VBScript Custom Definition Driving Me Nuts
Ok, I'm really stumped. I was given a task to look for a key in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT branch of the registry. Since LANDesk doesn't do that for detection natively, I wrote a quick script to do it....
View ArticleLANDesk Security and Patch Manager - Product / Content List Report
This is a list of the products that Security Suite scans for.
View ArticleAccess denied when downloading a patch
Hi, It was found that in the console.exe.log from LANDesk server, below message is logged. When we downloading patch: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path is denied. at...
View ArticleCustom Variable for JRE patch?
Has anyone modified LANDesk's JRE patch with Custom Variable to install using Java Security Level = Medium? I wrote a custom defintion to deploy "deployment.config" and "deployment.properties" files to...
View ArticleClearing SDMCache after set period of time - registry changes
I've gone throug the steps I've seen in the forums here for reconfiguring the reg. entries to adjust the amount of time that files will stay in the SDMCache folder. We're attempting to get patches to...
View ArticlePatch and Compliance through Software Deployment Portal
Hi Everyone,I am looking for a way to run the patch and compliance scan through the software deployment portal. Is there any way to create repair policy, which be available for users from SDP? We're...
View ArticleDownloads of Patches From Core Very Slow Since 9.5
Hi all We recently updated to LD 9.5 and are finding that the patch downloads to our systems are very slow. As a test, I ran a vulscan batch file on a server to download it's updates from the core and...
View ArticleDetermine Systems with a Specific Patch Installed
Hi all, I know ld 8.8 patch mgr shows what systems are in need of a patch (affected systems) but I'm wondering if there is a way to determine all systems that have a particular patch installed. For...
View ArticleHow to use Patch Manager to deploy a LANDesk Service Pack.
applies to LDMS 9.5Scenario: As needed LANDesk Software will release a Service Pack to add new features to the product or resolve defects that have been discovered. As part of the Service Pack release...
View ArticleWindows Server Hardening
Are there any groups tasked with creating custom hardening? My current task is utilizing LANDesk to impliment IIS 7.0 WEB SERVER STIG...
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Patches are downloaded in different languages
Applies to Patch Manager in every version of LANDESK Management Suite available Questions You have selected specific languages to download but the Patch Manager is downloading certain patches in every...
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How to speed up patching by disabling creation of restore points per each...
Problem:Patching of multiple MS Patches (e.g. after a fresh Windows installation from CD) with LANDesk Patch Manager can take longer than doing the same via Windows Update. This is due to the fact that...
View ArticleAutofix bypassing maintenance window
Hello all, I have a few PCs that cannot be rebooted during the day, so I have setup a maintenance window scheduled scan and repair task to run every evening to install patches. Today when I dropped a...
View ArticleUnable to fetch patch from local preferred server.
Does anyone have encoutered this error on their landesk core server. Client was unable to download the preferred server settings from the core. Unable to create connection http://Core server...
View ArticleSuggestion on Stacking 2 Patch Jobs with a Single Task with a Reboot
Hey Folks, I need a little help, and I was hoping to get some insights and suggestions. We have a patch window coming up, and we want to patch both microsoft and java. Microsoft are just the standard...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome update missing from repository?
I'm not able to pull this update from either site. Anyone else seeing the same? Failed to download file googlechromestandaloneenterprise_24.0.1312.52.msi01/14/2013 12:32:29 INFO 4280:Main Thread :...
View ArticleHow to repair a hotfix with an .msu file
We've been noticing a Windows 7 bug documented in this KBase article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2486635The hotfix only comes in MSU form though, and I'm not aware of a way to add this in using...
View ArticleLANDesk Security and Patch Manager - Product / Content List Report
This is a list of the products that Security Suite scans for.
View ArticleSecurity scan failed, it says lost contact
Hi, We have around 100 servers with windows OS (2003, 2008), in that only 4 servers are not getting security patches. During scan, server says lost contact and fails detecting security updates. I can...
View ArticleThe previous system shutdown was unexpected
Hello All, I am having a problem with a big percentage of our servers being patched with Landesk. When the Landesk client issues a reboot (if required for patching), when the server comes back up, we...
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