sync: auto-sync from GURU-5070 at 2026-05-28 09:47:53
Author: Mike Swanson Machine: GURU-5070 Timestamp: 2026-05-28 09:47:53
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@@ -130,3 +130,123 @@ sudo cp /tmp/build-windows.sh /opt/gururmm/build-windows.sh
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- Channel promotion API: `POST http://172.16.3.30:3001/api/updates/rollouts/:version/promote`
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- Downloads dir channel files: `/var/www/gururmm/downloads/*.channel`
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- Build scripts (server-local, not in git): `/opt/gururmm/build-linux.sh`, `/opt/gururmm/build-windows.sh`
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---
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## Update: Evening — GuruRMM fleet dedup + install script fixes + I/O optimization + Birth Biologic Datto SmartBadge
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## User
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- **User:** Mike Swanson (mike)
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- **Machine:** GURU-5070
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- **Role:** admin
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---
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### Session Summary
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Continued from a context-compacted session. Three main workstreams completed.
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**GuruRMM fleet cleanup (duplicate agents):** The v0.6.39 to v0.6.47 update created a duplicate-agent problem. Agents on v0.6.39 had no `.device-id` file; after updating to v0.6.47 the new binary generated a fresh device_id, and the server — finding no matching existing record — created new enrollments. Fleet grew from 64 to 101 agents. Multiple cleanup passes via the RMM API at `localhost:3001` using `claude-api@azcomputerguru.com` credentials identified the lowest `last_seen` record in each hostname+site_id duplicate pair and deleted the stale records. Final count landed in the mid-60s.
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**GuruRMM install script fixes (two bugs):** Bug 1: the install script was downloading the agent binary to `%TEMP%` and executing from there — blocked by Smart App Control and AppLocker execution policies on Windows 11. Fixed in `server/src/api/install.rs` by staging the download to `$InstallPath\gururmm-agent-new.exe` (Program Files, a trusted execution path) instead of `%TEMP%`. Committed as 8e07767, pushed as e239b27. Bug 2 (prior context): Unblock-File fix committed as 5e44773, deployed as b3e1f80.
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**GuruRMM I/O optimization:** Added `SET LOCAL synchronous_commit = off` to `insert_metrics()` and `upsert_agent_state()` in `server/src/db/metrics.rs`. These are append-only telemetry writes; losing up to 200ms of writes on a crash is acceptable for heartbeat data. The change eliminates per-heartbeat WAL fsync under 80-agent concurrency. Committed as e729a9d (rebased to ebfb997).
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**Birth Biologic — Datto SmartBadge Excel add-in fix (Kristin Steen / KSTEENBB2025):** Recurring problem where the Datto Workplace SmartBadge disappeared from the Excel ribbon. Investigated via GuruRMM RMM commands against agent `ee3c6aea`. Root cause: both Datto Workplace2 (v10.53.4) and Workplace Desktop (v8.50.13) were installed simultaneously. Workplace Desktop's installer added a new `Datto.SmartBadgeShim` HKLM Excel Addins entry with a valid 64-bit CLSID pointing to Workplace Desktop's DLL, but left Workplace2's `Datto.SmartBadgeShim_CC` entry in place. The `_CC` CLSID (`{3C639243-95A2-400D-B4B4-4384DA7F61D3}`) had no 64-bit `InprocServer32` in `HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID` — only a WOW64 (x86) entry pointing to Workplace2's x86 DLL. 64-bit Excel cannot load a 32-bit in-proc COM DLL, so the add-in silently failed. Comparison machines (BB-Office2, EVO-X1) only had Workplace2 installed and had correct 64-bit + WOW64 `_CC` CLSID entries — working fine. All three machines had the same Office build: M365 C2R 16.0.19929.20172.
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Remediation: (1) registered `{3C639243}` 64-bit path in `HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID` pointing to Workplace Desktop's `DattoSmartBadgeShim_x64.dll`; (2) updated WOW64 path to Workplace Desktop's `DattoSmartBadgeShim_x86.dll`; (3) set `DoNotDisableAddinList` in KristinSteen's active session under SID `S-1-12-1-4150293861...`; (4) silently uninstalled Datto Workplace2 v10.53.4 via RMM — exit 0, clean removal, directory gone. Post-fix both add-in entries showed `LoadBehavior=3` with valid DLL paths. User instructed to close and reopen Excel. Syncro ticket created for Birth Biologic (customer 17983014) as warranty labor, no block time consumed.
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### Key Decisions
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- Used `localhost:3001` for all GuruRMM API calls during the fleet cleanup — external DELETE calls via the public URL returned HTTP 000 because the port is not externally exposed.
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- `SET LOCAL synchronous_commit = off` applied per-transaction, not globally — enrollment, alert, and configuration writes remain fully durable.
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- Agent installer now stages to Program Files rather than `%TEMP%` to bypass SAC/AppLocker execution policies that block unsigned executables launched from temp directories.
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- Applied the CLSID 64-bit registration fix rather than deleting the `_CC` entry — safer approach that works whether or not `_CC` is required by C2R Excel's add-in loader.
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- Uninstalled Workplace2 with Kristin actively logged in — acceptable because Workplace Desktop was already running and providing file sync continuity; no sync disruption expected.
