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Bypassing Group Policy for PowerShell Scripts

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A user was trying to run a PowerShell script in a script action, but was having issues due to an execution policy blocking the script. The user wanted to know if it was possible to bypass the group policy, to which it was suggested this would be seen as a security vulnerability by Microsoft. A workaround of setting the execution policy on the current user was suggested and seemed to work.

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Suggestion for Script to Create Log Bundles with ControlUp Infrastructure Servers

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A user suggested creating a script to generate log bundles with logs from ControlUp infrastructure servers such as SBA, COP, IOP, etc. An example of such a script was AppSense-Support.vbs and this was used to successfully retrieve the logs. The ControlUp Script Library includes a script (https://www.controlup.com/script-library-posts/deploy-log4net-for-controlup-processes/) for generating log bundles for Cloud components, although it is more complicated to do so for on-prem components due to the large size of the logs.

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How to Send Messages Based on FSLogix Triggers

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A user wanted to send a message to the user whose disk had low profile space using an FSLogix trigger, but the script action for this couldn't be used. Oliver suggested creating a trigger for disk space and then using a script follow-up action to find the user GUID/key, followed by a send message action. He also suggested using Powershell to get the session ID of the user and using the MSG.exe native functionality to send a message to a specific session, if multiple users were using the same machine. Dennis suggested adding a filter for FSLogix Disk Type to the Trigger filter editor, and Nicholas linked a script that is helpful for single session setup. The roadmap also includes FSLogix disks per user.

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Error “Communication problem. Please try agai n in a few minutes” when new user’s sign into ControlUp Insights

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New users were experiencing an error when logging in to the SaaS URL's, and it was observed through the discussion that they would need to open the console first. It was suggested that for Solve users, they can be created without touching the console with the help of PowerShell cmdlets, CSV import, and SAML. The option is not yet available for Insights.

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Can the ControlUp Solve web console connect to a machine with a pre-installed agent, or is the legacy console necessary?

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A user asked if the Solve web console will allow users to add new machines with an already-installed ControlUp agent, which would replace the current "Add Computers" configuration step. It was mentioned that a new version of ControlUp will have changes to the agent deployment process that will make this step less relevant. As an alternative, the support page https://support.controlup.com/docs/euc-synchronization-with-universal-sync-script provides a PowerShell script to sync Virtual Machines, though this is subject to customers' security concerns.

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Seeking Method to Identify Applied Settings and Corresponding PowerShell Profile?

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The user asked about PowerShell profiles and how to see the settings that are applying, and if OneDrive could be causing confusion. It was suggested to check the $profile, $profile.currentuserallhost and allusersallhosts commands, as well as the provided links from Microsoft, and the host (Powershell-ISE, Visual studio code, powershell.exe, etc) might also be introducing settings. The issue was eventually solved due to an extra tick.

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