# Cascades of Tucson — Session Log 2026-06-05

## User
- **User:** Howard Enos (howard)
- **Machine:** Howard-Home
- **Role:** tech

## Session Summary

Two Cascades tasks handled via the GuruRMM agent fleet and the M365 remediation tool suite.

First, a request to "enable the localadmin account as a local administrator" on NURSESTATION-PC because it was not appearing on the login screen. Recon via RMM showed the account was already enabled and already a member of the local Administrators group (it had even logged in earlier the same day). The actual cause was a `SpecialAccounts\UserList` registry suppression entry (`localadmin = 0`) under the Winlogon key, which deliberately hides the account from the sign-in screen. Removed that entry; account will now appear in the user picker after the next sign-out/reboot. The enable/admin steps in the fix script were idempotent no-ops since both conditions were already true.

Second, vault hygiene plus an MFA change on the MSP break-glass Global Admin `sysadmin@cascadestucson.com`. Confirmed the vault entry (`clients/cascades-tucson/m365-sysadmin.sops.yaml`) had not been updated since 2026-04-24 and that the live account's `lastPasswordChangeDateTime` was 2026-06-04 — i.e. Mike rotated the password on 2026-06-04 and never vaulted it. Howard supplied Mike's current password; updated the vault entry's password field and rotation-history notes in place via `sops set` (no plaintext on disk), committed, and pushed (required a rebase — remote had advanced).

Third, added a code-delivery path for Howard on the same GA account. Reading the account's phone methods showed `mobile` (SMS, Mike's) and `alternateMobile` (voice-only) slots both occupied, and the tenant Authentication Methods policy had **Voice call disabled** — which is why sign-in only ever offered text or authenticator (both Mike's). To avoid a tenant-wide change, created a security group containing only `sysadmin@`, enabled the Voice method scoped to that group, and set the account's `alternateMobile` to Howard's number. A voice-call MFA option now appears at sign-in for that account only. All writes against the GA succeeded (no Privileged Auth Admin 403 materialized).

## Key Decisions

- Diagnosed the NURSESTATION-PC login-screen issue as a registry hide (`SpecialAccounts\UserList`) rather than an account-state problem, because recon proved the account was already enabled + admin. Fixed the actual cause instead of the stated symptom.
- Did NOT reset the live `sysadmin@` password. Earlier in the session a reset to the vaulted value was prepared, but Howard clarified Mike's 2026-06-04 change was intentional; the correct action was to vault Mike's current password, not revert the account.
- Scoped the Voice MFA method to a dedicated single-member security group rather than enabling it for `all_users`, keeping blast radius to the one account (Howard asked specifically whether it could be limited to that account).
- Left `alternateMobile` set to Howard's number (520-585-1310) after Howard confirmed sign-in worked, rather than reverting to the prior 520-331-5551.
- Used `sops set` for the vault field edits (password + notes) to avoid ever writing the decrypted file to disk.

## Problems Encountered

- RMM registry-recon command returned `interrupted` ("Agent restarted during execution") once on NURSESTATION-PC; re-ran and it completed.
- First fix-script dispatch returned an empty `command_id` (transient, around the agent restart). Re-dispatched and it succeeded.
- Group member-add returned 404 immediately after group creation (Entra replication lag); succeeded on retry after a short delay.
- Phone-method update first attempted with `PUT` (405 — "PUT is not supported in v1.0, use PATCH"); reissued as `PATCH` and it succeeded (204).
- Vault `git push` was rejected (remote ahead); resolved with `git pull --rebase` then push.
- `bash` readonly-variable error using `UID` for the user object id; renamed to `OID`.

## Configuration Changes

- **NURSESTATION-PC (Cascades, RMM agent):** removed registry value `localadmin` (was `0`) under `HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList`. localadmin remains enabled and in Administrators (unchanged).
- **Vault `clients/cascades-tucson/m365-sysadmin.sops.yaml`:** updated `credentials.password` to Mike's current value; rewrote `notes` with a rotation-history block. Committed + pushed to the vault repo.
- **M365 tenant cascadestucson.com:**
  - Created security group "MFA - Voice Call Scoped (sysadmin)" (`mfa-voicecall-scoped`), id `304f941e-3594-4705-b8e6-ee676297df11`, single member `sysadmin@`.
  - Authentication Methods policy: Voice method `state` set `disabled` → `enabled`, `includeTargets` scoped to group `304f941e-…` (was `all_users`).
  - `sysadmin@` `alternateMobile` phone method (`b6332ec1-7057-4abe-9331-3d72feddfe41`) changed from +1 520-331-5551 to +1 520-585-1310.

## Credentials & Secrets

- `sysadmin@cascadestucson.com` (Global Admin "Computer Guru Support", object id `471b13dc-3cf8-416b-a132-f5f3bc8d1cc8`): password rotated by Mike 2026-06-04, now vaulted at `clients/cascades-tucson/m365-sysadmin.sops.yaml` (`credentials.password`). Value not reproduced here; retrieve via `vault.sh get-field`.
- No new credentials created. Vault key auto-discovered by sops at `%APPDATA%\sops\age\keys.txt`.

