sync: auto-sync from GURU-BEAST-ROG at 2026-07-21 09:58:35

Author: Mike Swanson
Machine: GURU-BEAST-ROG
Timestamp: 2026-07-21 09:58:35

.mvan-users.json

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.tps_cmd_id

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+3e89294b-c519-4e07-968d-88619ccd60fe

clients/prairie-schooner/session-logs/2026-07/2026-07-21-winter-tps-tina-dns-outage-mcafee-removal.md

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+# TPS-Tina no-internet fix + McAfee Safe Connect removal — 2026-07-21
+
+## User
+- **Executed by:** ClaudeTools Discord Bot (GURU-BEAST-ROG)
+- **Requested by:** Winter Williams (@winterguru, via Discord) - tech
+- **Role:** automation (acting on the requester's behalf)
+
+## Session Summary
+
+Winter reported TPS-Tina at The Prairie Schooner could not reach outside websites while
+appearing to be online — same symptom as Syncro ticket 32509 (7/7: dead Norton ConnectSafe
+DNS servers from DHCP; fix at the time pinned NIC DNS to 192.168.1.125, the old DC).
+
+Investigation found TPS-Tina's GuruRMM agent offline since Sat 7/19 ~5:19 PM AZ, so direct
+remote-exec was impossible. TPS-SVR (new DC, 192.168.1.135) was online and used as a jump
+box. Diagnostics from TPS-SVR showed: Tina up on LAN at 192.168.1.139 (pingable), WinRM
+closed, WMI blocked (RPC dynamic ports — firewall likely on Public profile since the
+machine could not reach the DC via DNS). Root cause: **TPS-SERVER (old DC, 192.168.1.125)
+went down Sat 7/19 ~3:03 PM AZ** and Tina's resolver list included the dead .125; Windows
+stuck on it, killing name resolution (ping by IP worked, no websites — classic DNS-dead
+symptom, confirmed by Howard's report).
+
+Access path: PsExec (downloaded PSTools to TPS-SVR C:\Windows\Temp) over SMB 445. Direct
+`psexec -u TPS\guru` failed with logon-type error 1385 (logon-rights policy); workaround
+was pre-authenticating the SMB session via `net use \\192.168.1.139\ADMIN$ /user:TPS\guru`
+then `psexec -s` (SYSTEM) without -u. Fix applied: reset NIC DNS to DHCP
+(Set-DnsClientServerAddress -ResetServerAddresses; UniFi DHCP now hands .135 + .125),
+Clear-DnsClientCache, restarted GuruRMMAgent/GuruRMMWatchdog. Howard was working the issue
+in parallel and also corrected her DNS. Agent reconnected 9:42 AM AZ; verified in Tina's
+user session: google.com/msn.com HTTP 200, DNS resolving.
+
+Second task (Winter): removed McAfee Safe Connect 2.13 (junk VPN flagged on ticket 32509).
+Quiet uninstall via bundle cache exe, exit 0; verified services (mccspsvc,
+SafeConnectService), uninstall registry entries, and the TAP-Windows V9 adapter all gone.
+No reboot required.
+
+Howard closed the loop: he is updating the Syncro ticket himself; no billing action taken
+by the bot.
+
+## Key Decisions
+
+- Used TPS-SVR as LAN jump box since Tina's agent was offline (DNS-dead machines cannot
+  reach the RMM server).
+- Chose PsExec over SMB 445 after WMI/WinRM were blocked; `net use` pre-auth + `-s`
+  bypassed the 1385 interactive-logon restriction without policy changes.
+- Reset Tina's DNS to DHCP rather than re-pinning static — UniFi (new DHCP at .1) hands
+  out correct DNS now; removes the stale-pin failure mode that caused this recurrence.
+- Did not touch UniFi DHCP DNS list (.125 secondary) — flagged to Howard, his migration.
+- No Syncro writes — Howard is updating the ticket himself.
+
+## Problems Encountered
+
+- WMI as SYSTEM from TPS-SVR → E_ACCESSDENIED (machine account not admin on Tina); with
+  TPS\guru creds → RPC unavailable (dynamic ports firewalled). Resolved via PsExec/SMB.
+- PsExec with `-u TPS\guru` → error 1385 "not granted the requested logon type";
+  resolved with net-use pre-auth + `-s`.
+- ps-encoded.sh refused nested EncodedCommand payload (>6KB); slimmed inner script to fit
+  (~5.9KB encoded, near the agent's ~7KB body limit).
+- Building the outer .ps1 via bash heredoc collapsed `\\` UNC backslashes (known gotcha —
