A user asked for help setting up an event log trigger for AppLocker log under Windows. After being directed to a Powershell command to check if AppLocker is a supported event log, it was confirmed that it is not currently supported but there is work going on to improve this.
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Scripts Related Training & Support Archives
Scripts training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
Investigating 404 Error using ControlUp Edge DX API for Device List
A user encountered a 404 error when using the API to call a script against a device list. A Network check script was supplied which could address the 414 devices before it broke, with 1 per device ID specified. The issue was discovered to be due to a machine having an altered Device ID within 3 minutes. The EdgeDX API URLs mentioned in the message were 'Global-EdgeDX Download Manager' = 'downloads.sip.controlup.com', 'Global-EdgeDX tenant' = "$edgetenant.sip.controlup.com" and 'Global-Google Maps' = 'maps.google.com'.
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Creating a Custom Report or Data Index with ControlUp
A user asked if there was a way to import external data from CSV files into ControlUp to create a custom report or data index - the only way is to run a script on endpoints. An example of this is used by a customer to create an asset management index. The data is available in the registry, and can be accessed and used to create the data index with ControlUp using a login script run from a GPO.
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Troubleshooting Event Log Trigger Alerts for Applications and Services Logs
A user asked if anyone had any experience getting custom Event Viewer trigger alerts to work for applications and service logs, and whether they were able to get the process working correctly. It was suggested to ensure that the console was correctly collecting events before setting up triggers, and that the events were accessible in Powershell. The user was then referred to a ControlUp article (Real-Time Console - Events Pane [https://helpcenter.controlup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015114517-Real-Time-Console-Events-Pane]) before it was suggested they use the "scheduled task trick" to create an event in the application.
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Configuring ControlUp for Automatic Reboot and Maintenance Mode Removal
This discussion covers how to configure ControlUp to restart a server with the CU Agent when no users are on, including removing it from maintenance mode after reboot. Suggested actions include using a trigger that checks for session count and maintenance mode, and separate scripts for Reboot and Disable Maintenance mode. The benefits of using this method compared to scripts are explained.
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Can ControlUp Monitor Cloud and On-Prem Environments?
A user asked if it was possible to use ControlUp to monitor a cloud environment, especially VMware on GPC. It can be done by using GCVE and a workaround with a datacollector, or by using a dedicated jumpbox in Azure VMware Solution. Control Up SaaS can also be used to monitor both GCP environments and on-prem, with all configuration and historical data stored on ControlUp's backend.
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Generating Email Alerts for VMWare Updates with ControlUp
A user was looking for a way to generate email alerts when a column in the console says "Needs Updating', and to check the status of VMWare servers that may need updating. It was suggested to use an advanced trigger, and once created, to check a test. Additionally, a scheduled trigger can be used to report the status, or Export-CUQuery can be used to dump the data to a CSV file each week. Instructions for running Export-CUQuery in the monitor were provided. Links for the ControlUp Academy and Export-CUQuery Support Docs were given.
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Analyzing Outlook Add-in Load Time with ControlUp Script
A user asked if anyone had a working ControlUp script to analyze Outlook Add-in load time. The user was provided with a script that specified a path to the Outlook Add-in manifest file, created a new Outlook Application object, recorded the start time, loaded the Add-in, recorded the end time, calculated the load time, then displayed the result in seconds. The user thanked the other for the help.
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Renaming FSLogix Profiles with ControlUp Scripts
A user asked for a script that logs off a user and renames their FSLogix profile on the share. ControlUp suggested two ways to accomplish the task depending on group policy settings. If FSLogix is set for "Access network as computer," a script action executed in the machine context would work. If not, the ControlUp console user's permission needs to be granted on the profile share. A script would need parameters for the Session Id, FSLogix Profile Container Path, and User. The old profile will be renamed while the new one is created for the helpdesk to give users.
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Editing Analyze Drive Contents with TreeSize in ControlUp
A user wanted to use TreeSize instead of WinDirStat to edit the contents of the Analyze drive and was suggested to make a copy of the script and modify it to use the TreeSize exe. They retried running it from the command line and confirmed that TreeSize is running on the VDAs, although the user had not tried to run the scan exe from the user's VDA. The user has now confirmed that they have got it.
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