## Infrastructure & Servers

- GuruRMM API: `http://172.16.3.30:3001`. NURSESTATION-PC agent id `f5a89784-834f-47b1-82e2-7e3e9dd337ff` (Windows, online), client "Cascades of Tucson".
- M365 tenant `cascadestucson.com` = tenant id `207fa277-e9d8-4eb7-ada1-1064d2221498`.
- Remediation app tiers used: `user-manager` (`64fac46b-8b44-41ad-93ee-7da03927576c`) for user/group/phone-method writes; `tenant-admin` (`709e6eed-0711-4875-9c44-2d3518c47063`) for the auth-methods policy PATCH.
- Account phone methods after change — mobile/SMS: +1 520-289-1912 (ready); alternateMobile/voice: +1 520-585-1310.

## Commands & Outputs

- RMM hidden-account discovery: `Get-Item HKLM:\...\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList` → `localadmin = 0` (the hide flag).
- RMM fix output: "Removed UserList hide entry for localadmin (was 0)" / "UserList hide entry now: ABSENT (will show on login screen)".
- Graph read of GA roles: `GET /users/{id}/memberOf/microsoft.graph.directoryRole` → "Global Administrator [62e90394-69f5-4237-9190-012177145e10]".
- Voice policy before: `{state: disabled, includeTargets:[all_users]}`; after PATCH: `{state: enabled, includeTargets:[group 304f941e-…]}`.
- Vault edit: `sops set <file> '["credentials"]["password"]' '"<value>"'` then verified round-trip and `grep -c 'ENC[' = 4` (still encrypted).

## Pending / Incomplete Tasks

- NURSESTATION-PC: localadmin will appear in the login picker only after the next sign-out/reboot. If a user is currently signed in, have them sign out to confirm.
- The previous `alternateMobile` number +1 520-331-5551 was overwritten — confirm with Mike that number did not need to remain on the account.
- Consider whether `sysadmin@` (shared break-glass GA) should move to per-admin Authenticator/FIDO2 rather than shared SMS/voice long-term (raised but not actioned).
- Voice MFA is now an available method for the single-member scoped group; if more admins should get voice MFA, add them to group `304f941e-…`.

## Reference Information

- Vault entry: `clients/cascades-tucson/m365-sysadmin.sops.yaml`.
- GA account object id: `471b13dc-3cf8-416b-a132-f5f3bc8d1cc8`; alternateMobile method id `b6332ec1-7057-4abe-9331-3d72feddfe41`.
- Scoped Voice group: `304f941e-3594-4705-b8e6-ee676297df11` ("MFA - Voice Call Scoped (sysadmin)").
- Graph: `/policies/authenticationMethodsPolicy/authenticationMethodConfigurations/Voice`.
- Remediation skill: `.claude/skills/remediation-tool/`; RMM skill: `.claude/commands/rmm` / `/rmm`.

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## Update: 11:16 MST — Caregiver restricted-access test setup (pilot.test + NURSESTATION + Intune)

### Session Summary
Built the controlled test rig to validate the caregiver/medtech restricted-access design before promoting it to all caregivers, and began on-machine testing on NURSESTATION-PC. Goal: a test account with the exact caregiver rule set to prove "onsite + correct device = ALIS via SSO; offsite or wrong device = blocked" works on a desktop, then move real users in.

Created a user test group `SG-Caregivers-DeviceTest` and made it carry the FULL caregiver rule set (added it to the off-network block + sign-in-frequency policies, set the allow-list policy to enabled+scoped to it, and excluded it from the compliance block). Created cloud test account `pilot.test@cascadestucson.com` (Business Premium, in the test group); had to purge the old soft-deleted pilot.test from the recycle bin first to free the UPN. Created a STATIC device group `Cascades - Caregiver Devices` for Intune policy targeting (NURSESTATION only, added by hand, not dynamic — so it won't sweep in the laptops).

Howard un-joined NURSESTATION-PC from the domain and Entra-joined it (now Win11 25H2). Tagged its Entra device object `CSCCaregiverDevice`, added it to the device group, and deleted its stale 2020 Workplace device record. NURSESTATION is Entra-joined but NOT Intune-enrolled (MDM auto-enroll never fired; MDM user scope not set).

Test attempts: pilot.test authenticated fine but ALIS was blocked by Conditional Access (AADSTS53003) — the `CSC - Caregivers: allow-listed devices only` policy. Diagnosis: the device claim flowed correctly (deviceId e16c4af5, Azure AD joined, trusted IP 184.191.143.62) and the device IS tagged — so the block is device-tag propagation lag into CA's filter cache (15-60 min). Also resolved two first-sign-in prompts: Windows Hello (local registry workaround + Intune disable-Hello profile) and an "Authenticator" registration nudge (excluded the test group from the Authentication Methods registration campaign; confirmed risk-based MFA is inert because the tenant has no Identity Protection P2 license).