+  documented in the /rmm skill); rebuilt with the Write tool + sed placeholder substitution.
+
+## Configuration Changes
+
+- TPS-Tina (192.168.1.139): NIC "Ethernet 2" DNS reset to DHCP-provided (.135, .125);
+  DNS cache flushed; GuruRMMAgent + GuruRMMWatchdog restarted.
+- TPS-Tina: McAfee Safe Connect 2.13 uninstalled (bundle {2973b354-fb68-4cf9-a20a-5bf99895504b},
+  MSI {FA376988-2613-43B7-8BFC-91D8DC165F14}); TAP-Windows Adapter V9 removed with it.
+- TPS-SVR: PSTools.zip + PsExec.exe left at C:\Windows\Temp (harmless; reusable).
+- Repo: scratch scripts under .claude/tmp/ (tps-tina-*.ps1, tps-psexec-*.ps1) — contain
+  base64 of the vaulted TPS domain admin password; gitignored scratch, safe to delete.
+
+## Credentials & Secrets
+
+- Used (read-only from vault): `clients/prairie-schooner/tps-domain-admin.sops.yaml`
+  (TPS\guru domain admin). No new credentials created.
+
+## Infrastructure & Servers
+
+- TPS-SERVER (old DC/QB host/file server, 192.168.1.125): **DOWN since Sat 7/19 ~3:03 PM AZ**
+  (RMM last_seen 2026-07-19T22:03Z; not pingable from TPS-SVR). Planned-vs-crash unconfirmed
+  — Howard asked, no answer yet in thread.
+- TPS-SVR (new DC, 192.168.1.135): online, DNS working, forwarders OK.
+- Gateway/DHCP: UniFi at 192.168.1.1 (SonicWall replaced ~7/8); DHCP hands DNS = .135, .125.
+  Risk: .125 dead secondary can stall any machine (Tina's exact failure) until removed or
+  the old server returns.
+- TPS-Tina: 192.168.1.139, Windows 11 Pro, Intel I219-LM "Ethernet 2", agent
+  c8d76770-dc9e-45b7-94c7-fdcab3e105a2. Firewall blocks WMI/WinRM but allows SMB 445 + ICMP.
+- Mel-PC: 192.168.1.149, DNS .135/.125, healthy.
+
+## Commands & Outputs
+
+- Jump-box pattern for a DNS-dead Windows endpoint (agent offline, WMI/WinRM blocked):
+  `net use \\<ip>\ADMIN$ /user:DOMAIN\admin <pw>` then
+  `PsExec.exe \\<ip> -accepteula -nobanner -s powershell -NoProfile -EncodedCommand <b64>`
+  (UTF-16LE base64 inner script; avoids all quote-stripping).
+- Fix: `Get-NetAdapter -Physical | ? Status -eq Up | % { Set-DnsClientServerAddress
+  -InterfaceIndex $_.ifIndex -ResetServerAddresses }; Clear-DnsClientCache`
+- Verification (user_session context via agent): google.com HTTP 200, msn.com HTTP 200,
+  Resolve-DnsName OK.
+- McAfee removal: `"C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{2973b354-...}\McAfeeSafeConnect.exe"
+  /uninstall /quiet` → exit 0; services/registry/TAP verified gone.
+
+## Pending / Incomplete Tasks
+
+- **TPS-SERVER down**: Howard to confirm planned vs crashed. If staying down, wiki
+  migration checklist items (FSMO transfer, CA migration, QB cutover, backup) need status.
+- **UniFi DHCP still hands dead .125 as secondary DNS** — recommend removal while old
+  server is down (Howard's call).
+- Syncro ticket 32509: Howard updating it manually; verify he captured the McAfee removal.
+- Wiki article `wiki/clients/the-prairie-schooner.md` is now stale (TPS-SERVER status,
+  SonicWall→UniFi swap done, McAfee removed) — run /wiki-compile when convenient.
+
+## Reference Information
+
+- Syncro ticket: #32509 (id 113581381) — Resolved status, Howard updating.
+- Discord thread: 1529163694192201800 (#tech-department).
+- Bot alerts: #dev-alerts message_ids 1529167104585236722 (DNS fix), 1529168257460732066
+  (McAfee removal).
+- RMM agents: TPS-Tina c8d76770-dc9e-45b7-94c7-fdcab3e105a2, TPS-SVR
+  799675cf-5c94-465a-b653-63e08d016526, TPS-SERVER 4f8dff0c-b033-4f66-9101-9350e32e0a81.
+- Prior context: wiki/clients/the-prairie-schooner.md (server migration, paused).

session-logs/bot/2026-07/2026-07-21-bot-activity.md

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+16:52 AZ - Howard (@howard9645) - Forward Anthropic email from mike@ mailbox to howard@ - [OK] forwarded Claude.ai secure-link email (received 9:33 AM AZ) via /mailbox Graph forward; noted link likely expired
+16:56 AZ - Howard (@howard9645) - Forward 2nd Anthropic sign-in email (issued 9:49 AM AZ) from mike@ to howard@ - [OK] forwarded via /mailbox Graph forward