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ManasviApprentice
asked in Windows & MacOS
Unable to run DISM or SFC commands on user's system.

Hi Team, Unable to run DISM or SFC commands on the user's system. I tried opening CMD as an Administrator, which prompts the BT pop-up. We approve, but it still doesn't allow me to proceed. I also attempted to open CMD from Task Manager but encountered the same issue.

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GloriaB
BeyondTrust Employee
GloriaBBeyondTrust Employee
published in Windows & MacOS
Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows/Mac) - Knowledge Article Publications (Oct 21 - Oct 28)Weekly KB Publications

The following articles were published last week. New Knowledge Base Articles: KB0021537 - EPM-W rule not matching Sublime Text Editor when using publisher in definition KB0021624 - EPM Cloud JIT Application Access walkthrough KB0021662 - When filtering Analytics in separate tabs they are not independantly honored KB0021663 - EPM-M configuration profile 2.2.1 - Sequoia vs Sonoma and lower KB0021682 - Package Manager unable to install EPM Client or Adapter due to time out KB0021683 - Sequoia pop-up when opening unsigned apps - "App Name" not opened

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GloriaB
BeyondTrust Employee
GloriaB
BeyondTrust Employee
GloriaBBeyondTrust Employee
published in Linux / Unix
Endpoint Privilege Management (Unix/Linux) - Knowledge Article Publications (Oct 21 - Oct 28)Weekly KB Publications

The following articles were published last week. New Knowledge Base Articles: KB0021676 - Error: pbguid Exiting failed to read settings file /etc/pb.settings - general SQL error "

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GloriaB
BeyondTrust Employee
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Chris MorganApprentice
asked in Windows & MacOS
System Tray Icon disappearing randomly

Has anyone seen or reported in various version of the software that the system tray icon randomly does not display? Some things I do to get the icon back, but doesn’t work 100% of the time is disable the Avecto service and end all PGSystemTray processes. Re-enable the Avecto service and run the Privilege Management software from the start menu. About 80-85% of the time the icon gets restored, however there are 10-15% of the time it looks like something is there but does not display properly.

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bt101Veteran
asked in Windows & MacOS
EPM-W : Allow uninstall of apps from add/remove programs

Hello! is there any way to allow users in high flex to uninstall any applications using Windows Add/Remove Programs option. This should be default behavior and we will add apps in a deny list which they should not be able to remove. Certain apps have additional protections and users wont be able to remove those even if we don’t have them in EPM deny list

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GloriaB
BeyondTrust Employee
GloriaBBeyondTrust Employee
published in Windows & MacOS
Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows/Mac) - Knowledge Article Publications (Oct 13 - Oct 20)Weekly KB Publications

The following articles were published last week. New Knowledge Base Articles: Discovery policy template structure for EPM-W Endpoint Privilege Management for Mac off network setup with Password Safe Cloud COM class rule getting UAC instead of the expected EPM-W designated user message EPM-M endpoint not recieving policy - Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-67901

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GloriaB
BeyondTrust Employee
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SureshMApprentice
asked in Windows & MacOS
Block the installation of App 'A', but allow it to run if it is installed via Intune or the Company Portal.

Hello Everyone , We would like to implement a policy that blocks the execution of an application if it is from an external source, even if it has the same publisher and version as one available in the Company Portal/Intune. However, the policy should allow the installation of the same application (with the same publisher and version) if it is from the Company Portal or Intune. Our goal is to prevent the execution of any externally downloaded applications, while permitting installations from Intune or the Company Portal. Example: For Notepad++ version 8.7, the policy should block its execution if installed/downloaded from an external source, but allow installation if done through the Company Portal or Intune Can this be achieved ?? if yes, how can this be implemented? Appreciate in advance!! Regards, Suresh

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Paul
BeyondTrust Employee
raymondus
raymondusApprentice
asked in Windows & MacOS
EPM Windows: How to target any portable apps?

Hi guys, I’ve been assigned a case to block portable apps on a Windows desktop using EPM-W. What is the best way to target any portable apps on Windows? I have a portable application (FreeCommanderPortable.exe - this is just for testing, real-world apps can be anything) with the following criteria: It has a valid digital signature The .exe file can be originated from USB stick, internet download, or file sharing The .exe file can be moved to another folder/drive It doesn’t trigger UAC when run The file name can be changed to anything I tried creating an application group rule that targets any application ("*"), but there were many false positives, as some legitimate applications sometimes depend on each other. The best configuration I can think of is to target if the publisher or the app name contains the string 'portable'. But not all portable applications have this string (e.g., if renamed). Has anyone faced a similar scenario?