### Key Decisions
- Test group `SG-Caregivers-DeviceTest` carries the full rule set (not just the allow-list) so a member gets the exact caregiver experience; pilot.test couldn't be added to the synced `SG-Caregivers` (Graph 400 on cloud member into on-prem-synced group), so the test group is the vehicle.
- Device group `Cascades - Caregiver Devices` is STATIC (manual membership) per Howard — add machines one at a time as verified, no auto-sweep.
- Intune enrollment is OPTIONAL for the core test (allow-list runs off the device tag; Hello/Authenticator handled locally). Enrollment only needed for managed polish (Shared PC Mode, managed lock).
- Scoped MDM auto-enroll to `devices@` (group `SG-Intune-Enrollment`) rather than All, per the "only caregiver devices" requirement.

### Problems Encountered
- Adding the cloud test account to `SG-Caregivers` failed (HTTP 400 — group is on-prem synced). Worked around by putting the full rule set on the cloud test group instead.
- Intune Shared PC Mode (`windows10SharedPCConfiguration`) POST rejected twice (BadRequest "Invalid OData type") via Graph — deferred to the Intune portal (Shared multi-user device template).
- WHfB-disable as a deviceEnrollmentConfiguration returned 403 (intune-manager app lacks enrollment-config write) — used a device-scoped OMA-URI (`PassportForWork/.../UsePassportForWork=false`) instead, which succeeded.
- ALIS blocked (53003) on test sign-ins -> device-tag propagation lag into CA (not MFA, not managed-state). Deleted stale 2020 NURSESTATION Workplace record to remove device-resolution ambiguity.
- "Set up Authenticator" nag -> registration campaign excluded SG-Caregivers but not the test group; excluded the test group. Risk-based MFA confirmed non-functional (no P2 license).
- `UID` is a read-only bash variable (caused an earlier 404); use a different var name for GUIDs.

### Configuration Changes (Entra/Intune — live, no repo files)
- New group `SG-Caregivers-DeviceTest` (`db5849ec-242d-4b05-9d1b-940a830e7a60`, users) — added to off-network block (`e35614e1`) + sign-in-freq (`7d491c7a`) include; allow-list (`1b7fd025`) enabled + scoped to it (renamed "...(TEST GROUP)"); excluded from compliance-block (`ede985e2`).
- New group `Cascades - Caregiver Devices` (`02c6f698-f9f5-452f-8996-4ea43d976d0a`, static devices) — member: NURSESTATION-PC.
- New group `SG-Intune-Enrollment` (`13d94f6e-a255-4e4d-b275-5c73f2bc421c`, users) — member: devices@ (scoped MDM auto-enroll).
- New user `pilot.test@cascadestucson.com` (`d26e0e5a-2f99-4ea9-8d4e-40dc02016d05`), Business Premium, usageLocation US, in SG-Caregivers-DeviceTest. (Old soft-deleted pilot.test purged from recycle bin.)
- NURSESTATION-PC Entra device (`dd941398-7202-4280-8614-87e40b9a0442`, deviceId `e16c4af5-cb0e-49e1-90be-674a216f5e9c`) tagged `extensionAttribute1=CSCCaregiverDevice`; stale 2020 Workplace record (`cb70bcab-efb8-4a60-859b-f35ab041f808`) deleted.
- Intune device configs (assigned to Cascades - Caregiver Devices): `CSC - Caregiver Idle Lock 5min` (id `7ef2d5da-6b50-477c-accd-7dda3a34ba25`, OMA-URI MaxInactivityTimeDeviceLock=5); `CSC - Caregiver Devices - Disable Windows Hello` (OMA-URI PassportForWork UsePassportForWork=false). Shared PC Mode NOT created (portal pending).
- Registration campaign (`/policies/authenticationMethodsPolicy`) excludeTargets += `db5849ec` (test group), alongside existing `8b8d9222` (SG-Caregivers).
- NURSESTATION local registry (on-device, by Howard): `HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PassportForWork\Enabled=0` to disable WHfB until Intune-managed.

### Credentials
- `pilot.test@cascadestucson.com` / `CareTest2026!` — TEST account, DELETE after testing. No force-change. Not vaulted (ephemeral).

### Pending / Incomplete Tasks
- [ ] Retry ALIS as pilot.test once device tag propagates (53003 should clear) — proves the core desktop test.
- [ ] Howard: set ALIS staff Email = `pilot.test@cascadestucson.com` so ALIS resolves it after CA passes.
- [ ] Portal: MDM user scope = Some -> `SG-Intune-Enrollment`; reboot NURSESTATION to auto-enroll into Intune.
- [ ] After enrollment: Intune profiles (disable-Hello, idle-lock) apply automatically; build Shared PC Mode in portal (assign to Cascades - Caregiver Devices); drop the local WHfB reg workaround.
- [ ] After validation: promote rule set to `SG-Caregivers` (all 38 + Feller/Nyanzunda) — point allow-list at SG-Caregivers, disable compliance-block, then clean up test artifacts (pilot.test, test group).
- [ ] Optional: hard-block Windows desktop logon offsite (disable cached logon) — not needed since caregiver devices stay onsite.

