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Insightful Employee Productivity Monitoring Tool Installation Process for Version of Linux

Insightful is the best employee productivity monitoring tool which support to the version of Linux operating systems.


This article is describing the installation process of Insightful to Linux operating systems. Because the website doesn’t have the clear guide to install it for Linux operating systems except the Windows and Mac OS environments.


The installation process is different for personal and company computers.


Company Computers


Company computer installation is done using the Linux terminal. In order to create a terminal line, you need your organization ID.


1. To get your unique Organization ID, first, log in to Insightful as the admin.
2. Go to Add New Employee > Company computers > Download for MacOS
3. In the terminal line, part of it will be your Organization ID. It looks like this:

export base="https://storage.googleapis.com/workpuls-updates/mac/daemon"; /bin/bash -c

"organizationId="OrganizationID"; $(curl -fsSL $base/install.sh)" 

4. Copy your Organization ID into the following:

export base="https://storage.googleapis.com/workpuls-updates/linux/service"; /bin/bash -c

"organizationId="organizationID"; $(curl -fsSL $base/install.sh)"

5. Newly created terminal line should be copied into the Linux terminal, press enter and the installation will begin.


Personal Computers

After you send personal computer invites, you should follow these steps:

2. Right click on the file and choose Properties
3. On the “Permissions” tab, check the option “Allow executing file as a program
4. Exit the window and double click on AppImage file

FortiClient SSL VPN Stuck at 98% on Windows 10 then Immediately Disconnects


Recently most of the users are face that FortiClient VPN reach to 98% and sudden disconnecting. This issue is not solve even after the restart.


This happened due to recent Windows update and there is only one solution to fixed it.


Once you reinstall the FortiClient SSL VPN software this issue can be fixed. Unless it dint worked and you can't connect to the VPN.

Microsoft Exchange Admin Center Forward email to Multiple Users

 


1. Go to the Microsoft Admin Center (Tenet)

2. Click on "Exchange".


3. Click on "Mail Flow" then "Rules".


4. Click on the "+" icon to setup the new Rule.


5. Please use the below screenshot to add the mail forwarding rule.


  • Please give the name to "Name" filed, it must be meaning full name to identify later if you want.
  • Select the "The recipient is.." from "Apply this rule if.." filed. Then select the recipient email you want to add mail forwarding rule.
  • Select the "Redirect the message to.." from "Do the following" filed. Then you have to select to email address which you want to forward that recipient emails.

  • After that please tik on the "Stop processing more rules"
  • And make sure the select the "Header and envelope" for "Match sender address in message" filed.
5. Click on "Save" and now it is done.

File Permissions in Linux / Unix Environment - How to Read, Write & Execute?



The type of owners are represented as,


u - User/Owner

g - Group

o - Other

a - All


Lets say if you give the permission as "0123", that means


0 for - User/Owner

1 for - Group

2 for - Other

3 for - All


You can use the following symbolic to change the user permission.


"+" Adds a permission to a file or directory

"–" Removes the permission

"=" Sets the permission and overrides the permissions set earlier.


Here I mentioned the user permission types to anyone can use.


Number Permission Symbol
0 No Permission -
1 Execute -x
2 Write -w-
3 Execute + Write -wx
4 Read r–
5 Read + Execute r-x
6 Read +Write rw-
7 Read + Write +Execute rwx

How to open a URL with CMD? - A simple BOT attack (Windows and Linux Command)

 


There is a simple command to open the website using the CMD. 

  • In Windows environment please use the below command.
start "" "https://systemssupports.blogspot.com/"
  • In Linux environment please use the below command.
xdg-open https://systemssupports.blogspot.com

If you want to setup a simple BOT attack to website, please use the below command,

for /l %x in (1, 1, 10) do (
   echo %x
   start "" "https://systemssupports.blogspot.com"
)

This file will be run the 10 times and if you want it increase it into 100 or 1000 please replace the 10 as 100 or 1000.

Please note that, this will be increase your processor and ram capacity will be harm to your computer.

How do I fix a Repeated Password Prompt in Outlook?

 


If the above window always appeared,

  • Check the Password or Username is correct or not,
    • If you are using the App Password and you enter the normal login password this will be always prompt until you enter the correct App Password.
  • Password is expired or not,
  • login account is disabled or expired.

The above all checked and still you appeared the above window, there might be Credential Manager issue in windows. To avoid that please follow the below instructions.

