Perform the following deletions in the Tanium Client installation directory.ĭelete the following directories, including subdirectories and files: Use the CLI to configure any necessary client settings that you did not configure during the initial installation: see CLI on Windows endpoints and Tanium Client settings reference. TaniumClient config remove LastGoodServerName TaniumClient config remove RegistrationCount To avoid unnecessary processing to resolve conflicts or duplicates when deploying the image, use the CLI to delete the Tanium Client ComputerID, RegistrationCount, and LastGoodServerName settings: Open the Windows Services program, stop the Tanium Client service, and verify that its Startup Type is set to Automatic.Though these files do this file does not contain private keys and cannot be used to provide control over a Tanium environment, a user with malicious intent could use them it to connect an unapproved client and use this unauthorized access to learn how your organization is using Tanium. Limit the distribution to specific use in the deployment of Tanium Clients. Preparing the Tanium Client on a Windows OS imageīe careful not to allow the tanium-init.dat or tanium.pub file to be distributed or stored outside of your organization, such as in a publicly accessible source code repository or any other location accessible from the public internet.

To avoid the additional processing that is required to resolve duplicate IDs and the potential data infidelity during that processing, delete the Tanium Client ComputerID setting in the OS image.

Tanium Cloud The server detects and resolves duplicate IDs during registration to ensure each computer has a unique identifier, even if computers are cloned from an OS image that has a non-zero value for the computer ID. Tanium Cloud The Tanium Server uses this computer ID to track and monitor each endpoint even if other identifiers change, such as the computer name, IP address, MAC address, or OS GUID.

When you start the OS image for the first time and the Tanium Client registers with Tanium™ Cloud the Tanium Server, Tanium Cloud the server assigns a unique computer ID to the endpoint. The following sections describe best practices for preparing the Tanium Client on OS images. You can install the Tanium Client on an operating system (OS) image that you use as a template when provisioning an OS for new endpoints or virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) instances.

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