### Reference
- Allow-list policy `1b7fd025-1aad-47c8-9274-c32c3e0b163c`; off-network block `e35614e1-...`; compliance-block `ede985e2-...`; sign-in-freq `7d491c7a-...`.
- ALIS app `d5108493-cba8-4f08-90b6-1bb0bc09eb2a`; admin-consent grant `reTK4etbykSC1ENMm9g1rTplOyzgVClCofKDVRrn-ds`.
- devices@ `aaca80c6-861b-4294-8068-1033c68d7667`. Threat model confirmed with Howard: remote credential abuse (hacker / bad employee from home) — fully blocked by the off-network + device allow-list CA (stolen caregiver creds unusable off-site/off-device).

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## Update: 12:17 MST — Core test PROVEN; enrollment blocked on Intune license provisioning

### Result
**The caregiver restricted-access model is proven end-to-end on a desktop.** pilot.test signed into NURSESTATION-PC, and **ALIS opened via Microsoft SSO**, with the lockdown holding (off-network blocked, only allow-listed device passes). That was the goal.

### How ALIS finally passed
First attempts threw CA **AADSTS53003** (allow-list block) even though NURSESTATION was tagged `CSCCaregiverDevice`, on a trusted IP (184.191.143.62), with the device claim flowing correctly (deviceId e16c4af5, Azure AD joined, valid PRT). Root cause: **device extensionAttribute changes take a long time (>70 min here) to propagate into CA's device-filter cache.** Fix: added NURSESTATION's **intrinsic deviceId directly to the allow-list rule** (policy changes propagate in minutes; deviceId isn't subject to the attribute cache) — ALIS then worked immediately. **Takeaway:** for the small caregiver device set, matching by **deviceId** in the allow-list is the reliable, lag-free lever; the `extensionAttribute1` tag is fine but slow to take effect.

### Open blocker: Intune enrollment (license provisioning)
NURSESTATION is Entra-joined but won't Intune-enroll. Walked it down with `dsregcmd /status`: device healthy, AzureAdPrt YES, but **`MdmUrl` blank**. Confirmed MDM user scope = Some -> `SG-Intune-Enrollment` (correct) and devices@ is a member (correct). **Actual root cause:** the **Intune service plan on the enrolling account is not provisioned** — `INTUNE_A: PendingInput` on both newly-licensed accounts (devices@ AND pilot.test), while established users (Megan) are fine. A device cannot enroll through an account whose Intune plan isn't active. Re-kicked the Business Premium license on devices@ (remove + re-add; first re-add 409'd and was retried to 200 — confirmed SPB back on the account). `INTUNE_A` still `PendingInput` immediately after — provisioning takes time. Re-check in 20-30 min.

### Windows Hello prompt (still showing)
The "set up Windows Hello" prompt persisted on pilot.test despite the local reg key (`PassportForWork\Enabled=0`) and reboots — I was wrong that a reboot would fix it. Fact: **tenant WHfB enrollment policy = `notConfigured`**, so Windows applies its default (WHfB ON) on Entra-joined devices, and the generic reg key doesn't reliably override it. The clean, scoped fix is the **Intune disable-Hello profile** (already built, assigned to Cascades - Caregiver Devices) — which applies once the device is Intune-enrolled. The prompt is dismissible, so it didn't block the test. Tenant WHfB left untouched so office users keep PIN + Authenticator (their offsite 2FA preserved).

### Config changes (live)
- Allow-list policy `1b7fd025` rule now: `(device.displayName -startsWith "CSC-") -or (device.extensionAttribute1 -eq "CSCCaregiverDevice") -or (device.deviceId -eq "e16c4af5-cb0e-49e1-90be-674a216f5e9c")` (mode exclude).
- devices@ Business Premium license removed + re-added (kick Intune provisioning). SPB confirmed re-present.

### Pending (updated)
- [ ] Re-check `devices@` `INTUNE_A` -> Success (re-check ~20-30 min after 12:17 MST). Once Success: reboot NURSESTATION -> auto-enrolls -> disable-Hello + idle-lock apply.
- [ ] If still `PendingInput` after a while: tenant new-license Intune activation issue (both new accounts affected) — may need more time / MS support; does NOT block the working caregiver access.
- [ ] After enrollment: drop the local WHfB reg hack; build Shared PC Mode in portal (assign to Cascades - Caregiver Devices).
- [ ] Howard: confirm pilot.test ALIS staff Email = `pilot.test@cascadestucson.com` (ALIS resolved it this session, so likely set).
- [ ] Promote rule set to `SG-Caregivers` (all 38 + Feller/Nyanzunda); for devices, prefer **deviceId matching** in the allow-list (reliable) — collect the 6 caregiver-device deviceIds. Then disable compliance-block + clean up test artifacts (pilot.test, test group).
- [ ] LESSON: check Intune license provisioning (`INTUNE_A = Success`) before troubleshooting enrollment; CA device-filter extensionAttribute changes lag (use deviceId for immediacy).