  • Go to Control Panel

  • Select Credential Manager
  • Select Windows Credentials.
  • Select outlook.office365.com.
  • Select Remove.



  • Click OK and restart the computer.
  • After restart the computer, open the Outlook and give the password.

Please note that, don't do this while open the outlook and make sure to close all the Outlook windows before remove the credentials.

How to Install a Software as an Administrative Privilege? - Quick Assist

 

If you have the remote privilege you cannot pass the administrative credentials to users windows unless user login as the administrator user account.

But there is one method to do it specially when you have to install the software in user's computer.

Please follow the my previous blog post to remote connect to the user computer.

How to use the Quick Assist

After that, 

  • Shift+Right Click on the software
  • Select “Run as different user

  • Give the Administrative credential as below and install it.

If the additional windows appeared in the users windows to approve it, please aske user to approve it.



How to use the Quick Assist

 

Please follow the below steps.

  • Open Quick Assist tool.
  • Click on “Assist another person
  • Sign in with your password.
  • Give the security code to user.
  • User need to enter that code in “Code from assistant” & click on “Share screen

  • Select “Take full control” and click on “Continue
  • User need to click on “Allow

If the above task are done, you can see the users windows as the follows.


How to add Google AdSense ads.txt file to your BlogSpot blogger site

 


If you can see the above error screen in your Google AdSense account, that means your blogger site missing the ads.txt and need to add it.

Please follow the below step to add it.

  • Click on the "Fix now"
  • Click on the "Download" and download your "ads.txt" file and open it.
  • Copy the command
  • Go to the "Settings" in your blogger site.
  • Find the "Monetization"
  • Enable the "Custom ads.txt"


  • Click on "Custom ads.txt"
  • Paste the command which copy from the downloaded "ads.txt" file.

  • Click on "Save".
You can ensure it correctly working or not as the follow.
  • Add /ads.txt after your site URL.

My FortiClient VPN doesn't have the Uninstaller Option

 


My FortiClient VPN doesn't have the Uninstaller Option and only have the Repair Option. Therefor cannot Uninstall it.

If your FortiClient VPN or EMS doesn't have the uninstaller option, that means there might be have a corruption of VPN or restriction from the End Point Management System from your System Administrator.

If you want to uninstall it, there is one method to do it in using the the CMD.

  • Open Command Prompt (CMD) as an Administrator.

  • Type the following command and press "Enter" key.

wmic product where "name like 'Forti%%'" call uninstall /nointeractive
  • Then computer will be restart after the uninstall.
This command is very easy to uninstall all Forti production in your computer.

Message store has reached its maximum size...

 


Message store has reached its maximum size...

When the recovery folder exceeded the maximums capacity of it, the outlook no longer synchronize the mails and give the above error. 

To prevent that issue you can Shift + Delete the mails of  "Deleted items" folder in outlook and solve it instantly. 

Other than, you cannot send the mails and received the mails.

*Please note that ones you Shift + Delete the mails, you cannot recover it.

Complete Guide of FortiClient EMS

 


FortiClient EMS is paid version with more features to control your endpoint devices of your organization. There has several features and here I mentioned the basic explanation of each and every features.

  • Zero Trust Telemetry
This show us the your endpoint device is connect to the FortiEMS server and it is always connected and cannot disconnect without the pin code provide by the System Administrator. This is always connected either you use the personal internet source or organizational internet source. 


  • Remote Access
This is the normal VPN connected tab and you can use your login credential to login your organizational access. 


  • Sandbox Detection
This feature always check you mail attachments and saved documents if the it has virus or not. This is upload your document to there server and check it and redownload to your endpoint device before you open it or saved it.

This might be increase of data usage in your internet package and it is slower your computer performance. 


  • Web Filter
This is filtering your web access either you connected to the organizational internet source or personal internet source. And it is monitor all your internet activity through the organizational server and there are no any privacy and user have to be careful regarding that. 


  • Application Firewall
This is the firewall monitor the activity in your endpoint device.


  • Vulnerability Scan
This can be schedule to check the vulnerabilities in your endpoint device and it is faction as the virus guard. 

Hmmmm... can't reach this page - FortiEMS

 


Hmmmm... can't reach this page

This is the feature of FortiEMS in your organization environment and your System Administrator can manage your internet access either you in the organization or with your personal internet source.

This feature already enabled either you connect to the VPN or not. if you need to access the restricted website, please contact your System Administrator to allow it.

