Why do I get a 'Invalid Character in a Base-64 String' error when trying to select a database for Notification Server?
February 19th, 2008 | 0 votes

The error message 'Invalid Character in a Base-64 String' recently appeared in the Notification Server error log.

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Using Reserved Characters in Custom Inventories - Good or Bad?
February 13th, 2008 | 0 votes

Naming objects in our Notification Server environment. Seems fairly simple, but the process can be a bit troublesome. Or naming applications, or custom dataclasses.

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Getting What You Want from PC Transplant
February 7th, 2008 | 0 votes

When using the high-powered personality capture capabilities of PC Transplant in a large migration, it sometimes make sense to use PCT from the command line.

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Troubleshooting a Slow Notification Server Console
January 31st, 2008 | 0 votes

SQL and Altiris Products! They go together.... (Not singing that song). But they need to be configured correctly, or you can run into the dreaded slow console, or even worse, data loss.

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Allowing Limited Security Console Users to View Local Security Solution Passwords
December 13th, 2007 | 0 votes

If you've been hearing this, "I have some limited access users that need to be able to use the passwords that Local Security Solution maintains. I keep getting errors like "Unable to discover your essential user data for logging purposes". What changes do we need to make to allow them access?" then this tip's for you, Bob.

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Why are My SQL Transaction Logs Filling Up?
December 13th, 2007 | 0 votes

Why are my SQL server transaction logs growing each day to the point they overrun available disk space? This is really getting annoying. I am having to truncate them manually. Why isn't the automated procedure working?

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UNC vs HTTP and Package Checksums -- The Truth
October 29th, 2007 | 0 votes

We all know that there are big Software Delivery packages in the world. We also know that sometimes network infrastructure lets us down. So what do you do when you have this monster of a software delivery package to get to clients, and the network hiccups in the middle. Well ... it depends!

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Workaround for Client Task Agent Repeatedly Restarting the Altiris Agent Service
October 12th, 2007 | 0 votes

We love task server. It lets us get a near real-time task or job to machines, and pretty close to immediate feedback. We just have to be careful about what types of tasks we send.

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Changing the Purging Maintenance Schedule in Notification Server
September 26th, 2007 | 0 votes

A very pesky thing in Notification Server is schedule that Purging Maintenance runs on. The default value is that it runs every day at 2:30am.

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Patching Visio and MS Project
August 22nd, 2007 | 0 votes

Many people use Patch Management to meet all of the patching needs. Operating Systems, Office installations, and other applications all can get the benefit of Patch Management's capabilities.

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