LANDesk Patches fail
LD 9.5 sp3 I have one server that is failing on applying patches via LANDesk. When using Microsoft Update, all patches apply and the server is clean (verified with our internal Nessus tools)....
View ArticleLenovo driver updates
I've installed a test core with 9.6 to test out some of the new features and was trying out the Lenovo driver updates through Patch. We currently do not have a subscription to Patch, but I was able to...
View ArticleLD-PM-48283-901 Problems.
After installing the above patch on our core server (LDMS 9.0). I am unable to view 'affected computers' in the patch and compliance! I had created a test group for installing SP1 for the clients when...
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New icon showing up in clean/repair history.
As of 12/1/2014 we have a new icon and action showing up in clean/repair history for login/logout. Has anyone seen this, and if so what setting is tracking login/logouts? LDMS 9.5 SP3LDDA 9.6 SP1
View ArticleCustom Definitions not working
Hi all, I'm trying to make a simple custom definition - basically it detects the file version of an executable, and if the version is below minimum it is supposed to run a batch file which replaces...
View ArticlePatch 955839 - False Detection With XP SP3 Systems
I have a ticket with support already, but figured i would let all know. There isan issue with the LD patch detection mechanism for patch 955839 - December 2008 cumulative time zone update for...
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Patch Manager does not contain VS 2010 SP1
I'm not sure why but my Patch and Compliance manager does not contain Service Pack 1 for Visual Studio 2010. It does contain post SP1 patches however. Can anyone provide advise on how I should...
View ArticleJava 7 update 11 - patching problems
Hi all I have been patching the critical update for Java 7u11 on LanDesk version 9.0.3.1 and have hit a few confusing problems. The patch has worked on several machines - removing the idea that the...
View ArticleLD-PM-48283-901 Problems.
After installing the above patch on our core server (LDMS 9.0). I am unable to view 'affected computers' in the patch and compliance! I had created a test group for installing SP1 for the clients when...
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vulscan.exe is Causing UAC Prompt after Login
After deploying an updated agent configuration to some Windows systems, I get the following UAC prompt: Why is this? I'm not even sure which logs would help; there's also nothing apparent in Event...
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...
View ArticleLANDesk Integration Microsoft WSUS
Is it possible tointegrate MicrosoftWSUSinLANDesk Management Suite9.5SP2?
View ArticleMacintosh FileVault 2 detection
I thought I would share a Custom Definition I created that identifies Mac OS X systems for which FileVault 2 is NOT enabled. I named it "MAC-FileVault2_Disabled_DetectOnly" for clarity. I chose "Mac OS...
View ArticleDetect pending reboot on Windows servers
Hello. I'm currently writing a batch script to handle patching of Windows servers. I'm using a batch script to run vulscan because I want to leave some evidence / logging on the local server to show...
View ArticlePowershell in custom definition
Hi, I am writing a custom definition to upgrade software but am having issues with power shell running something. I am getting:Command Interpreter runningContent filename:...
View ArticleDefinition Types: Where did they go?
Hi, Newbie here. Just went to look into using Patch Manager to get MSFT patches on our servers up to date. I noticed new patches definitions aren't there.I noticed there are only a few definition...
View ArticleMissing Patches?
Hello, As usual, we had here our monthly 'Post Patch Tuesday' meeting to discuss the new patches released by Microsoft, prior to deploying them using LANDESK Patch & Compliance. As usual, we had...
View ArticleLD 9.6 - Change the reboot behavior during a scan?
We are moving from Landesk 9.5 to 9.6 SP1. One of the cool features we liked in 9.5 was the ability to autofix by scope and run a custom scan against a scope with the ability to change the repair...
View ArticleWhat is your patch workflow environment?
I'm wondering how others are putting the Patch and Compliance feature to work in their environment. We are new to LANDesk and I'm struggling to visualize how best to put it to use. We have several...
View ArticleMicrosoft .NET Framework 4.5.2
Through the last round of endpoint patching we noticed Windows Update showed the most recent .NET framework update as "Important" . Yet in scanning using LANDesk, the vulnerability is not detected...
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