Re: trying to install advanced client
- From: "Kim Oppalfens" <Kim dot Oppalfens@google mail.com>
- Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2005 13:44:10 +0200
In a locked down network, group policy is usually the only automated method
that is left over.
All other methods depend on either the admin$ share to be present, or the
user having local admin privileges, 2 things that are generally not allowed
in a locked down network.
And something that is bound to become more & more of a problem in our
security push environment
--
Kim Oppalfens
Telindus Belgium
MVP Windows Server System - SMS
"Kerwin Medina [MSFT]" <kerwinm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uNYLkB3yFHA.2644@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> For push install, the Admin$ share is 'required'. So is the access to the
> registry and the service control manager.
>
> If you can't do push, you might want to try group policy. There is always
> the manual install option too.
>
> "Nathan" <Nathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:C8461076-A4CE-48DF-90C1-2B4C484B92A1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sorry it's been awhile - got sidetracked on another project.
>> Yes to the first 3 questions
>> No to the last 3 questions
>>
>> One thing I have found so far is that there is no Admin$ share on client
>> machines. It is a classified network and every-time I do a client
>> install
>> push or and advertised program to push the advanced client; the ccm.log
>> on
>> the SMS site server logs:
>>
>> Attempting to connect to administrative share on machine \\machine\admin$
>> Error unable to connect to the remote registry of the machine
>> Error unable to access target machine for request
>>
>> Is there a way to install the advanced clients without the Admin$ share
>> present on the client machines? It is a classified network and the
>> Admin's
>> will not allow Admin$ to be shared or created. (And I wouldn't think SMS
>> is
>> soley dependant on the Admin$ share, as there have to be other networks
>> "locked" down such as this)
>>
>> Also anyone with any information on setting up patch management in a
>> "disconnected network" configuration? IE: I did it sucessfully with WSUS
>> by
>> exporting the WSUS content and metabase from a "live" network and
>> importing
>> into the WSUS on "disconnected" network. WSUS has helped with the
>> patching,
>> but I really need SMS to "complete" the patch management solution. So
>> far I
>> am unable to install the SMS2003 scan tools, as the installtion wizards
>> attempts to connect to the internet to download the .xml files - but
>> there is
>> no internet connection - and the wizard will not continue or allow for a
>> manual import during installation.
>>
>>
>> Any help is appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Nate
>>
>>
>> "Anthony Puca" wrote:
>>
>>> Let me start with Basic ?'s...
>>> Did you do AD Schema Extensions?
>>> If so, did you set the ACL on the AD Systems/Systems Management
>>> container?
>>> Are you doing Adv. Security?
>>> Are your clients running Windows Firewall or any other 3rd party
>>> firewall?
>>> Are the clients running any form of Anti-Spyware software?
>>> When you push to a client, does it get the System32\ccmsetup folder?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Anthony Puca
>>> MCSE, SMS
>>> Interlink Group
>>> Denver, CO
>>> "Kim Oppalfens" <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:MPG.1d44e0ab302a13398a06b@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >
>>> > Just wanted to comment that sms uses any form of name resolution, not
>>> > just netbios name resolution. If the systems are resolvable by dns or
>>> > any other means you should be fine.
>>> >
>>> > In article <#vjt1TkiFHA.3568@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>>> > sofuoglucem@xxxxxxxxxxx says...
>>> >> SMS uses NetBIOS names to access clients as you can see from the CCM
>>> >> log
>>> >> file. To check whether NetBIOS name resolution is working properly on
>>> >> your
>>> >> network, ping this machine with its NetBIOS name on the SMS server.
>>> >> In
>>> >> this
>>> >> case "ping PRGGP22". If client's name couldn't resolved by SMS server
>>> >> client
>>> >> installation will not work.
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Kim Oppalfens
>>> > MVP SMS
>>> > Computacenter Belgium
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
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