## Update: 14:05 MST — Decision: pivot to hybrid/domain-join (GPO) for device policies; wiki architecture overview added

Because per-user Intune (`INTUNE_A`) is stuck PendingInput tenant-wide (MS case open), decided to **deliver the caregiver device settings via Group Policy instead of Intune** — i.e., **Hybrid Entra Join / domain join** the caregiver machines and push Hello-off + idle-lock + profile handling via GPO (which is already set up on CS-SERVER). The caregiver *access* model (CA off-network + device allow-list + ALIS SSO) is unchanged and works regardless of join type — it only needs the device to have an Entra object (hybrid join provides it; deviceId/extensionAttribute allow-list still applies).

Added a canonical **Entra Access Architecture** overview to `wiki/clients/cascades-tucson.md` (two-bucket design, CA policies, devices, ALIS SSO, Intune blocker + hybrid pivot).

### Key caveat for the hybrid path
Entra Connect syncs USERS (PHS + Seamless SSO) — that's set up. **Hybrid Azure AD *device* Join is a SEPARATE Entra Connect config (Device options / SCP) and is likely NOT enabled** (NURSESTATION's old record was `Workplace`, not `ServerAd`). So step 1 of the hybrid path = enable Hybrid Entra Join in Entra Connect on CS-SERVER. NURSESTATION is currently Entra-joined (un-joined from domain earlier today), so going hybrid means re-domain-joining it (new Entra device object -> re-tag for allow-list).

### Next phase (in progress — "next few hours")
- [ ] Enable Hybrid Entra Join in Entra Connect (CS-SERVER) — verify it's on; if not, configure Device options/SCP.
- [ ] Domain-join the caregiver machines (laptops + NURSESTATION + ASSISTNURSE-PC) -> they hybrid-register into Entra.
- [ ] Re-tag the new hybrid device objects (`extensionAttribute1=CSCCaregiverDevice` and/or add deviceIds to the allow-list rule).
- [ ] GPO for caregiver devices: disable Windows Hello (`Use Windows Hello for Business`=Disabled), idle screen-lock (machine inactivity limit), security baseline; folder handling so no local data.
- [ ] Users sign in with **email/UPN** (works on domain/hybrid devices since UPN suffix = cascadestucson.com). Each caregiver uses their OWN account (shared device, individual logins) — required for ALIS SSO email-match + audit.
- [ ] Resume per-user testing via `SG-Caregivers-DeviceTest`, then promote to `SG-Caregivers`.

## Update: 16:14 MST — Hybrid join COMPLETE + ALIS SSO validated end-to-end; caregiver GPO build in progress

### MILESTONE: NURSESTATION hybrid-joined, pilot.test ALIS SSO works on a desktop
The whole hybrid pivot is proven on one machine:
- Added `OU=Caregiver Devices,OU=Staff PCs,OU=Workstations` to the **Entra Connect sync scope** (Optional features left as-is: PHS + Password writeback on; Group writeback + Device writeback OFF — neither is needed for Hybrid Join). Ran `Start-ADSyncSyncCycle` (a full sync was already auto-running from the wizard "Configure"); all connector runs **success**.
- NURSESTATION computer object synced to Entra as **`trustType: ServerAd`** (= Hybrid Entra Join). New **deviceId `d3bf931f-f128-4261-8398-b46c34a4b342`** (object id `de199a15-3f5d-4da3-8b17-3faade7f7dad`).
- On reboot, client-side join completed: `dsregcmd /status` → **AzureAdJoined: YES, DomainJoined: YES (CASCADES)**, DeviceAuthStatus SUCCESS, TpmProtected YES.
- As **pilot.test** (non-elevated `dsregcmd`): **AzureAdPrt: YES** → PRT issued, silent SSO chain complete. **ALIS opened via silent SSO — no second credential prompt. Full caregiver desktop experience validated.**
- `Ngc Prerequisite Check` = `PolicyEnabled: NO` → `WillNotProvision` = **Windows Hello will NOT auto-provision** on hybrid-joined machines (PIN/Hello popup does not appear). This is the behavior we want for shared caregiver devices — no separate Hello-disable step needed on the hybrid path.

