# Change package status

> Change the status of a package.

Source: https://docs.capaone.com/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/configuration-management/how-to-use-configuration-management/working-with-packages/change-package-status/  
Product: CapaInstaller — a separate CapaSystems product; do not apply this page to any other.

The following is a description of how to change status on a package.

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| **Step** | **Action**                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1        | Select the package in the navigation pane. On the right in the content view, a list of units to which the package is added will be shown.                                                                                   |
| 2        | Right-click a unit and select the status you wish to apply to the package. <br/>- Waiting<br>- Installed<br>- Failed<br>- Schedule uninstallation  ![](/attachments/capainstaller/97a665e6-d643-4534-be25-2fdbcfcd0723.webp) |

The menu item View Installation Log gives the option to view the package installation log if the package has been executed.   
The log file will be uploaded to the database if the package has the status Installed, Failed or Cancelled.

If a package consists of more than one script e.g. if a Post Install Script is present it is only the latter that will be viewable from the Console.  
To view previous scripts they can be found on the local computer in \<Program Files\>\CapaInstaller\Client\Logs.

:::note
If you change the status of a package to *waiting*, the installation of the package on the targeted unit will be attempted again.

If you change the status of a package to *install*, Configuration Management will consider the package as if it has been installed on the target unit.

If you change the status of a package to *failed*, Configuration Management will consider the package as if the installation on the target unit failed.

Schedule uninstallation will remove the software from the unit.
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:::tip
If the status is manually changed to either failed or installed, naturally there will not be an installation log for the package.
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Right-clicking a unit in the navigation pane also gives access to **Restart agent** and **Restart user agent**, which prompt the [CapaInstaller Windows Agent](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/system-administration/capainstaller-agents/capainstaller-windows-agent/) to check for waiting packages immediately, in the computer and user context respectively, and **Redeploy agent**, which reinstalls the agent software on the unit. See [Deploy the CapaInstaller Agent](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/system-administration/how-to-use-system-administration/how-to-use-servers/deploy-the-capainstaller-agent/) for details.

## Related

- [Packages](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/configuration-management/what-is-configuration-management/packages/)
- [CapaInstaller Windows Agent](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/system-administration/capainstaller-agents/capainstaller-windows-agent/)
- [Deploy the CapaInstaller Agent](/capainstaller/the-capainstaller-console/system-administration/how-to-use-system-administration/how-to-use-servers/deploy-the-capainstaller-agent/)