Gabe on Software https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/gabeb/feed.xml Nuggets of wisdom on Agile Development, .NET and ConfigMgr 2007 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 03:21:59 GMT en-US hourly 1 Beta The Next Version of Configuration Manager https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/gabeb/beta-the-next-version-of-configuration-manager Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:18:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/gabeb/2010/01/12/beta-the-next-version-of-configuration-manager/ Nominate your org to be a TAP customer.System Center Logo ]]> Getting a ConfigMgr Client's Registered Certificate Thumbprint https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/gabeb/getting-a-configmgr-clients-registered-certificate-thumbprint Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:02:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/gabeb/2009/12/14/getting-a-configmgr-clients-registered-certificate-thumbprint/ When managing a client in a ConfigMgr 2007 hierarchy, it can be difficult to determine what certificate the client is registering with and the client's registration status.  This information is stored in WMI and is sometimes difficult to get access and interpret.  Instead of trying to demonstrate how to do that, I wrote a simple VB script that will print the information to the console.

How to use the script
Copy the script to a machine running the ConfigMgr client.  Run the script by using "cscript GetClientCert.vbs".  Note: Double clicking the script will not work.  The thumbprint returned is the certificate thumbprint the client uses for registering with the site server.  

Example output

C:\>cscript GetClientCert.vbs
Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.7
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Registration Status:  0 = Not Registered, 1 = Pending, 2 = Registered

Certificate Thumbprint: 6471FF40242F9C30C14501FB474955DE8D8595A9

Registration Status   : 2
 
In the example above, you can see  the certificate thumbprint is 6471FF40242F9C30C14501FB474955DE8D8595A9 and the client has a registration status of 2, which means the client has registered.
 
Download the script
Copy the script below into a file called GetClientCert.vbs and save:
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\ccm")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM CCM_ClientIdentificationInformation")

Wscript.Echo "Registration Status:  0 = Not Registered, 1 = Pending, 2 = Registered"

For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo
    Wscript.Echo "Certificate Thumbprint: " & objItem.ReservedString1
    Wscript.Echo "Registration Status   : " & objItem.ReservedUInt1
    Wscript.Echo
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]]> Cloud Computing Meatwad! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/gabeb/cloud-computing-meatwad Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:46:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/gabeb/2009/03/30/cloud-computing-meatwad/ ]]> How to Re-Sign (Strongly Name) an existing .NET Binary https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/gabeb/how-to-re-sign-strongly-name-an-existing-net-binary Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:30:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/gabeb/2008/12/30/how-to-re-sign-strongly-name-an-existing-net-binary/ Do you have an existing .Net binary you are trying to use with an existing project that uses strongly named binaries?  If the pre-existing binary is not strongly signed too, you can't use it.  Doh!  I found this nice tutorial that shows you how to de-compile and existing binary and re-sign it with a new key!

 A reader suggested a similar tool, ILMerge that does something similar.

]]> Merry Christmas and Happy New Years! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/gabeb/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-years Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:49:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/gabeb/2008/12/24/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-years/ Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and wish everyone a wonderful Christmas! :)

]]> I'm Famous! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/gabeb/im-famous Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:19:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/gabeb/2008/10/31/im-famous/ I'm on the news
]]> Converting C# to VB.net https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/gabeb/converting-c-to-vb-net Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:49:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/gabeb/2008/10/07/converting-c-to-vb-net/ I had one reader from Germany contact me regarding porting a sample section of my blog posting on using the MpApi in .Net.  Unfortunately, I don't use VB.net that often and my time to port it to VB.net is limited, however I found a great online tool that can do this for you.

KamalPatel.net has a nice tool, ConvertCSharp2VB. It's rather simple, you copy and paste C# code into the form and it spits out the same code on VB.net.  Here's the sample in C# and VB.net that I used:

C# Sample
SmsMessagingClass messaging = new SmsMessagingClass();
ISmsMessage4 message, reply;
smsMessaging.CreateMessage(out message);
message.SetTargetEndpoint("MyDummyEndpoint");
message.SetPort(80);message.SetBodyFromString("MyMessageBody");

// Send the message using HTTP
messaging.Invoke("https://myHostname", message, out reply);

// Do something with the reply here...

VB.Net Sample
Dim messaging As SmsMessagingClass =  New SmsMessagingClass()
Dim message As ISmsMessage4,reply As ISmsMessage4
smsMessaging.CreateMessage( message)
message.SetTargetEndpoint("MyDummyEndpoint")
message.SetPort(80)message.SetBodyFromString("MyMessageBody")
 
' Send the message using HTTP
messaging.Invoke("https://myHostname",message,out reply)
 
' Do something with the reply here...

]]> Free Agile Development Talks from https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/gabeb/free-agile-development-talks-from Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:32:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/gabeb/2008/08/18/free-agile-development-talks-from/ These are some great talks from the best minds on agile software development giving their talks at this years agile convention in Toronto.  A lot of them are being posted online free to view!


 

]]> Enabling Debug and Verbose Logging in ConfigMgr 2007 https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/gabeb/enabling-debug-and-verbose-logging-in-configmgr-2007 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:30:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/gabeb/2008/08/06/enabling-debug-and-verbose-logging-in-configmgr-2007/ I adapted this from the SMS Client FAQ section since I get so many questions on how to do this.  Debug and Verbose provides additional information on error conditions for clients and servers.  Setting this flag automatically triggers more information in the logs and does not require a reboot or restart of the system.

Enabling Debug and Verbose Logging

  1. To enable debug logging after installation, create the following registry key:
    1. HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\CCM\Logging\debuglogging
  2. To enable verbose logging after installation, change the following value to 0.  You will need to right click on the @Global key and change permissions to allow the current user to change the data in the key.
    1. HKLM\Software\Microsoft\CCM\Logging\@Global\Loglevel
  3. You're done!  Log files should now start producing A LOT more information.


 

]]> Muppets Mahna Mahna Video https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/gabeb/muppets-mahna-mahna-video Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:50:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/gabeb/2008/08/05/muppets-mahna-mahna-video/ Hahahaha! It's the little stuff like this that takes me back to the days I wish I was a kid again..

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