### Allow-list CA rule updated to the NEW deviceId (the old one was stale)
Removing Entra + re-domain-joining created a brand-new device object. Old Entra-joined deviceId `e16c4af5-cb0e-49e1-90be-674a216f5e9c` no longer exists in Entra (confirmed empty lookup).
- Policy `CSC - Caregivers: allow-listed devices only (TEST GROUP)` (`1b7fd025-1aad-47c8-9274-c32c3e0b163c`, deviceFilter mode=**exclude** = allow-list) rule now:
  `(device.displayName -startsWith "CSC-") -or (device.extensionAttribute1 -eq "CSCCaregiverDevice") -or (device.deviceId -eq "d3bf931f-f128-4261-8398-b46c34a4b342")`
- Also tagged the device `extensionAttribute1 = CSCCaregiverDevice` (durable; survives future deviceId changes). NURSESTATION now allow-listed by deviceId (lag-free) AND tag.
- Reminder (Graph): PATCH returns 204 then read-back lags a few seconds (replication) — re-read to confirm.

### Reception-policy false alarm (resolved, no change made)
`CSC - Reception Workstation Policy` showed as "inherited" by `OU=Caregiver Devices` (it's linked at parent `OU=Staff PCs`), but its **security filtering is `GpoApply: SG-Reception-PCs` only**, and that group contains **only RECEPTIONIST-PC**. So it never applies to NURSESTATION. Nothing unlinked. (`Get-GPInheritance` lists in-scope links before security filtering.)

### NEW WORK: proper GPO for all caregivers/medtechs (shortcuts + printers) — IN PROGRESS
Decision (per Howard): do NOT place shortcuts/printers manually — build a real, scalable GPO driven by the SG/OU structure ("how a medical company should work"), and **mirror it in a test scope (pilot.test only) so the 38 real caregivers are untouched** until validated.

**Discovery:**
- **CS-SERVER is the print server** (15 shared queues `\\CS-SERVER\<share>`).
- `SG-Caregivers` = real on-prem Global Security group, **38 members**, `OU=Groups` — same group synced to Entra for the CA policies (one group drives GPO + CA).
- All 38 caregivers live in `OU=Caregivers,OU=Departments` (42 users total there; others: c.lassey, p.sandoval-beck [likely medtechs to add], n.castro [TERMINATED], pilot.test).
- pilot.test DN = `CN=Pilot Test,OU=Caregivers,OU=Departments` (correct OU), no on-prem groups.
- Existing printer GPOs: `CSC - Life Enrichment Printers` (WORKING, linked to OU=Life Enrichment) and **`CSC - Printer Deployment` which is BROKEN** — it has a full User Printers.xml (all departments, ILT by OU/group) but **`gPCUserExtensionNames` is EMPTY and `versionNumber=0`**, so the CSE is unregistered and it never applies even if linked. (It also has a bug: the NursesPrinter entry path is `\CS-SERVER\NursesPrinter` — single backslash. Worth fixing/retiring this GPO separately.)

**Proven GPP schema cloned from this domain (for the new GPO):**
- Working `gPCUserExtensionNames` for **Printers** = `[{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}{A8C42CEA-CDB8-4388-97F4-5831F933DA84}][{BC75B1ED-5833-4858-9BB8-CBF0B166DF9D}{A8C42CEA-CDB8-4388-97F4-5831F933DA84}]` (tool-ext GUID this domain uses = `{A8C42CEA-CDB8-4388-97F4-5831F933DA84}`).
- To ADD **Shortcuts** CSE, append `[{C418DD9D-0D14-4efb-8FBF-CFE535C8FAC7}{A8C42CEA-CDB8-4388-97F4-5831F933DA84}]` (CSE GUIDs stay sorted: 00000000 < BC75 < C418). Must also bump `versionNumber`.
- Printers.xml: `<Printers clsid="{1F577D12-...}">` → `<SharedPrinter clsid="{9A5E9697-9095-436d-A0EE-4D128FDFBCE5}" name="\\CS-SERVER\<share>" ...><Properties action="U|C" path="\\CS-SERVER\<share>" default="0|1" skipLocal="1" ...><Filters>...</Filters></Properties></SharedPrinter>`. **Filters go INSIDE `<Properties>`.** `FilterGroup ... userContext="1"` = check USER's group; **`userContext="0"` = check COMPUTER's group** (this is how device-location default targeting works).

**GROUPS CREATED this session (in `OU=Groups`):**
- `SG-Caregivers-Test` — GPO security-filter for the pilot. Member: **pilot.test** only. (Go-live = swap filter to `SG-Caregivers`.)
- `SG-PC-MainTower` — caregiver DEVICE location = main tower / assisted living. Member: **NURSESTATION-PC**. Drives default-printer = Nurses via ILT (computer context).
- `SG-PC-MemoryCare` — caregiver DEVICE location = memory care. Empty (ready). Drives default-printer = MC MedTech.

