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Folks, To monitor Windows Server components, such as CPU, RAM, Disk Space, Uptime, Task Scheduler, and service status, using the SolarWinds Orion monitoring platform, does the minimum requirement require assigning the Windows Service Account (gMSA) to the Active Directory BUILTIN\Administrators group…
I have inherited a SolarWinds instance. There is a service account that binds the instance to AD with LDAP. The account password will expire in 30 days. I have been searching for the last few days, and I have not seen where that account is established. I would have assumed that it would be set in the Advanced AD settings…
In the Admin section of Orion (Admin > Credentials > Manage Windows Credentials), you can "Manage" Windows Credentials. You can edit the Username and Password of credentials in that Window. The window also has a field "Assigned to entities". The "Assigned to entiites" field will list a number count like 5 nodes or 55…
Hi All, Would it be possible to create and configure the Solarwinds service account as gMSA? Group Managed Service Accounts Overview | Microsoft Learn Thank you,
What are the minimum roles and privileges required for the Solarwinds Database Performance Analyser service account? Because the security team and security best practices consider granting the Enterprise and Domain Admins privileges to be excessive. Based on this KB article: Register a SQL Server instance for DPA…
Hi, I am new to the SolarWinds platform. I am using the Server and Application Monitor (SAM) to monitor mostly RedHat Linux servers. After installing the SolarWinds Linux agent, manually, I noticed that it created a new local service account to run the agent. /etc/passwd…
Typically, when I am successful on a longer SolarWinds project I like to document that success on Thwack. My thought is that if I couldn't find the solution when I started then someone else might come to Thwack with the same question I had. By posting my solution, I hope I'm paying it forward. This is a pay it forward…
Hello! We are using Solarwinds NPM 11.5.3 and I'm trying to edit a report schedule but I can't seem to be able to use a specific account. Whenever I try to use the account, I can't validate the pw, it fails when I click on the test button. I can use my own account or someone else' but not this account. It's working fine…
I just installed MSSQL Auditor. I followed the instructions to import the template in Profiler. Now onto MSSQL Auditor: I entered the server IP and typed in the domain service account that I want to use to run this service. When i click on the button to test database connection, it immediately says the username or password…
I have a requirement. I have configured monitoring on a service in a node. The service is running currently under an admin credential. If there is a change in the credential under which the service runs, then an alert should be triggered. I am not sure, how to add the Trigger Condition for this. Can anyone please help?
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