Automate Installing SCCM Client for Azure AD Autopilot Devices via Intune and PowerShell
With more and more organizations moving to Modern Management approach to manage their endpoints; there is an increase in adapting and leveraging Endpoint Manager and Autopilot where devices can be shipped directly from manufacturers (OEMs) to users. Typically, the OEM would go about Pre-provisioning (AKA White-Glove) those devices where all essential apps are installed and…
Ivanti Environment Manager Configuration: How to export Shortcuts, Drive Mappings and Printer Mappings with Powershell
Recently, I got asked by one of my customers if there is a way to extract information from Ivanti (Appsense) Environment Manger configuration that could be used somewhere else. This client has been using Ivanti UWM for years which accumulated large numbers of shortcuts creation actions, mapping actions and printer creation actions. The customer also…
Hosting Adobe Acrobat DC on Citrix Non-persistent RDSH with FSLogix App Masking | A Walk-through
Environment Windows RDSH or VDI (non-persistant) Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (Any version) FSLogix App Masking Ivanti Environment Manager (or any equivalent solution) Citrix Provisioning Services (or any equivalent solution) Adobe Acrobat Pro DC – Named User License Adobe Acrobat Reader Introduction It is common in many organisations to have a situation where a small…
Citrix VDA: The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed
The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed If you get this error for non-persistent RDSH/VDI provisioned using PVS, it could well be that there is a conflict in managing “machine account password” on your computer objects in AD between PVS and Netlogon. Machine account password for non-persistent machines provisioned with PVS…
Google Chrome 71 / 72 Trail Dragging Issue when Maximized on Windows 7 2008 R2
I have been working recently on an issue for one of my clients whereby after updating to Chrome 71.0.3578 (and also in 72.0.3626) a display issue started to occur when Chrome is maximized; Any foreground window over Chrome leaves “trails” of itself over Chrome Window. If Chrome gets the focus again, the trails disappear. The…
Get and Enumerate Certificate Chains Remotely Using PowerShell
In responding to the Certificate Trust Issue when using SSL relay with Citrix XML Service, I wrote a function that can get all the certificates in the certificate path (chain), and provide a better view of different attributes which makes reporting and comparing much easier. The Function would use Authority Key Identifier and the Subject Key…
Certificate Trust Issue when using SSL relay with Citrix XML Service
Waking up to a P1 incident! Users are not able to see any icons after they authenticate to Citrix Store Front/Web Interface. Enumeration is failing. The environment Citrix StoreFront/Web Interface hosted on Windows 2008 R2 Zone Data Collectors of XenApp 6.5 Farm hosted on Windows 2008 R2 Servers. Each ZDC has an issued certificate which is…
Disable/Enable Scheduled tasks using Powershell and COMObject
While working on a project for a client where many of the Windows Systems are 2008R2 with PowerShell 3.0 or lower, there was a need to automate disabling scheduled tasks to ensure consistency across the XenApp/XenDesktop estate. This is something that can be done easily in PowerShell 4.0+ using Get-scheduledTask cmdlet. But in PowerShall 3.0…
Citrix Studio – Full Admin but Permission Denied
Credit goes to Richard Podd for finding the solution for this – Kudos Rich! Summary You are logging in to Citrix Studio with a AD account that has full admin rights but still getting permission denied error messages. This happens on all Delivery Controllers. Error Id: XDDS:292F2E2C Exception: Citrix.Console.Models.Exceptions.ScriptException You are not authorized to perform…
Automating Process Monitor Captures on Remote Machines Using PowerShell
Automated Process Monitor Captures on Remote Machines Using PowerShell