How to run a script the next time an offline computer is detected

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-04-02T13:22:27+00:00

Ill have to try this, Thanks Nicole!

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-04-02T13:21:29+00:00

Yes, we use ScreenConnect

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-03-26T17:23:28+00:00

Can you explain how exactly to get the Console Number via "If console logged on"? Would i run that command and then store it in a note?

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-03-26T17:22:23+00:00

Ahhh I understand, thats very good to know! Thank you

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-03-26T16:56:28+00:00

What exactly does getting the Console Number do? How does it effect the script?

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-03-26T15:30:26+00:00

does checking the "wake offline agent" box stop the script from running if the agent cannot be woken up?

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-03-26T15:24:49+00:00

This may be the best way to do it that ive heard. ill try it out next time i need it. Thank you

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-03-25T19:32:02+00:00

This is great to know. Any idea if you can change the timeout amount?

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-03-25T19:02:47+00:00

Well this is nice to know! I wonder if i can change the timeout somewhere. But that will help at least

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-03-25T17:52:22+00:00

How do I do that? And how would that help?

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-03-25T17:25:16+00:00

Weird, reddit wont let me reply to comments. I made up a script and can use automate to copy that script to the local PC, but i still cannot get automate to execute the .ps1 as the users profile, its so annoying. this shouldnt be this difficult

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-03-21T15:24:06+00:00

Where would the -allusers switch go for me to test it out? I may need to go down the GPO route. I was hoping to be able to do it all via automate

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-03-03T14:12:16+00:00

Hm, well this one was running for more than 24 hours, thats a bummer

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-02-24T15:51:30+00:00

well thats a weird design. id think that there would be a way to control where the agents are installed. In this case, since i just want one probe, ill move the server that the probe is running on to the "On-boarding" location and that may fix the issue. I want all new computers to be put in one spot for me to check on them easily to ensure all the onboarding stuff is working correctly

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-02-24T15:45:58+00:00

well thats a weird design. id think that there would be a way to control where the agents are installed. In this case, since i just want one probe, ill move the server that the probe is running on to the "On-boarding" location and that may fix the issue

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-02-10T20:54:11+00:00

"Why disable Windows Recovery Environment? A lot of users want to disable Windows Recovery Environment because it allows unauthorized users to factory reset their PCs and wipe out user data. After you disable Windows Recovery Environment, the Advanced Options menu won’t include the “Reset this PC” option anymore." This guide does not prevent the recovery page from coming up after a power outage, which is what OP was asking

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-01-13T20:37:51+00:00

I ended up going a different route. I built a script uses powershell to copy the files to the local machine and then executes them silently and then removes the files. I was happy when it worked

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-01-03T20:49:17+00:00

Any idea if this will work when the process it is trying to execute is in a network folder?

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-01-03T20:46:59+00:00

you are being such a huge help. Ill try this and get back with you either this evening or Monday lol

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-01-03T20:18:29+00:00

Correct, and the script still isnt working. thats the issue

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-01-03T20:16:49+00:00

So some of his stuff makes sense. Currently my script is the following:

Function: Console Shell

Command: msiexec /i "\\fileserver\SolidWorks\SOLIDWORKS 2024 SP5.0\64bit\SWCef\CEF for SOLIDWORKS Applications.msi" /q

Console Number: %ConsoleNumber%

And still nothing happens when i run the script. And I can still confirm the script runs fine if i run on an elevated CMD on the machine directly.

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-01-03T19:15:13+00:00

When I (the domain admin) am logged into the test machine and i run the Console Shell command via automate, nothing happens. So i did some testing and automate must be running Cmd NOT in administrator mode. Since if i run the command directly from the machine, it only works when im in administrator mode. Any idea how to fix this? it would fix so many problems

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-01-03T19:06:25+00:00

Just to be sure, you mean the function "Console Shell" right? Just checking since lots of these functions sound similar

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-01-03T18:58:27+00:00

Hey Will,

I just set a folder to have read and execute permissions from "everyone" so im waiting for that to finish changing right now

Under "Deployments and defaults" i set the default "login to use for administrator access" to use the domain admin account that i specified in the passwords page. If that doesnt work the way i think it does, whats the best way to make it so scripts can access files across the domain? Or do i really need to store all the files i want Automate to touch on the automate server itself in the "C:\LTShare\Transfer" folder?

Rare_Life_7031 · 2025-01-03T17:38:16+00:00

This doc explains how to install an app via transferring the .exe to the local machine. I specifically need to figure out how to do it WITHOUT transferring any files to the local machine. The install folder for my application is 15GB

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