Windows 10 Unable to Deploy ePO Agent

[avilt]

I am unable to deploy McAfee Agent 5.6.1 on Windows 10 Pro Version 1903.

ePO version is 5.10.1 with ENS.

Windows Defender, Firewall, UAC is disabled. Systems is in the local LAN without firewall. I am able to ping and access windows shares.

Following are the error under task log

a) Failed to authenticate with remote system, system error, Access is denied

b) Failed to authenticate with remote system, system error, The network path was not found.

[Thussain]

Thank you for posting your query

The Error messages 

a) Failed to authenticate with remote system, system error, Access is denied

b) Failed to authenticate with remote system, system error, The network path was not found.

The above mentioned error messages clearly mention that the issue is with the account you are using for deployment of the Agent. 

Make sure you are using an account which has domain admin rights

[Thussain]

Please refer to the below screenshot

[AdithyanT]

Hi @avilt

Issue seems to be circling around Authentication.

• May I know if the credentials have been verified ( I might sound silly, however, usually turns out to be the reason most of the time)?
• Are they Domain User credentials?
• Have you tried using Local admin credentials for one sample machine while deploying agent (use "." in the place of domain name).
• Also can you please confirm Administrator credentials are being used for deployment purposes?

[vivs]

Hello,

Thanks for your post.

I would like to suggest you to check Server.log and also please refer the KB56386 if the server logs matches the error.

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB56386

I also request you to please check the Admin$ is accessible or not.

The credentials which you are using is correct or not?

Please make sure that you are using local admin credentials.

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[Thussain]

The following environmental requirements are necessary to successfully send an agent installation from the ePO server or remote Agent Handler to a client.

• Enable all of the following on the network and the client computer:
  • NetBIOS protocol
  • Network protocols and ports required for machine name resolution
  • ADMIN$ share
  • File and Print sharing
  • Server service
  • Remote Registry service
  
  Example: From the ePO server operating system, press Windows+R and run the following:
  
  \\Hostname\admin$
  
  If prompted for credentials, this is the restriction affecting the task to transfer agent installer package to the client machine.

Ensure the credentials used for the push from the ePO server or remote Agent Handler have local administrative rights on the client. Additionally, disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows to successfully push an agent

Please refer to the below KB article

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB56386

[avilt]

The user name password was correct but I was not using built-in administrator. 

I enabled built-in admin and now it started working.

[vivs]

Hello,

Thanks for your response.

We are glad to assist you! 🙂

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[avilt]

Now I was able to deploy McAfee agent, but when I deploy ENS platform, the task is shown as successful but the packages never gets deployed. How can I trace the root cause?

[vivs]

Hello,

Just wanted to confirm whether you are using Run Client Task now or Scheduled task.

If it is showing as successful, try to go Windows>Temp and see the logs.

If the deployment is successful please wait for next asci , Once the asci will get completed the properties of the client machine will be available to the ePO.

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