoiceChangesXML <pathToFile>]
[-showChoicesAfterApplyingChangesXML <pathtoFile>]
-pkg <pathToPackage>
-target <[DomainKey|MountPoint]>
Error running script: return code was 255.
Unmounting file server...
Followed a support article for BitDefender. Does anyone have any idea what can be wrong?

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Posted on 12-12-2018 03:19 AM
It looks like a dash has been turned into a hyphen, when a postinstall script tries to install an additional package stored in resources, for reference I'll add example code. I'd suggest you have a look at the source package in something like Suspicious Package. You probably can't fix it without building a new package and fixing the code...
Example:
installer -pkg "MyPackage.pkg" -target "${3}" -dumplog
