Fails to install on windows about al_agents HOT 2 CLOSED

@spuder According to Microsoft exit code 1603 can be any of the following:

Symptoms:

When you try to install a Microsoft Windows Installer package, you may receive the following error message:
Error 1603: A fatal error occurred during installation.
If you click OK in the message box, the installation rolls back.

Cause:

You may receive this error message if any one of the following conditions is true:
The folder that you are trying to install the Windows Installer package to is encrypted.
The drive that contains the folder that you are trying to install the Windows Installer package to is accessed as a substitute drive.
The SYSTEM account does not have Full Control permissions on the folder that you are trying to install the Windows Installer package to. You notice the error message because the Windows Installer service uses the SYSTEM account to install software.

Resolution:

To resolve this problem, do any one of the following, depending on the cause of the problem:
Install the package to a folder that is not encrypted.
Use this method if you receive the error message because you try to install the Windows Installer package to a folder that is encrypted.
Install the package to a drive that is not accessed as a substitute drive.
Use this method if you receive the error message because the drive that contains the folder that you try to install the Windows Installer package to is accessed as a substitute drive.
Grant Full Control permissions to the SYSTEM account. (for Windows 2000 and Windows XP only)
Use this method if you receive the error message because the SYSTEM account does not have Full Control permissions on the folder that you try to install the Windows Installer package to.

See reference link below for more detail from Microsoft on resolving this issue.

Reference:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/834484

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Thanks, Figured it out. This is a bug in the cookbook that I've opened here: #42

The work around is to set for_imaging: false and for_autoscaling:false in the role

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