**Design — GPO `CSC - Caregiver Workstation` (User config GPP), NOT YET CREATED:**
- Shortcuts (Desktop): **ALIS** `https://cascadestucson.alisonline.com/Login`, **LinkRx** `https://pharmcare.linkrxnow.com/Login.aspx`, **Safe Living** `https://app.safe-living.com/login`. (Existing ALIS/LinkRx today are per-profile `.url` files placed manually — this GPO replaces that.)
- Printers (Howard-approved set, all `\\CS-SERVER\`): `NursesPrinter`, `HealthServices`, `MCMedTech`, `MCReception`, `MCDirector`, `CopyRoom` — deployed to all (no filter). Plus conditional default via two extra `default="1"` entries with ILT: `NursesPrinter` when computer ∈ `SG-PC-MainTower`; `MCMedTech` when computer ∈ `SG-PC-MemoryCare` (`userContext="0"`).
- Link at `OU=Caregivers,OU=Departments`; **security filter = `SG-Caregivers-Test`** (remove Authenticated Users Apply) so only pilot.test applies it; 38 real caregivers see it in scope but filtered out = zero impact.
- Set `gPCUserExtensionNames` (printers+shortcuts CSEs), bump version, set Computer-side disabled.

### Next steps (resume here)
- [ ] Create GPO `CSC - Caregiver Workstation`; write `User\Preferences\Printers\Printers.xml` + `User\Preferences\Shortcuts\Shortcuts.xml`; set `gPCUserExtensionNames` + bump `versionNumber`.
- [ ] Link at `OU=Caregivers,OU=Departments`; set security filtering to `SG-Caregivers-Test` only.
- [ ] Test on NURSESTATION as pilot.test: `gpupdate /force` → logoff/logon → verify 3 desktop shortcuts + 6 printers mapped + Nurses default.
- [ ] When validated: swap GPO filter `SG-Caregivers-Test` → `SG-Caregivers`; for CA, promote allow-list policy from test group to `SG-Caregivers`; move real caregiver machines into `OU=Caregiver Devices` + correct `SG-PC-*` location group one at a time; ALIS email-match the 38 + medtechs.
- [x] `CSC - Printer Deployment` (domain-wide, empty CSE/version 0) is **intentionally not enabled and is NOT to be used domain-wide** (per Howard). Leave it alone — do not link, enable, or "fix" it. Our entire scope is the single caregiver/medtech GPO. It's useful only as a read-only reference for printer shares/ILT examples.
- [ ] Microsoft case for `INTUNE_A PendingInput` (independent — does NOT block caregiver access; the hybrid+GPO path replaces the Intune dependency).

## Update: 17:30 MST — Caregiver Workstation GPO built + validated; Device Lockdown GPO designed (deploy PENDING)

### DONE & VALIDATED: `CSC - Caregiver Workstation` GPO (shortcuts + printers)
GPO `{3B5CD9A6-A278-4676-A9FD-9396D21A8261}` — User-config Group Policy Preferences. Built via RMM on CS-SERVER, hand-authored GPP XML cloned from the domain's working schema. Scripts saved: `clients/cascades-tucson/scripts/build-caregiver-gpo.ps1` + `link-caregiver-gpo.ps1`.
- **Shortcuts (Desktop):** ALIS (`https://cascadestucson.alisonline.com/Login`), LinkRx (`https://pharmcare.linkrxnow.com/Login.aspx`), **Helpany** (`https://app.safe-living.com/login` — named "Helpany," the brand caregivers know, not "Safe Living").
- **Printers (all `\\CS-SERVER\`):** NursesPrinter, HealthServices, MCMedTech, MCReception, MCDirector, CopyRoom — deployed to all; **default by device location** via item-level targeting on computer group (`SG-PC-MainTower`→Nurses, `SG-PC-MemoryCare`→MCMedTech, `userContext="0"`).
- **Registry:** HKCU `...\CurrentVersion\Windows\LegacyDefaultPrinterMode=1` (stops Windows "manage my default printer" so the Nurses default sticks).
- **CSEs registered** (Registry+Printers+Shortcuts), versionNumber user-v2 = 131072 (AD == GPT.ini). Computer side disabled.
- **Linked** at `OU=Caregivers,OU=Departments`. **Security filter:** Authenticated Users = **Read** (MS16-072 — computer must read user GPO), `SG-Caregivers-Test` = **Apply** (pilot.test only). 38 real caregivers in scope but filtered out = zero impact.
- **TEST RESULT (Howard, on NURSESTATION as pilot.test): everything showed up as expected** — 3 shortcuts + 6 printers + Nurses default. Then added LegacyDefaultPrinterMode (re-ran build, user-v2) — applies on next policy refresh.

