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Hello. Anyone know how to resolve replication issues with COM servers?

@tylerloch Possible it could be related to Dell's SafeBIOS:

Rather than storing BIOS and Firmware information on the hardware itself, which is susceptible to corruption, Dell SafeBIOS delivers an off-host BIOS and Intel ME verification capability.

https://www.delltechnologies.com/asset/en-us/products/security/technical-support/dell-safebios-datasheet.pdf

@cracking-skulls Perhaps this is related

Server Error in '/' Application.
Request timed out.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Web.HttpException: Request timed out.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[HttpException (0x80004005): Request timed out.]

Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.8.4718.0

Hello. I have a Dell Latitude 5450 getting stuck on "EFI stub: Loaded initrd from command line option". I updated the BIOS and disabled secure boot. Any other ideas?

@theopenem_admin Hey, just following up. Is there a fix for this?

@theopenem_admin OK. Great, thank you!

@theopenem_admin Yes. I've updated the images in the prior weeks and working consistently well in terms of replicating. The image deletion was performed over a month ago. I just noticed it after reviewing storage space on the dashboard and remoted in to confirm the deleted image is still there.

Hello. When deleting an image, Action -> Delete Selected Images, didn't replicate to the COM servers. Is there a setting that I'm missing? Thank you.

Hello. Attempting to use the %username% variable in a script module with no success.

cd\
xcopy C:\ApplyThese\start2.bin "C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState" /D /C /Y

However, it works fine if I specify the exact path. Is there a workaround or setting I'm missing? Thanks.

cd\
xcopy C:\ApplyThese\start2.bin "C:\Users\administrator\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState" /D /C /Y

@theopenem_admin Thought you might find this of interest. There is a tool called PsExec that can remotely call up gui applications via command line. Can be downloaded from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/psexec. Below are some examples:

psexec \\computername -u domain\username -p password -i 1 -d notepad
psexec \\computername -u username -p password -i 1 -d C:\Windows\System32\DisplaySwitch.exe 2

Perhaps this can be integrated into TOEMS?

@cracking-skulls The batch file is created in the AppData directory. Double clicking the batch runs fine.

@cracking-skulls The log file doesn't show any errors.

2023-02-09 13:43:29,407 INFO [39] PolicyExecutor - Executing Policy c2eed9b0-43fb-413c-be49-76ae18bc54c3 (Instant Module )
2023-02-09 13:43:29,407 DEBUG [39] PolicyExecutor - Evaluating Conditions For Instant Module
2023-02-09 13:43:29,407 DEBUG [39] PolicyExecutor - No Conditions Found For Module
2023-02-09 13:43:29,407 DEBUG [39] PolicyExecutor - Evaluating Conditions For SB-CloneDisplay-Resolution-1024x768
2023-02-09 13:43:29,407 DEBUG [39] PolicyExecutor - No Conditions Found For Module
2023-02-09 13:43:29,407 INFO [39] ModuleScriptManager - Running Script Module: SB-CloneDisplay-Resolution-1024x768
2023-02-09 13:43:29,407 DEBUG [39] ServiceImpersonationTask - Starting Impersonation Task
2023-02-09 13:43:29,423 DEBUG [39] ApiRequest - ProvisionedComm/Policy/GetImpersonationAccount/
2023-02-09 13:43:29,595 DEBUG [39] ServiceProcess - Starting Command: cmd.exe /c "net localgroup "backup operators" domain\username /add"
2023-02-09 13:43:35,209 DEBUG [39] ServiceProcess - Starting Command: cmd.exe /c "net localgroup "backup operators" domain\username /delete"
2023-02-09 13:43:35,319 INFO [39] ModuleScriptManager - 0
2023-02-09 13:43:35,319 INFO [39] ModuleScriptManager - Script Module: SB-CloneDisplay-Resolution-1024x768 Finished
2023-02-09 13:43:35,319 INFO [39] PolicyExecutor - Finished Executing Policy c2eed9b0-43fb-413c-be49-76ae18bc54c3 (Instant Module )
2023-02-09 13:43:35,319 INFO [39] PolicyRunner - Policies Complete. Starting Policy Cleanup.
2023-02-09 13:43:35,319 INFO [39] PolicyRunner - Submitting Policy Results
2023-02-09 13:43:35,350 DEBUG [39] ApiRequest - ProvisionedComm/Policy/AddHistory/
2023-02-09 13:43:35,491 INFO [39] PolicyRunner - Completed Submitting Policy Results
2023-02-09 13:43:35,506 INFO [39] PolicyRunner - Cleaning Policy Cache
2023-02-09 13:43:35,506 DEBUG [39] ServiceFileSystem - Deleting Directory C:\Program Files\Toec\AppData\1fe4bf9f-815d-40ee-bc66-6546eb987e72

@theopenem_admin If I leave a batch file on the C drive of the computer can I run it from a certain module type?

