A user asked about creating a trigger file that notifies an email if a log file is not changed for two days. Solutions proposed include making a custom event log entry and using the System.IO.FileSystemWatcher class. The user found a potential solution and will update the discussion with their results.
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Microsoft Windows Related Training & Support Archives
Microsoft Windows training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
Error “no more connections can be made to this remote computer” while distributing FSLogix AppMasking Rule from VDA
A user reported an error message they had received while attempting to distribute a single FSlogix AppMasking Rule from one VDA to 30+ others. The potential cause of the issue was suggested to be the number of concurrent file sharing connections being limited in Windows desktop OS as a license limit. The ControlUp support team requested some additional information to investigate the issue. The user mentioned they used an SMB share to host their FSlogix rules and GPOs, and copy them locally during gpupdate.
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Investigating Network Latency Issues in ControlUp
A user noticed that some of their devices experience a network latency with white spaces at different intervals and asked for clarification. It was determined that the ping was failing consistently every 40 minutes and that there could be a network issue (not VPN) related to communicating with a target Citrix public IP address. The user was instructed to open a support ticket and view raw data to determine if the numbers match. The graphs looked normal when checked.
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Running a ControlUp Automated Action fails with EventID 5005
A user experienced an error when running an automated action with EventID 5005 due to UAC being enabled. The user then ran the action as a specific user that had rights to start VMs in vCentral, and it was suggested that the action could be run from a Monitor server instead. Any logs can be shared by opening a ticket or in private with support. ControlUp has a log4net script action available to investigate this issue further. The registry key EnableLUA will be read if the script is set to "controlup console/monitor".
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How Does ControlUp Edge DX Determine Missing Patches?
A user asked about how ControlUp Edge DX determines missing patches and it was replied that Edge DX gets this information from what Windows Update is reporting. The user then ran winget which didn't show anything missing.
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Can $(username) be Used as a Variable for Windows Event Alert Templates?
A user asked if $(username) could be used as a variable in an alert template for Windows events. This is not possible, but the value can be seen in the Incident pane if the variable is included in the trigger criteria. This was confirmed with testing. The Template variables can be found in Google Sheets.
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Retention of Logged Events in ControlUp Management Console
In the ControlUp Management Console, events are logged for a default period of 60 minutes; this data is stored in-memory and reset when the console is reopened. For searching and analysing Windows Event from the past 14 days, the Incidents pane can be used. To access older events, community incident triggers should be disabled.
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Understanding Hard & Soft Page Faults with ControlUp
A user asked about hard and soft page faults and ControlUp's reporting capabilities regarding these faults. Hard page faults generally have a larger negative impact on performance, however with more people using solid state drives this impact is not as drastic. ControlUp is working to include this measurement of hard page faults in its reporting. In terms of acceptable page fault expectations, it varies depending on underlying hardware and disk speeds, and looking at the combination of hard page faults and excessive queue lengths can help to determine if there is an issue.
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How to configure SBA for alerting when an FSLogix container size exceeds a threshold
Members asked for an SBA that allows to alert when an FSLogix container size exceeds a threshold. Through a configuration process the actions should be finalized and a "User Logged On" trigger should be created. An event will be written to the Application Log when a user's VHD is outside the threshold and a "Windows Event" trigger can trigger any action. An 8.8 BETA program will be available in Q1 23 and those interested can reach out to @member and @member.
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How to create a Windows event trigger which recognizes warning and error events?
Hi folks, is it possible to create a Windows event trigger which recognizes warning and error events?
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