Is there a way to query or poll computers with FOG client on them?

[maveriick]

I had to destroy my install and return to fresh.
I have imaged all my computers to Windows 10 previously using Fog.
They all have the FOG agent on them, The Server is the same IP etc. ( I just reset back to original config).
Will the Computer call back in or is there something I need to do.
Thanks,
Rob

[Joe Schmitt]

@maveriick did you follow these instructions: https://wiki.fogproject.org/wiki/index.php?title=FOG_Client#Maintain_Control_Of_Hosts_When_Building_New_Server ? If you did then you’re fine. If not and you have a backup of your old CA keys then you can put them in place on the new server.

[maveriick]

@Joe-Schmitt said in Is there a way to query or poll computers with FOG client on them?:

If not and you have a backup of your old CA keys then you can put them in place on the new server.

I did not find this until now. I was searching and that was not returning due to a bad search string. I was having an SQL issue and felt my only option was to reset FOG. I did not have a backup that I can think of… So I am guessing I would need to touch each PC to update\reinstall the client?
Thanks,
Rob

[Joe Schmitt]

@maveriick you could use GPO to push out a script that re-installs the client.

[Wayne Workman]

@Joe-Schmitt said in Is there a way to query or poll computers with FOG client on them?:

@maveriick you could use GPO to push out a script that re-installs the client.

This is the best option for you. You can find command line arguments that the new client accepts in the article that Joe linked below. You’d use msiexec to first uninstall the client, and then use it again to install it again - using the command line arguments to specify options like server address. This needs done in a startup script most likely - and you should check for the existence of some file if you don’t want computers doing it every time they startup. Just echo “hello” to some file called C:\fogReinstalled.txt or something, and then put your MSIEXEC statements inside of an if statement that checks for this file. The echo to the previously mentioned file would also be in the if statement. Play around with this, get it working manually first, then move to GPO startup script.