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ManasviApprentice
posted in Windows & MacOS
Unable to get refresh policy option in EPM-W

Hi Team, Unable to get refresh policy option on the system tray icon after upgrading EPM cloud adaptor version in 24.5.1037

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SFARising Star
asked in Windows & MacOS
EPM Windows: How does the AD group synchronization work for AD group filters in workstyle?

EPM Windows: How does the AD group synchronization work for AD group filters in workstyle? Currently when we remove user from AD group, EPM policy is still being applied to that user, even though he is not part of the AD group which is added as filter in the EPM policy.

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GloriaB
BeyondTrust Employee
GloriaBBeyondTrust Employee
published in Windows & MacOS
Endpoint Privilege Management (Windows/Mac) - KB Article Publications (Oct 6 - Oct 13)Weekly KB Publications

The following articles were published last week. New Knowledge Base Articles: Unable to run client project in debug mode after updating to Xcode 16 Endpoint utility - Endpointutility.exe explanation of commands

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GloriaB
BeyondTrust Employee
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postuserApprentice
asked in Linux / Unix
Support Console does not include Linux option

How to open a case for Endpoint Privilege Management for Linux (cloud) ? The support Console includes only Mac & Windows option and there is no Linux option.

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rauch
BeyondTrust Employee
rauchBeyondTrust Employee
posted in Linux / Unix
PMUL Safe useradd functionality

One of the things that becomes a big issue for customers, especially when we move to automated build processes, is “how do you allow a user to add/remove users or groups, but NOT allow them to add ‘root-capable’ accounts, or elevate their own access?” As has been well discussed in other forums such as OWASP: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Input_Validation_Cheat_Sheet.html - input validation is very difficult to do properly, especially if all you’re doing is checking “are these options included in the input?” A lot of customers will simply try to grep the options for dangerous flags or mis-uses, but as documented above, this is not safe - a re-implementation of the commandline parsing is typically required for security. For a customer this month, we built a “pbuseradd” function that re-implements the “useradd” commandline validation, but adds protections such as “you cannot create a new backdoor root user”. One of the features we use to validate these backdoors is the Fe

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rauch
BeyondTrust Employee
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Jens HansenVeteran
posted in Windows & MacOS
EPM Release notes: Version naming and consistency.

Naming consistency and transparency are aspects I really liked when BT changed to the new version formatting for release notes: Year, Major Version, and Minor Version. If we look at the sample here, with the exception of the new 24.5 MR2, we had consistency and knew the version we had. MR2 has, for some reason, snuck back, leaving us hanging in the unknown version 24.5.XYZ or 24.5.TRE. Who knows?😂 What are you take on the naming?

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JasperRising Star
asked in Windows & MacOS
iisreset.exe access denied error via elevated CMD

Anybody else encountered an issue with iisreset via commandline where the error coming up is “Access Denied” after running an elevated CMD?

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JasperRising Star
asked in Windows & MacOS
EPM filter not working for on-prem sync group to EntraID

I have a hybrid environment where my on-prem AD group accounts are created and then later on syncd to Entra ID. When I add one of the syncd groups, the filter does not get applied at all. Does anybody know how EPM checks for which group a user belongs to? I tried creating a separate Entra ID cloud group and added myself as a member, got the sync completed via the API, then added an account filter using this group, still does not get applied. What am I missing?

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Paul
BeyondTrust Employee
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ScottieApprentice
posted in Windows & MacOS
Cloud EPM and SIEM Integration (Sentinel)

Good day everyone! So recently we have begun to ingest EPM log into MS Sentinel, and I have noticed a difference in the data we see in the console Analytics vs Sentinel. Firstly the integration was simple and straight forward. Once configured we began to see information flow into Sentinel. This is not a problem and seems to be working well, we used the CIM format. What we are seeing is good, but it is nowhere near the information we see in the console analytics. Example I will use is logons. We can see logons in both the analytics and Sentinel, however there is information missing in the information we see in Sentinel, namely privilege. So in the analytics I can see and search on the client privilege, and status of the account (domain, local), but in Sentinel I am not. I just wanted to start a conversation with others who are using a SIEM with EPM or plan too int he near future. We could compare experiences and possibly see what in store for the future from Beyond Trust. Thanks, and ha

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James Allan
BeyondTrust Employee
Josh Bristow
Josh BristowVeteran
posted in Windows & MacOS
Analytics v2 - Parent Process question

Maybe I’m missing it but is there a way in Analytics v2 to filter out child process events to only show the parent process item. We used to have a ‘Match on Parent’ filter in v1.

