Groupshield 7 – Blocking Keywords
Nov17

Groupshield 7 – Blocking Keywords

KB ID 0000438  Problem You would like Groupshield to block email containing certain keywords, for example you are getting a lot of spam containing certain words and phrases, in either the the subject line or message body. Solution Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links NA

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McAfee ePO 5.1 – Adding an LDAP Server
Nov17

McAfee ePO 5.1 – Adding an LDAP Server

KB ID 0000926  Problem On a new installation, while trying to get some ePO groups to sync with Active Directory, I was getting LDAP errors, that suggested I need to setup an LDAP server. That’s fine but it took me ages to find out where that was done! Solution 1. Connect to to ePO > Registered Servers > New Server. 2. Change the server type to LDAP Server (well hidden McAfee, thanks for that!) > Give it a name >...

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McAfee ePO – Client Firewall Exceptions to Allow Agent Deployment
Nov17

McAfee ePO – Client Firewall Exceptions to Allow Agent Deployment

KB ID 0000952  Problem It’s been a while, since I deployed ePO, and as I’ve got a big McAfee roll-out coming up I thought I’d better run it up on the test bench and see how much it’s changed since version 4. As the prospective client is going to use Server 2012 and Windows 8, that’s what I tested it with. Despite my best efforts the the McAfee agent (8.6) refused to deploy to the clients as long as I had...

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Cannot Remove McAfee – ‘McAfee Agent cannot be removed while it is in managed mode’
Nov17

Cannot Remove McAfee – ‘McAfee Agent cannot be removed while it is in managed mode’

KB ID 0000960  Problem If you have the McAfee Agent installed, (particularly if it was deployed via ePO), when you try and remove it you will see this error; Now normally you would just setup a new deployment task in ePO and set it to remove the agent(s), or replace the agent with a newer one. But what if ePO has been removed? Or the client will never be on the ePO network again? Solution Open a command window, (run as administrator)...

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IBM / Lenovo IMM (Integrated Management Module) Default Username and Password
Nov17

IBM / Lenovo IMM (Integrated Management Module) Default Username and Password

KB ID 0001088 Problem I’m more used to HP servers with iLO’s and Dell servers with DRAC’s, but today I had to put in an IBM System X (now Lenovo) Server with an IMM on it. Once I’d got its IP address from my DHCP servers list of leases I was faced with a logon screen. Solution Took some hunting, but the credentials are as follows; Username: USERID Password: PASSW0RD (That’s a zero, not an ‘O’...

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