How do I find a file on all computers?
I need help setting this up. I imagine this can be done via a script or a report.
I need to see if a file exists on the computers in our network. I ran a script using Kace and the script created a flag file in the temp folder. Now I need to see which computers have that flag file, rather, which one's don't. I see that I can "verify a file" using a kace script but how do I report back or log the name of the computer that has the file? I tried running a batch file which should have saved the name of the computer out to a network share but I haven't had any luck using Kace with network shares.
Any ideas?
I need to see if a file exists on the computers in our network. I ran a script using Kace and the script created a flag file in the temp folder. Now I need to see which computers have that flag file, rather, which one's don't. I see that I can "verify a file" using a kace script but how do I report back or log the name of the computer that has the file? I tried running a batch file which should have saved the name of the computer out to a network share but I haven't had any luck using Kace with network shares.
Any ideas?
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Hello, is there any way to use a wildcard for this search? I need to find out if a .sys file exists in a path off of the C: drive but each file is named with the name of the host so the file name will be different. But the extension of .sys will be the same. I suppose I will need to use a KACE_MACHINE name variable here? How difficult would this be? Thanks in advance! - 4lienau 7 years ago
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Is it possible to use script variables for a custom inventory item? - 4lienau 7 years ago
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Posted by:
cmccracken
12 years ago
What if you created a custom software inventory item using FileExists(path)? Then you wouldn't need the script/flag file. You could see which PCs had the file by selecting the software item, or by creating a report.
Casey
Casey
Posted by:
cmccracken
12 years ago
1. Go to Inventory >> Software and add a new item.
2. Fill in top info.
3. As your Custom Inventory Rule put FileExists(c:\temp\TeRisClean.txt). TIP: If you click the yellow question box next to Custom Inventory Rule, it will list other functions you can use.
4. Save.
As PCs check in, you should see the number of PCs with your software item increase.
Casey
2. Fill in top info.
3. As your Custom Inventory Rule put FileExists(c:\temp\TeRisClean.txt). TIP: If you click the yellow question box next to Custom Inventory Rule, it will list other functions you can use.
4. Save.
As PCs check in, you should see the number of PCs with your software item increase.
Casey
Posted by:
lefttunknown
12 years ago
wow. thats incredible simple. I set it up so we'll see if it works. If so, I'm going to use this all the time. Thanks a mil.
Posted by:
cmccracken
12 years ago
You bet. You can always force an inventory on a PC to see if the rule worked.
Casey
Casey
Posted by:
GillySpy
12 years ago
Now you can label those machines with a smart label or do a search on machines that have that "software" item.
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