While testing out a file attachment process in a workflow, a "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage" message appeared when executing the portion of a Workflow using the 'InputFileComponent'. It was very unusual. There were no ...
While attempting to run a report for local administrator password access from Local Security Solution 6.1 (LSS), the report, for some of the client machines, rather than referencing a computer/username, displayed "User RID 500" instead. ...
In researching Altiris Agent logs recently, some new entries appeared. These were classed as informational entries, and were related to the Client Task Agent. Some examples are shown in the screenshot below.
Further research showed that this ...
Recently, it was discovered on a large number of server class machines that the Altiris Agent was displaying the following error:
HTTP Request Failed: An operation on a socket could not be performed because the system lacked sufficient buffer space ...
One of the more frustrating systems infrastructure management problems in using and maintaining the Symantec Management Platform (Notification Server), is how to clean up outdated or broken Software Delivery packages. In many cases, the ...
Recently, there was a NSE file generated that was huge (> 20MB) By default, a Notification Server will not process that NSE file. It will get automatically discarded, as the default configuration does not provide a mechanism for ...
Rumor has it that there is an auditing feature built into Notification Server 6.x. How do I access, use and and manipulate Notification Server's internal auditing capabilities?
The Auditing capabilities are extremely ...
We all like the ease-of-use and access of the Altiris Agent logviewer application. It gives us quick and easy access to look at the agent-side logs. It is a bit cumbersome, and as the graphic below shows, you need to click the browse ...
Often You might run into circumstances where a PMImport has run and Software Update Advertisements get disabled. The tough part about this is that there is no easy way to know that, until your patching cycle completes and you find out that ...
EvtQueue, EvtQFast, EvtQLarge, and EvtQSlow. These folders within the Altiris folder structure are the lifeblood of data processing for your Notification Server.
One might wonder if EvtQueue is more important than EvtQFast, ...