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Altering Retention for content to remain within SDMCACHE
Issue:Sometimes drives run out of space quickly due to patching. This guide will walk you through altering the retention of files within the SDMCache Folder9.5 SP1 and Later Solution:Within your Agent...
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I schedule the task and after it goes to downloading it immediately fails. I can go directly to the file path and it will download the file with no problem but for some reason when it tries to download...
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How to Troubleshoot Agent Discovery
Issue Agents fails to discover during a task.Status: FailedResult: Cannot Find AgentReturn code: 1110 IssueAgent Discovery ProcessLogsIs the machine online?Yes - Device is onlineNo - Device is not...
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How to reset a policy on a client using SQL Lite Manager for LDMS 8.8 and 9.0
The following does not have to be done from the core, but it does have to be done with an account with administrative rights. NOTE: The below method works fine. However, in my opinion, the better...
View ArticleSetting wallpaper through LANDesk !
Hi Guys, I found an easy way to set up wallpaper to windows machines through LANDesk. Just follow the steps... 1. Select a bmp file as wallpaper 2. Rename the file as wallpaper.bmp 3. Keep the file in...
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How to target LDAP Groups and OU's in Novell eDirectory
Targeting LDAP users and groups from Novell eDirectory requires the following patch: SWD-2356188.2-2 There are two folders in the extracted patch directory. The SWD-2356188.2-2 patch must be run on...
View ArticleUpdates that Every LaunchPad customer should apply.
I will be keeping a list of all updates that a customer using LaunchPad should apply. If you are using LaunchPad it is recomended to bookmark this article. 1. Make sure that SP2a is applied to the...
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Deploying Windows XP Service Pack 3 as a Distribution Package
DescriptionThis document describes how to deploy Windows XP Sevice Pack 3 using LANDesk Management Suite and a Distribution Package. This is most easily done using the patch content in Patch Manager,...
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How to create a Software Package that places a shortcut on the Desktop
Steps to create an SWD package to push out a shortcut to the desktop of a user</h2> One of the more common software distribution tasks is to place a shortcut for an application onto a users...
View ArticleHow to troubleshoot policy status reporting
1. On the core server navigate to c:\program files\landesk\managementsuite directory. 2. Open the apmservice.ini and add a logging section and the the following value:Keepevents=on Should look...
View ArticleHow to invoke a process on a remote computer under a specified identity
It is sometimes useful to invoke an application on a remote device using a specified user context instead of the LocaSystem user. To achieve this result, it is possible to use the attached VBS that...
View ArticleHow to pre-stage Distribution Packages Through the Management Gateway
Staging FilesLDMS 9.6Schedule your Distribution Task.Right Click on the task and select Properties.Go to the Task Setting page, and select the following options.Task Type: Policy OR Policy Supported...
View ArticleHow to Configure a Preferred Package Server
Information on how to debug your Preferred Server configuration can be found here http://community.landesk.com/support/docs/DOC-27151For LDMS 9.0 and Newer VersionsPreferred Servers can be enabled in...
View ArticleHow to interpret Scheduler Task Status Codes and MAC_STATUS for a task
Scheduler task status codes The LD_TASK table inside the LDMS database contains a TASK_STATUS column whose values are represent the status for each task. Below are the code definitions for the...
View ArticleHow to copy files to a specific directory on client machines via a bat file...
Description If you want to copy file(s) to a client machine using LDMS, you might see these errors: Batch file fails to copy file If you want to update file(s) on a client: Error: Access Denied...
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'Time out' error when click the 'refresh' on portal manager
Symptoms The client machine deploy agent with portal manager. When click the 'refresh' button on the portal manager, there is 'time out' happened. Cause There is Anti-virus software installed on client...
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Silent Install .pkg
Have a .pkg that I have zipped and created a Mac Distribution package for but it will not install silently on the client machine. What are my alternatives?
View ArticleScript to replicate only one share ?
Hello, I have more than 100 content replication tasks, and i want to replicate only one source path.In UI console, i can right clic/start content repication only on selected source path, but how to do...
View ArticleNewbie in need of Help
As a newbie struggling a little to find answers to im hoping some simple issues Basically i created a bat file distribution package to simply copy some files to a device then move them to a new...
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I schedule the task and after it goes to downloading it immediately fails. I can go directly to the file path and it will download the file with no problem but for some reason when it tries to download...
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