Brigg Angus
Articles
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OUs Not Showing in PDQ Inventory (AD Sync) Containing Computer Objects
Purpose You perform an AD Sync on an Active Directory Organizational Unit (OU) containing computer objects; and the OU is not listed in the domain.com PDQ Inventory Tree item. NOTE: By default, PDQ...
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Package Names Are Ordered Differently in the Console and the CLI
Purpose You notice that package names in the PDQ Deploy console and the PDQ Deploy Command Line Interface are ordered differently. Resolution When enumerating packages using the GetPackageNames CLI...
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Test A Deployment Outside of PDQ Deploy (with PowerShell)
Purpose: You wish to check to ensure deployments work outside of the PDQ Deploy program. This can be useful in troubleshooting a myriad of possible issues. Requirements: In order to perform this te...
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Switch to Local Mode
Purpose You want to understand what to do when migrating from a PDQ console running in Server Mode or a PDQ console running in Client Mode to a PDQ console running in Local Mode and you are present...
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Create a Zero-impact Package to Test Deployments & Schedules
Purpose: You wish to deploy a package with zero-impact* to target computers within your organization. Some of the reasons for doing so include: You are new to PDQ Deploy or new to creating your ow...
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Service Manager Access Denied
Purpose:You receive an error, Access denied to the computer's service manager on the target computer. Resolution:This security error may be caused by the user account not being an administrator of ...
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WMI Object Not Found
Purpose: You receive an error that an object in Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) could not be found. In most cases this error indicates the WMI Repository on the target machine is corrupt. ...
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Configuring Central Server - PDQ Inventory
Purpose:You wish to configure the PDQ Inventory Central Server. If you will be converting an existing PDQ Inventory console to Client Mode and have custom Collections, Scan Profiles, Reports, and T...
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PDQ Inventory WMI Scanner: Usage & Examples
Purpose: You wish to scan the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) database for specific information. Resolution: Obtaining useful and accurate information from the WMI scanner is dependent on...
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Using Multiple Transform Files in PDQ Deploy
Purpose: You wish to deploy a software package with multiple transform (MST) files. Resolution: Use the TRANSFORMS property in Install step parameters to enumerate transform files. 1. In instances ...