Hello. I created a batch script module attempting to change extended display to cloned display with command displayswitch.exe 2 with no results. Running a batch on the device works fine though. Any ideas how to resolve? Thanks.

@theopenem_admin I have a Windows 11 Education VM. I installed Toec and issued Toec.exe --prepareImage command in powershell. Placed unattend.xml sysprep file in C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep. I left it in audit mode. I know, it's sloppy, but I was just testing.

@theopenem_admin Didn't use either. If it's dependent on this then yes it's my issue. I will test again with it syspreped.

Hello. After imaging completes, Toec fails to join domain. However, after fail, forcing a check in works.

2023-01-11 11:57:55,948 DEBUG [4] PolicyExecutor - Evaluating Conditions For Join Domain
2023-01-11 11:57:55,964 DEBUG [4] PolicyExecutor - No Conditions Found For Module
2023-01-11 11:57:55,995 DEBUG [4] ApiRequest - ProvisionedComm/Policy/GetDomainJoinCredentials/
2023-01-11 11:57:56,145 ERROR [4] ApiRequest - Invalid Reponse, Signature Missing: ProvisionedComm/Policy/GetDomainJoinCredentials/
2023-01-11 11:57:56,145 DEBUG [4] ServiceDomain - Could Not Obtain Credentials To Join The Domain.
2023-01-11 11:57:56,161 ERROR [4] PolicyRunner - Aborting All Remaining Policies
2023-01-11 11:57:56,161 INFO [4] PolicyRunner - Policies Complete.  Starting Policy Cleanup.
2023-01-11 11:57:56,161 INFO [4] PolicyRunner - Submitting Policy Results
2023-01-11 11:57:56,192 DEBUG [4] ApiRequest - ProvisionedComm/Policy/AddHistory/
2023-01-11 11:57:56,416 INFO [4] PolicyRunner - Completed Submitting Policy Results
2023-01-11 11:57:56,416 INFO [4] PolicyRunner - Cleaning Policy Cache
2023-01-11 11:57:56,431 INFO [4] ServiceTriggerAction - Check In Time Set To 60

After forced check in.

2023-01-11 11:57:56,431 INFO [4] ServiceTriggerAction - Trigger Action: Startup. Complete.
2023-01-11 12:05:32,935 INFO [30] ServiceTriggerAction - Manual Checkin Request Received
2023-01-11 12:05:32,935 INFO [30] ServiceTriggerAction - Checking For Checkin Policies
2023-01-11 12:05:33,278 INFO [30] PolicyExecutor - Executing Policy 9aff4a1a-26d0-4568-b897-25108e600b8d (Join Domain)
2023-01-11 12:05:33,278 DEBUG [30] PolicyExecutor - Evaluating Conditions For Join Domain
2023-01-11 12:05:33,278 DEBUG [30] PolicyExecutor - No Conditions Found For Module
2023-01-11 12:05:33,305 DEBUG [30] ApiRequest - ProvisionedComm/Policy/GetDomainJoinCredentials/
2023-01-11 12:05:33,463 INFO [30] ServiceDomain - Joining Domain 
2023-01-11 12:05:33,479 DEBUG [30] ServiceDomain - Username: 
2023-01-11 12:05:33,479 DEBUG [30] ServiceDomain - OU: 
2023-01-11 12:05:49,595 INFO [30] ServiceDomain - Successfully Joined Domain

@theopenem_admin Oh, wasn't aware. That would work. Awesome. Thank you for your support. Again an amazing product!

@theopenem_admin We have over 10000 computers so not a practical solution.

@theopenem_admin Just an update: I manually renamed the PC and after a restart I was able to perform a reset request in Theopenem. If this could be automated would be a really cool feature and speed things up. If you are interested and need some details we can set up some time so you can view the FOG interface remotely or make a VM yourself. Thank you for your consideration and thanks for making this amazing platform!