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Josh Bristow
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BeyondTrust Employee
Stephen Langford-JonesBeyondTrust Employee
posted in Windows & MacOS
EPM-M macOS Sequoia known issues

Hey everyone, with the official release of macOS Sequoia on September 16th, the question about Endpoint Privilege Management and macOS Sequoia support has come in. We are working hard to resolve the issues found. Below is a list of known issues for the macOS Sequoia operating system. Wrong description of endpoint in PMC as "macOS 15.0.0" The PM SaaS Adapter does not correctly identify the macOS Sequoia systems. As a result, the computer OS description will show as "macOS 15.0.0" instead of macOS Sequoia in the portal. Workaround: None Resolution: We plan to resolve this in EPM-M 24.5 MR2, planned for late September. We are updating our adapter to send the correct description. Knowledge base article: KB0021576 Applications open in the background Applications on Sequoia are not displayed in the foreground when the EPM-M dialog is not completed in a timely manner. We have informed Apple via Feedback Assistant and awaiting a response. Workaround: The application will launch, and the user c

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RJ.Apprentice
asked in Windows & MacOS
WPE policy signing (CERT_MODE=2)

Hi everyone, With ON-PREM BI/EPM-W it is my understanding that the WPE is generally planned to replace the MMC policy editor at some point, but that point hasn’t yet occurred. This is unlike PMCloud where MMC policy editor is deprecated and no longer supported. My organization uses CERT_MODE=2 to require the clients to only recognized code-signed policies. This is seen as a valuable control to reduce risks related to internal or external bad actors plausibility reverse engineering corporate policy XMLs and creating their own (overly permissive or malicious) policy. To the best of my knowledge BeyondTrust does not have a plan or timeline to add WPE-based code-signing. I figured policy signing would be added to WPE but now ~2 years after it’s introduction I see no indication of it coming. As CERT_MODE=2 only recognizes code-signed policies and WPE cannot provide code signing, this makes WPE unusable for my organization. BeyondTrust, respectfully - do you plan to add code-signing to WPE o

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BeyondTrust Employee
NeilBeyondTrust Employee
posted in Windows & MacOS
(PMC) Using Package Manager to Handle Initial EPM Cloud Deployments

Did you know that when you’re initially deploying EPM-W or EPM-M, you can simply deploy Package Manager and it will handle installing the other Privilege Management components (Client and Console Adapter) for you? The configuration for Package Manager is set at the Computer Group level, so the computer does not need to be listed in the PM Console first. During the installation of Package Manager, we specify which Computer Group we want the endpoint to reside within the install string. In other words, if Package Manager is installed first, it will list the computer in the PM Console immediately after install, so there is no need for the Console Adapter installed first as long as Package Manager is present on the endpoint. The endpoint should show up in the console after Package Manager checks in, and the Computer will show "Awaiting Updates" until the EPM Client and Console Adapter are fully installed. With this in mind, we recommend using Package Manager for handling the installation f

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dan-snelson
dan-snelsonNewcomer
posted in Windows & MacOS
BeyondTrust EPM: Racing Stripes

A collection of racing stripes for BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management on macOS Racing Stripes The following racing stripes proved helpful in our initial deployment and ongoing support of BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management for macOS. Continue reading …

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LukeV
BeyondTrust Employee
MikeK
MikeKTrailblazer
posted in Windows & MacOS
Leveraging EPM for elevation logs

Recently I began a to take a journey to leverage EPM as a logging method for those pesky “Workstation Admin Exceptions” for users who feel EPM agent gets in their way while doing work. Essentially, I have a policy that has everything set to Passive so that EPM can detect the elevations and log them for me, but not affect the end user’s ability to “Run as Administrator”. I am curious if anyone else has done something like this as well, and if I am going down the track. I still have a few things to cover, but I wanted to get a feel what others have done to capture those delicate metrics to needed.

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MikeK
Josh Bristow
Josh BristowVeteran
posted in Windows & MacOS
Policy Creator - New Option Idea

I would love to see something like this added to the policy creation section. Think of steps that would be removed by no longer needing to download an existing revision, create a blank policy, and finally importing your revision over the blank. It’s a small thing but when you do it all the time, it’s not so small.

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Scatts
BeyondTrust Employee
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ssethurajanApprentice
asked in Windows & MacOS
Package Manager Installation

Despite trying multiple time the package manager does not install the client and adapter on a windows workstation. Configured Computer Group - enabled Package Manager and Computer status in PMC console is awaiting updates for both adapter and client. Location : C:\Program Files\Avecto has only package manager folder. Any recommendations to resolve this problem?

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Devin Churchill
BeyondTrust Employee

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