Rescue Script Repository Thread- Share your scripts
Welcome to the new LogMeIn Community. One of the things that we would like to foster is the sharing of lots of great ideas and neat tips and tricks. I thought that I would get the ball rolling by publishing the LogMeIn Rescue Scripts that I use on a day to day basis, when I’m doing product demonstrations. These are fairly basic, but hopefully it will get everyone thinking of how powerful this feature can be. Scripts are a great way to automate repetitive, mundane or pain in the neck tasks. I have provided a few scripts which perform individual tasks but I have worked with a lot of users who combine multiple tasks into a single script. So when you are providing remote support and it is your standard operating procedure to perform tasks A,B,C and D for troubleshooting or diagnostic purposes, then chances are, you can automate those tasks with LogMeIn Rescue scripting. Haven’t had the opportunity to dabble with scripts in Rescue yet? No problem, below are step by step instructions on how to get scripts set up in your Technician Console. Additional instructions can be found in the LogMeIn Rescue Technician Console Users Guide, in the section named "Working with Scripts" https://secure.logmeinrescue.com/Common/Pdfs/rescue_tech_console_userguide.pdf 1. Create a folder named LogMeIn_Rescue_Scripts anywhere on your C: drive (best in a location that won’t be moved) and put the XML file in there. 2. Within the LogMeIn_Rescue_Scripts create six individual folders named: a.Defrag_Info_Sample b. Drivers_Details_Sample c. MAC_Info_Sample d.One_Click_Ipfonfig_Sample Normally step 2 is not required in the real world, but the software we use for the community only allows me to upload individual files, not folders. 3. Copy the scripts (below) into the corresponding folder which you created in step 2. 4. Open up the Technician Console, click on “options” (upper left corner) then select “Edit Scripts.” 5. Click the “Import” button then browse to the LogMeIn_Rescue_Scripts folder and point to the XML Document and this will import the scripts. Once your scripts have been imported you will notice that you have the option to run a given script when the customer applet starts after you have connected to a remote computer. You can also change the order in which the scripts appear in your Technician Console, so you can move frequently used scripts towards the top, and lesser used scripts to the bottom. Do you have a great script that you use and think will be useful to others? If so, email it along with a brief explanation to rescuescripts*at*logmein*dot*com and I will post them to the community. If you do send me some examples please let me know if you would like to make an anonymous contribution or if it’s OK that I can use your name and/or LogMeIn community login name. The following scripts are available to download as a zip file attached to this post: Defrag Info, Cdrive.cmd Driver Info, driverdetails.cmd MAC Address, getmacaddress.cmd IP Config, startipconfig.cmd Use of these scripts are at your own risk. The scripts are provided “as is” without any warranty of any kind and LogMeIn disclaims any and all liability regarding any use of the scripts. Please see the following Terms and Conditions for more information. Message Edited by AndyS on 11-13-2008 02:38 PM Message Edited by Rob H on 11-23-2009 09:01 AM Post Edited by GlennD on 12/12/2024 3:30 PM
Unable to record video in MRLE format
We want to record sessions with LogMeIn. Sometimes we want to share recorded videos with customers. Some customers have security restrictions preventing them from running AVICodec.msi (also, as far as built in apps, the codec only works for Windows Media Player Legacy not the new Windows Movies & TV/Photos/Media Player apps). Not all customers use Windows and it's just plain bad customer service to require the customer to install something just to play a video. We are fine recording using Microsoft RLE (MRLE) (even though it has significantly reduced quality and, as far as built in apps, only works with Windows Media Player Legacy). But I have encountered the following issue: 1. Set AVI -> Microsoft RLE (MRLE) for a group in the Administration Center and save the change. 2. Make sure to log out of LogMeIn Technician Console to make sure the changes have applied. 3. Start a new session, install applet, connect to it, etc... 4. Click Screen Recording. 5. The output file is still in RASC format. I know this because a machine that doesn't have the codec installed can't play it in Windows Media Player Legacy. I also run ffprobe on the file and it shows that the file has rasc encoding but if I run it on a file that has been converted to MRLE from RCREC with LogMeIn Rescue AVI Converter (installed via AVIConvert.msi) it will run in Windows Media Player Legacy and ffprobe doesn't show RASC encoding. I am able to configure a group to record in RCREC format and convert to MRLE with the LogMeIn Rescue AVI converter, but I would like to avoid requiring our technicians to do this process for every file. The AVI converter seems to crash, produce unreadable file, or produce a very distorted video if using a video in RASC format as input and converting to MRLE. I know ffmpeg is able to transcode RASC to other formats, but I'm not sure if we need permission from LogMeIn or some other party to legally be able to do that. Either way I can't install ffmpeg on our workstations or create a server to submit ffmpeg jobs to. It would be very nice if setting to record with MRLE format actually worked.
Loses remote mouse & keyboard during session
Running Rescue with a new customer (Window laptop). On this one computer we are having a problem with customer’s laptop losing mouse/keyboard function (happens within 15-20 minutes, often initially on connection). Have not found a reason but I asked the local IT tech if he could connect an external mouse & keyboard which is working normally - for sessions that are days long. This is not a great long term solution for a senior manager. I saw a CENTRAL post that referenced a keyboard and mouse setting; not found in RESCUE however. I would appreciate any suggestions or solutions THANKSRequest failed with status code 500 on WebTC
When trying to close or Hold a session on the WebTC I get the "Request failed with status code 500" error appear. When trying to hold or end the session on this installed client (tried on two separate PCs) the application hangs and will not close the session. All TCs state that the connection is active but it is crazy slow to respond (although it does after a long time when using file manager .... just). How can I close this session?As regular Administrator how to apply permissions to subgroup
Let's say I am just an administrator and I have technician group A -> technician group B -> technician group C with A being the top technician group and group B under A and C under B. All have technicians assign to them. I tried setting a permission in group A and I found that B and C didn't inherit those permissions nor did it silently inherit permission. I had to enable the permission I wanted on each group to get the LogMeIn console (with technician login in each group) to reflect those changes. If subgroups don't inherit settings is there at least a way to apply settings to subgroups?Failed Session in Rescue can't be Terminated
Sometimes when I attempt to connect to a machine where I have Unattended Access, the connection fails for some unknown reason. On the left side it says something like "Failed to establish connection to ...". Then, the session sits there until it eventually times out, and the connection timer just keeps running. Why isn't there a termination button? I have never seen a program like this that doesn't have a Stop / Quit / Cancel / End Session button. When I call LMI Tech Support, they can't tell me how to terminate a session either, and they act like waiting for it to eventually time out is an acceptable solution. This has been going on for a long time and LMI never fixes it. There should be an X at the end of the session line where I can terminate a session for any reason I want to. I don't know much about programming but it seems to me that putting in a Cancel button would be a very trivial exercise. Very frustrating.What does Unattended Search tab do?
In the technician console you are able to open the unattended computers window. In this window there is the Unattended Search tab. What does this tab do? I don't see it anywhere in the technician console documentation. Does the Connect to input box allow specifying IP? What is being searched, what is being inputted to search, and what is the format?