### Timeout / auto-logout decision (Howard)
- **Screen LOCK:** 3 minutes idle. **Auto SIGN-OUT:** 15 minutes total idle. **Warning:** 90 seconds before sign-out.
- **ALIS app timeout:** default 20 min → **lower to 15 min** to match the Windows sign-out (no PHI-exposure gap). Change is made in the **ALIS/Medtelligent admin console** by Howard — Claude has no ALIS-admin access. **PENDING.**

### DESIGNED, NOT YET DEPLOYED: `CSC - Caregiver Device Lockdown` GPO (computer side)
Scripts written + committed but **the GPO does NOT exist yet** (every deploy dispatch failed before reaching CS-SERVER — clean slate, just needs to run). Scripts: `clients/cascades-tucson/scripts/caregiver-lockdown.ps1` (the computer startup script) + `deploy-device-lockdown-gpo.ps1` (creates GPO, writes startup script + psscripts.ini to SYSVOL, registers Scripts CSE `{42B5FAAE-...}`, links to `OU=Caregiver Devices`).
- Startup script (runs as SYSTEM each boot, idempotent): sets `InactivityTimeoutSecs=180` (lock 3 min); `powercfg` display-off 10 / never sleep/hibernate (AC+DC); drops `C:\ProgramData\Cascades\idle-logoff.ps1`; registers scheduled task **CSC Caregiver Idle Logoff** (logon trigger, principal = BUILTIN\Users / InteractiveToken → runs in each caregiver's session) that monitors idle via `GetLastInputInfo`, shows a 90s `msg.exe` warning at 810s, and `shutdown /l` at 900s.
- **Scope note:** lock + auto-logoff are **device-level** — they affect ANY user on a device in `OU=Caregiver Devices` (currently only NURSESTATION), not just pilot.test. Intended for caregiver devices; confirm no nurse mid-shift before applying.

### BLOCKER (why lockdown deploy didn't run) — workstation-side, needs follow-up
Dispatching to GuruRMM from HOWARD-HOME broke mid-session:
1. `curl` "**Permission denied**" executing the binary — BOTH `/mingw64/bin/curl` and `/c/Windows/System32/curl.exe`. AV/EDR appears to be blocking curl.exe after repeated large POSTs (earlier curl dispatches this session worked fine). `dangerouslyDisableSandbox` did NOT help → it's AV, not the tool sandbox.
2. Routed around curl via PowerShell `Invoke-RestMethod` (token + payload staged to `C:\Users\Howard\AppData\Local\Temp\rmm_payload.json`/`rmm_token.txt`) → RMM API returned **500 Internal Server Error** on the ~13 KB payload POST.
- **Retry options:** run `deploy-device-lockdown-gpo.ps1` directly on CS-SERVER (console/RDP) instead of via RMM; or dispatch from a different workstation; or investigate the curl block (AV exclusion for curl.exe) and the RMM 500 (payload size? try a smaller dispatch / chunk the base64).

### Resume / TODO
- [ ] Deploy `CSC - Caregiver Device Lockdown` (run the deploy script on/against CS-SERVER); reboot NURSESTATION; verify lock@3min, 90s warning + sign-out@15min, never-sleep.
- [ ] Howard: lower ALIS app timeout 20→15 in ALIS admin.
- [ ] Investigate curl "Permission denied" on HOWARD-HOME (AV exclusion) + the RMM API 500 on large payloads.
- [ ] Go-live (unchanged): swap `CSC - Caregiver Workstation` filter `SG-Caregivers-Test`→`SG-Caregivers`; CA allow-list test group→`SG-Caregivers`; move machines into `OU=Caregiver Devices` + `SG-PC-*` one at a time; ALIS email-match the 38 + medtechs.

## Update: 18:05 MST — Lockdown GPO DEPLOYED + ticket updated; block resolved

- **`CSC - Caregiver Device Lockdown` DEPLOYED** — `{E6174988-2721-4D96-ADF5-F5BB44E92769}`, computer-only (UserSettingsDisabled), startup script + psscripts.ini in SYSVOL, Scripts CSE registered (versionNumber 2, AD == GPT.ini), **linked at `OU=Caregiver Devices`**. (Startup scripts run at BOOT — NURSESTATION must **reboot** to run it: sets `InactivityTimeoutSecs=180`, powercfg never-sleep, registers the `CSC Caregiver Idle Logoff` scheduled task.)
- **Block resolved:** the earlier curl "Permission denied" / RMM-dispatch failure was a workstation-side AV/process block that Howard fixed; re-dispatched via curl and it deployed first try. (The prior RMM 500 was during the blocked window; not reproduced.)
- **Syncro ticket #110680053 (Syncro #32303, "Domain setup-entra sync", Cascades) updated** with the 6/4–6/5 work summary as an **internal/hidden note** (do_not_email), **comment id 417580711**. Framed around the caregiver/medtech laptop+desktop setup, the Win Pro + Win11 25H2 upgrades, the Microsoft Intune-provisioning dead-end and the pivot to Hybrid Entra Join + GPO, the test/security groups, validated on the pilot, switching users Monday.
- **Remaining to fully finish the test:** reboot NURSESTATION → verify lock@3min + 90s warning + sign-out@15min + never-sleep; Howard lowers ALIS app timeout 20→15; then Monday cutover (one user/machine at a time).