Please note that all your internet activity is monitored by the FortiEMS and there is no any privacy in it.

VPN connection failed. Please check your configuration, network connection and pre-shared key then retry your connection.

 

VPN connection failed. Please check your configuration, network connection and pre-shared key then retry your connection. If the problem persists, contact your network administrator for help.


This error appeared in the FortiEMS and not in the basic FortiClient VPN version.

If the above error screen appeared, there is three reason to sort outs:

  • Account locked in the domain environment.
  • Password expired.
  • Account expired.

If the password expire and you already change to the new password and still appeared the above screen there might be synchronization issue and wait for the completion of synchronization time.

If your organization use the direct firewall authentication instead of AD there might be littlie bit delay to sort that issue due to AD need to communicate the Firewall. 

How to use IRM to Restrict Permission to a Outlook Message


IRM - Information Rights Management is the coolest way to restrict the permission of the Outlook messages. Before it use to go, your system administrator is need to install and setup the IRM feature to your mail server. If your administrator is pre-setup it you can see it under "Options" tab as a "Permission" in a new mail writing window.


  • Encrypt - The message was encrypted.
  • Normal - No sensitivity level is assigned to the message.
  • Private - The recipient will see Please treat this as Private in the Info-bar.
  • Personal - The recipient will see Please treat this as Personal in the Info Bar.
  • Confidential - The recipient will see Please treat this as Confidential in the Info Bar.
  • Do Not Forward - All access restricted.


If you want to change your default sensitivity level of the message, please follow the below instructions.
  • File -> Options -> Mail.
  • Under Send messages you can change the  default Sensitivity level.

Microsoft Teams White Window Issue


Some users are experiences the white window in Microsoft Teams cause by several issues.
  • If your account is in a domain environment,
    • Password expire, 
    • Account locked will cause to get white window in Teams.
    • Teams not get your credential properly (To avoid that follow the below instruction).
In that above situation web view might be working under your cloud policy but not working in a PC.
  • If not,
    • Internet connection is not fast enough.
    • Your account is not registered under "Emails & Accounts".
      • Windows Key/Settings/Accounts/Emails & Accounts (Windows 10)
    • Teams not get your credential properly,
      • To avoid that Sign-out and Sign-in
        • Using right click on the "Teams" icon in the task bar.

And make sure your Microsoft Teams is up to date to prevent the several issues.

Difference Between "Trust Relationship..." and "No logon Server..."


There is a major difference between the "The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed" and "There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request". Most of the time people think the both errors are coming when the computer is removed from the Domain. It is completely wrong and the both errors have their own possible cause to show that.

 The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed.
  • Administrator removed from the AD.
  • Last 30 days not synchronizing with the AD (This is vary from the 30 days to 3 month).
    • Network failure.
    • Power failure.
  • System restores
  • Windows issue
  • Windows updates issue

There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request
  • This issue came only through the not having the connection between PC and the Ad either no network or a WiFi in a domain environment. 
  • If the other user need to logon to PC, make sure have the network or WiFi in the domain environment. If you have the internet but not in a domain environment you can't login and you end-up with the above error.
  • If the user previously login to that PC, but if user end-up with the above error in not connection with domain environment,
    • User change their password after login to that PC and after that never login to that PC.
      • That mean computer is identified the user is change their password but not logon to that PC. 
    • User profile crash.

How to Get List of Microsoft SQL Server Instances

There is multiple way to identify the Microsoft SQL Server Instance names installed in the local machine or a server. Please refer the below instructions.

1. Using Registry Editor

  • Windows+R
  • Type "regedit" and click on the "OK"
  • Go to the below path
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance Names
2. Using Command Prompt
  • Windows+R
  • Type "CMD" and click on the "OK"
  • Copy and paste the below command
    • reg query "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance Names\SQL

3. Using Windows PowerShell
  • Windows+R
  • Type "powershell" and click on the "OK"
  • Copy and paste the below command
    • Get-ItemProperty ‘HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance Names\SQL’

Microsoft Teams Meeting Experience New Features

Microsoft announced the following features will be available to improve the Teams Meeting experience as there new major update in the April month. These features are still not available but it will be rolling out the this month.

  • Background effects in Teams meetings - Rolling out beginning in mid April

  • New experience for launching instant channel meetings - Rolling out starting in late April

  • Improved Teams meeting join launcher experience - Rolling out starting in late April