It's quite possible that I had come across the old mesh v1 documentation when I first looked at it weeks ago.
This clearly shows the "install/uninstall" or "Connect" options for the installer.

Thanks.

@scottalanmiller : Awesome. Their instructions and the youtube videos show two files needed for client installation.

@scottalanmiller : Oh, good. I asked you personally about it in the other thread a couple of weeks ago and you had stated "no" iirc.

Do you still need 2 files for this? Executable and manifest or can they be combined into the exe?

Thanks!

@Ylian : are there any plans at this time to allow one-time "support sessions" instead of "access sessions". Used for IT support of computers that a) don't have an access session already configured b) users (rightfully) don't have administrator access? (e.g. ScreenConnect)

@travisdh1 : You're assuming that getting an ffs from @JaredBusch means that I make a factually incorrect statement or suggestion. There IS a chance that he's the one in the wrong! I mean.. it can happen.. Can't it?!

@mlnews : Where were you yesterday? Had a client get hit with this. 1 user of ~50 could not access their network shares on the 08 R2 (I keep asking them to budget for its replacement.. sigh) server so I had ASSUMED it was a client issue.

Noted that a bunch of Win 10 patches had applied that morning and spent time removing them. No dice.
Again, considering that everyone else had no issue I was focused on the client end of things.

Finally inspected the server and noted patch KB4480970 applied (no WSUS, RMM, or other tools on this server -- again, sigh) which looks like it may be the culprit.

Removed the patch and rebooted and it took an hour for the server to finish "applying updates and shutting down" meanwhile everyone is offline...

Upon reboot the single workstation could connect and the others could as well.

Note: this was NOT an administrator account nor an administrator share but a regular workstation accessing "public" shares. I have NO IDEA why only 1 user was affected but c'est la vie.. That's windows for you.

P.S. Registry entry did not fix it. The link that @mlnews posted stated that the reg entry was not yet verified and I can say that it did squat (in this instance at least)

@travisdh1 : I haven't received a "FFS" from @JaredBusch YET (still hoping!) but I did receive one from @DustinB3403. Does that count?

OMG, so this.. If using unattended upgrades, make sure autoremove is configured properly.
I had a box take a dump because it ran out of space in /boot with a ridiculous number of old kernels installed.
Trying to run autoremove failed because it requires some space to do its work.

Had to manually remove a bunch of files before autoremove could run...

We DO use Snaps for Rocket.chat as no configuration is really needed.

The other issue with Snaps is that they often fall behind the main release stream. Rocket.Chat is a prime example of this. Current Snap is 0.72.3 and the rpm/deb release is at 0.73.2.

@wrx7m : That's a simple one.
Go to Computer Config > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Option

Under Interactive logon: Machine inactivity limit set the timeout that you'd prefer.

Now, the above will only work for Server 2012 and above and Windows 10. If you're running 2008 through R2 or if your workstations are still Windows 7 then you'll have to do the following:

Computer Config > Policies > Administrative Templates > Personalization:

Enable Screen Saver
Password protect screen saver
Screen saver timeout (the important one)
Force specific screen saver (blank screen)

Google's own for comparison : https://store.google.com/product/google_pixelbook_specs

Ok, who downvoted me?!
I may regret starting this post.... :unamused_face:

Well damn. Now that I have the authority to downvote, I have nothing to downvote!

P.S. Thanks @scottalanmiller for changing the limit. 100 is awfully high.

I just came across a spam post relating to Excel password recovery and noted that both posts were downvoted -2 so I figured I'd add to that.

Unfortunately, I've been informed that : "You do not have enough reputation to downvote this post"
Not that I use this feature but was curious what the reputation requirements are.

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@Donahue : While true, I've made the mistake of adding clients to our IM (whether it be skype, hangouts, slack, etc) for "one time" use. Unfortunately, in every instance this has just turned into a "let's bypass the ticketing system".. With SC we don't have to worry about that occurring

@scottalanmiller : I think he was responding to our use of SC as a remote camera by asking the user to open the camera app while we watch the screen. That's one use of it, the other is assisting setting up vpn/email/whatever when the user is far removed from our offices.

It's not used often, but it's a nice feature to have.

@Donahue : it's a rare case that we need it but it's nice to have. We're not an apple shop so don't have facetime and aren't about to add our clients to our personal IM clients on a tech's phone.

SC allows us to use an application that we're used to. It also allows us to walk a remote user through setting up email on their phone (when they don't want to follow the nicely provided instructions) as we can see -- though not control -- their phone.

I just wanted to set the record straight that SC DOES support this functionality.

@NashBrydges : You cannot CONTROL an iOS but you can create a view only session where you see the user's screen. In most cases, we setup a support session to an Android or iOS device and have them start their camera and point it where we ask.

Again, as above, you can only CONTROL the screen of a Samsung device via the Connectwise Control Samsung app.

https://docs.connectwise.com/ConnectWise_Control_Documentation/Mobile_apps/iOS/Share_the_screen_of_an_iOS_device

@Donahue said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@scottalanmiller said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

@Donahue said in Comparing MeshCentral 2 to ScreenConnect:

The one thing I would like, that I don’t have now with TV, is the ability to remote into iOS and Android. I get just as many questions about those devices and it is usually when someone is out of the country or something. Doesn’t SC allow for this? Too bad MC doesn’t yet.

It's a very different thing to remote into those. Almost nothing supports that.

Doesn’t SC do this?

@Donahue & @scottalanmiller : Yes, SC supports remoting into iOS and Android devices though you have to install the app from the appropriate app store. Once done, a normal support session link will automatically start the app on the device.

On vanilla android and iOS, it's a VIEW only session. On Samsung phones exclusively, it's full control.