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CITRIX PROVISIONING CAUSES BLUESCREEN

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  • CITRIX PROVISIONING CAUSES BLUESCREEN - Please see the solution below

In cooperation with the Citrix team, we have found out the reason for the frequent crashes and so-called BlueScreens. 

To help you solve this problem until the integration in the new version, we will show you a workaround below, which will
help you to use the environment as usual without taking a security risk.

Following Steps has to be done:

The issue is due to device control, new to 4.0. Device control should be disabled when installing on Citrix Golden image.

If you install a version 4.0 or 4.1 to a golden image you must use the vdi switch

Collector Install

•    Install Collector

•    Make sure it is running in the console and green

•    Make sure the services is running fine with Automatic setting

Prepare Solution

•    If all is good

•    Stop the collector

•    Open cmd as Admin

Stop Collector

•    Run the following Command: "C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiEDR\FortiEDRCollectorService.exe" --stop

•    You may be prompted for the registration password which can be found in the Management Console

•    In the Console 

•    Click Administration

•    Click Tools

•    Click Display < This will show your registration password

Edit CollectorBootstrap.json

•    After the Services stops run the following command: notepad.exe

•    In Notepad browse to the following directory: C:\ProgramData\FortiEDR\Config\Collector\CollectorBootstrap.jsn

•    Edit the CollectorBootstrap.jsn file

•    Search for the following entry “DisableDeviceControl”

•    Set “DisableDeviceControl” to true

•    Click Save

Finishing Solution

•    Run the following Command in the Command Prompt:

•    FortiEDRCollectorService.exe --stop --clean      

•    Note: The —clean remove the agentId from bootstrap

•    Shutdown the machine

•    Take a snaphot your procedure

•    Push out images 

 

 

Anytime you start the image again you will need to do this process again FortiEDRCollectorService.exe --stop --clean  
>The —clean remove the agentId from bootstrap<


The golden image once configured is normally shutdown.

  • every time you boot the golden image this process need to be repeated.

Anytime you start the image again:

  • Open command prompt as Admin
  • Run this command:
    • FortiEDRCollectorService.exe --stop --clean 
  • Shutdown the machine
  • Take a snaphot your procedure
  • Push out images

 

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