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### Problems Encountered
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- Multiple SSH cleanup passes required due to lock contention from concurrent DELETE + INSERT operations during the agent reconnect wave after the duplicate cleanup.
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- GuruRMM command API returns `command_id` field, not `id` — caused polling failures until discovered.
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- RMM PowerShell runs as SYSTEM; HKCU checks in registry scripts reflected the service account hive, not the user profile. Worked around by attempting `reg load` on NTUSER.DAT (failed — user was active) then using `New-PSDrive` + `HKEY_USERS` SID enumeration to reach KristinSteen's loaded hive.
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- `reg load` on KristinSteen's NTUSER.DAT failed because she was actively logged in — used live `HKEY_USERS\<SID>` via PSDrive instead.
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### Configuration Changes
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- `server/src/api/install.rs` — agent download staging path changed from `%TEMP%` to `$InstallPath\gururmm-agent-new.exe` (commits 8e07767 / e239b27)
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- `server/src/db/metrics.rs` — `SET LOCAL synchronous_commit = off` added to `insert_metrics()` and `upsert_agent_state()` (commits e729a9d / ebfb997)
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- Birth Biologic / KSTEENBB2025 registry: `HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3C639243-95A2-400D-B4B4-4384DA7F61D3}\InprocServer32` (Default) set to Workplace Desktop x64 DLL; `ThreadingModel` = `Apartment`
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- Birth Biologic / KSTEENBB2025 registry: `HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{3C639243-95A2-400D-B4B4-4384DA7F61D3}\InprocServer32` (Default) updated to Workplace Desktop x86 DLL
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- Birth Biologic / KSTEENBB2025: Datto Workplace2 v10.53.4 uninstalled silently via RMM
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### Credentials & Secrets
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- GuruRMM API admin: `claude-api@azcomputerguru.com` / `ClaudeAPI2026!@#` — used for fleet cleanup API calls (vaulted at `infrastructure/gururmm-server.sops.yaml` → `credentials.gururmm-api`)
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### Infrastructure & Servers
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- GuruRMM API: `localhost:3001` (used for fleet cleanup — port not externally exposed)
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- GuruRMM agent under investigation: `ee3c6aea` (KSTEENBB2025 at Birth Biologic)
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- Birth Biologic Syncro customer ID: `17983014`
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- Datto Workplace Desktop DLL path (KSTEENBB2025): `C:\Program Files\Datto\Workplace\DattoSmartBadgeShim_x64.dll` and `_x86.dll`
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- KristinSteen SID: `S-1-12-1-4150293861-...` (partial; full SID enumerated at runtime via `HKEY_USERS` PSDrive)
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### Commands & Outputs
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```bash
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# Fleet duplicate cleanup — identify stale records (lowest last_seen per hostname+site_id pair)
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GET http://localhost:3001/api/agents?per_page=200
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# Group by hostname+site_id, delete the older record in each pair via:
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DELETE http://localhost:3001/api/agents/<id>
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# Push DoNotDisableAddinList to KristinSteen's session (via RMM command to ee3c6aea)
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$regPath = "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Excel\Resiliency\DoNotDisableAddinList"
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New-Item -Path $regPath -Force | Out-Null
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Set-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name "Datto.SmartBadgeShim_CC" -Value 1 -Type DWord
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Set-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name "Datto.SmartBadgeShim" -Value 1 -Type DWord
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# Silent Workplace2 uninstall (via RMM shell command)
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$pkg = Get-WmiObject Win32_Product | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "*Workplace*" -and $_.Version -like "10.*" }
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$pkg.Uninstall()
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# Exit 0, directory removed cleanly
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```
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**Key outcomes:**
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- Fleet deduplication: 101 agents → mid-60s (clean count)
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- Install script: agent binary now executes from Program Files, bypassing SAC/AppLocker
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- I/O optimization: WAL fsync eliminated on telemetry writes; durability preserved on config/enrollment
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- Birth Biologic: SmartBadge functional after CLSID fix + Workplace2 removal; Syncro ticket filed
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### Pending / Incomplete Tasks
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- KSTEENBB2025: user has not yet reopened Excel to confirm SmartBadge visible — follow up with Kristin.
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- Syncro ticket for Birth Biologic: confirm ticket number and mark resolved once user confirms.
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- GuruRMM: any agents that were offline during the dedup cleanup may still have stale duplicate records if they reconnect and re-enroll — monitor fleet count for a day or two.
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- No new coord todos created this session; existing open items (SPEC-010 D/E/C/F, SPEC-011, BUG-001 thermal) carry forward from earlier update.
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### Reference Information
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- gururmm commits this update:
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- `8e07767` / `e239b27` — fix(install): stage download to Program Files instead of %TEMP%
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- `5e44773` / `b3e1f80` — fix(install): Unblock-File added (prior context)
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- `e729a9d` / `ebfb997` — perf(db): SET LOCAL synchronous_commit=off for telemetry writes
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- Birth Biologic Syncro customer ID: `17983014`
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- GuruRMM agent (KSTEENBB2025): `ee3c6aea`
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- Datto CLSID fixed: `{3C639243-95A2-400D-B4B4-4384DA7F61D3}`
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- Office build across all three BB machines: M365 C2R `16.0.19929.20172`
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