Does the security scan have the ability to wake a machine up to perform the...
Just curious if anyone has done this. It would be nice to be able to set patches to autofix, and have them applied after hours. frankdls
View ArticleCurious about User-Initiated software installs/updates
We've determined that that for our agency, forcing software updates on people during the workweek requires too much micromanagement and issues. Therefor, we are wondering if LANDesk offers an easy way...
View ArticleVulscan Switches for Windows Agents
Items in brackets are optional, and the | symbol means "or": GeneralRepairReboot/AgentBehavior=AgentBehaviorID/Repair Group=GroupID | Vulnerability=VulnerabilityID |...
View ArticleUsing "Patch Install Commands" to run a Script after "Run an executable"...
I am using Patch and Compliance in order to install IE though my company. The installer works great and I am able to monitor the installs as they go. I have my install set to "noReboot" and "passive"...
View ArticleLANDesk Patch Content severity levels
Issue Microsoft Update has a vulnerability listed as "Critical" but when looking at the same vulnerability in LANDesk it is listed as "Low" or "N/A". Why are they different?SolutionWindows Update uses...
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Patching Office365 Click-to-Run Installations efficiently with LANDESK
Introduction As we all know, the latest release of Office from Microsoft comes in 2 flavors. A 'rich client' based installation, which is practically the same as running the Setup as in previous...
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Issues patching Chrome and startted with patch 38.0.2125.104
We have started having an issue with LANDesk patching Chrome. We do not approve all Chrome patches but for us the issue started with version 38.0.2125.104 and we also had the issue with 38.0.2125.122....
View ArticleKB3024777 needed. Any idea when it will be released through Patch Manager?
KB3024777 needed. Any idea when it will be released through Patch Manager? This is an urgent fix that Microsoft released a couple days ago for a problem with Root Certificates I find it worrying that...
View ArticleUninstalling Patches through Patch Manager
A common question that is asked is "How can I use Patch Manager to uninstall patches?" Uninstalling patchesYou can uninstall patches that have been deployed to managed devices. For example, you may...
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Patch Manager: Autofix and Scan by Scope
Applies to 9.6 and 9.6sp1Autofix by scope added in LDMS 9.6Scan by scope added in LDMS 9.6sp1 OverviewAutofix and Scan by scope have been implemented to allow different computers to be scanned or...
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Patch Manager 9.6sp1 New Permissions Options for Editing and Importing...
Applies to 9.6sp1 OverviewAdditional control over who can edit and import definitions has been added in LDMS 9.6sp1. Previously anyone with the "Edit" right for "Patch and Compliance" could edit all...
View ArticleVulnerability types missing from the download updates window.
ProblemNew patch content is not downloading.When trying to download updates many of the "Definition types" previously listed are gone. These can include: Microsoft Windows Vulnerabilities, Microsoft...
View ArticleApplication Blocking Video Tutorial
This video shows you how to get started with Application Blocking. If this video has helped you please like or leave a comment, Thank you.
View ArticleDownload Updates Tool Video Tutorial
This video shows you how to leverage the download updates tool to help you automate the sorting and organization of your downloaded patches. If this video has been helpful, please like or leave a...
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Patching: Replaced, Paritally replaced and Replacement not Enabled Folders
Noob question as I'm just switching over from WSUS to Landesk 9.0SP3 for client patch management. I've gone through numerous documents explaining patching, all of which cover the 9.0 SP1 or older...
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Patching 101 - A simple, effective method of patching
As the Enterprise LANDesk Administrator of a large company that has had over 15 Core Servers with over 12,000 systems and over 20 other LANDesk tech's to support I have found "how should I patch" to...
View ArticleGather Historical Information task is failing to run in Management Suite 9.6.
Issue:Gather Historical Information task is failing to run.Following is in the GatherHistory.Details.Log file in the Managmentsuite\Log folder on the Core Server: 09/18/2014 15:12:18 INFO...
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unable to get vulnarable defnition from core 404 error
unable to get vulnarable defnition from core 404 error.....i tried to give host file enrty with core ip still facing same issue .....help
View ArticleSecurity Scan Prompting Clients 4 times each before installing Custom 9.6 SP1...
I'm in the process of migrating from our 9.5 SP3 core to 9.6 SP1 (side by side), our agents are at 9.5 SP1 so we are using our 9.5 core to push a 9.6 SP1 Advanced Agent via custom vulnerability. The...
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