How to configure the F-Secure client host ID in a machine creation service environment (Citrix Golden Image / Master Image) - F-Secure Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h3 data-version="3" data-article="000021528" data-id="issue">Issue:</h3> <p></p><p>How to configure the F-Secure client host ID in a machine creation service (MCS) environment. <br>For instance for a Citrix Golden Image / Master Image</p> <h3 data-id="resolution">Resolution:</h3> <p>First you need to know which behavior you are aiming for.<br>Here are the most common once:<br></p><h3 data-id="clients-are-created-recurring-every-day-from-the-golden-image-master-image-and-should-retain-their-f-secure-host-id-known-to-the-policy-manager">Clients are created recurring every day from the Golden Image / Master Image and should retain their F-Secure host ID known to the Policy Manager</h3> <ol><li>Boot into your master image</li><li>Open a command prompt (cmd.exe / ps.exe) as administrator</li><li>Change the working directory to C:\Program Files (x86)\F-Secure\Server Security\Business Suite\</li><li>Run the following tool with these options: <pre class="code codeBlock" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0"><br>.\resetuid.exe resetuid wins</pre> </li><li>Save the state of the master image (no more reboot at this stage, otherwise the process until step 4 has to be repeated)</li><li>When deploying a new machine from this master image, the deployed machine will render the F-Secure host ID based on the DN-hostname (WINS)</li></ol> As long as the hostname will not change from the deployed machine, it will remain known to the Policy Manager and will only have to be imported once.<br> <h3 data-id="clients-are-created-recurring-and-should-always-be-considered-as-a-new-host-to-the-policy-manager">Clients are created recurring and should always be considered as a new host to the Policy Manager</h3> <ol><li>Boot into your master image</li><li>Open a command prompt (cmd.exe / ps.exe) as administrator</li><li>Change the working directory to C:\Program Files (x86)\F-Secure\Server Security\Business Suite\</li><li>Run the following tool with these options: <pre class="code codeBlock" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0"><br>.\resetuid.exe resetuid randomguid</pre> </li><li>Save the state of the master image (no more reboot at this stage, otherwise the process until step 4 has to be repeated)</li><li>When deploying a new machine from this master image, the deployed machine will render the F-Secure host ID based on a random GUID string</li></ol> This approach will create a "new" host for the Policy Manager Server with every new machine deployment. <br>One functionality that might help here are the import rules, explained in this <a rel="nofollow" href="https://help.f-secure.com/product.html?business/policy-manager/15.10/en/task_86280F1776DF4A39AF4EB8C4D052BD02-15.10-en">help guide</a>.<br> <p>Article no: 000021528</p> </article> </main>