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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 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 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 Access Shareable Drives of the Domain Environment from the Work-group or Personal Computers - FortiClient


There is more possible reason to you din't have the company Laptop, Company Laptop was out of battery, Laptop din't working, you forget to bring it home or company laptop was unexpectedly removed from the Domain. In that situation your intimidate boss required the special document at the company file server to re edit and if you have your own personal computer, there is much easier way to do it.

If your company use the Fortinet Firewall, you can download the "FortiClient" VPN from their official site. If not you can download the required VPN client software according to your company Firewall and installed it. If you din't know the settings of the VPN client software, you can contact your IT support.

  • Download and install the VPN Client software.
  • Connect to the VPN using your company login credentials. (Make sure before you have access to the company VPN)
  • Windows+R
  • Type your file server name or a IP address and click on the "OK". Please follow the below format,
    • \\FileServer (If you know the name)
    • \\199.99.9.9 (If you know the IP address)


  • Then you will be prompt the login windows.
    • User name: YourDoman\YourUserName (Ford.com\SamanthaB)
    • Password: Company login password 
  • Click on the "OK"
If you follow the above instruction, you can successfully access to the your file servers.

How to Schedule a Microsoft Teams Meeting Using the Outlook


There is a easy way to schedule a Teams meeting using the Outlook as a normal meeting schedule. Please follow the below instruction to schedule the Teams meetings.
  • At the Outlook go to "Calendar" Tab.
  • At the menu bar in the "Home" tab click on the "New Teams Meeting".

There is a another way to do that in Outlook and you can follow the below instruction to proceed it.
  • At the "Home" tab click on the "New Items".
  • Click on the "Teams Meeting".

If you click on the "Meetings" instead of the"Teams Meeting", there is additional step to follow to success it.
  • Click on the "Teams Meeting" at the "Meetings" tab.


Whatever the steps you successfully follow to schedule the Teams meeting, you will be appears the below window with "Join Microsoft Teams Meeting".


After that you can fill the required details as normal meeting and can "Send" to required users.

How to Schedule a Live Event in Microsoft Teams


There is option in a Microsoft Teams to schedule and present a Live Event. Please follow the below instruction to schedule to live event at the Microsoft Teams.
  • Open Microsoft Teams and go to "Calendar".
  • Click on the arrow in the "New Meeting" button.
  • Click on the "Live Event".
  • Fill the details as below.
  • You can invite the peoples using the "Invite people to your event group", simply you can type there names and Teams will be get it automatically.
  • If you want you can change your designation "Producer" to as "Presenter" using the "Organizer".
  • Then click on the "Next".
  • In here you can change your Live Event access permission to as your required.
  • When you go to below...
  • The above mentioned the settings you can manage your Live Event.
  • After finished it, please click on the "Schedule".
  • You can get the shareable link of Live Event using the "Get attendee link".
  • Now click on the "Close" button.
  • If you create it successfully, you can see it on your Teams calendar.
  • If you want run the Test Live, join the shareable link to and go Test Live.

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



Administrator Privileges and Elevation (UAC) - AnyDesk


AnyDesk is provide the administration privileged and elevation when launch a program that prompts with "Do you want to allow this App to make changes to your device". 


When you have the a above windows click on the "Retry" button. Then will prompt the UAC window which you can provide the administration privileged.


If you provide the administration credentials correctly, will appear the windows application prompt window.

There is one way to make sure that you can appear the above UAC window using option menu at the AnyDesk menu bar.


Actions Menu with no option to request elevation, indicating AnyDesk to already be installed on the client PC. If not you have to click on the "Request elevation" to to install it and get the UAC prompt window.