Update 10/16 1:45PM

The Duo outage is fully resolved and ITS has reinstated Duo has part of the login process. If you experience any issues, please notify the ITS Help Desk at 740-587-6395 or helpdesk@denison.edu.

Update 10/16 11:42AM:

ITS has taken steps to temporarily bypass Duo approvals until Duo reports that service is fully restored. If you experienced the “Unknown error”, please try again now.

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ITS has received numerous reports of an “Unknown error” message on the Duo approval screen. Duo is currently investigating and working to restore service as quickly as possible.

Updated Post 10/5:

The printer has been repaired and is back in service.

Updated Post 10/4/18:

A service technician assessed the Huffman printer and ordered parts needed for repair. This post will be updated again when the repair is complete. In the meantime, please see the post below for alternate print locations.

Original Post 10/3/18:

Due to an apparent mechanical issue, the Huffman printer – HuffmanLab_Canon355 – is not currently available. A service call has been placed with the vendor and this post will be updated as soon as the issue corrected. In the meantime, please use other student printing locations. Always available printing locations include Fellows 100, the Library Learning Commons, and the Curtis lab. Depending upon class schedule, Knapp 105 and Higley 029 may also be available.

Reminder: if you encounter issues with computers or printers in Denison’s computer labs, please report the issue to the ITS Help Desk at 740-587-6395 or helpdesk@denison.edu.

Update 10/8:

ITS has not received any further reports of the Collection Data Form appearing.

Updated Post 10/5:

ITS received additional reports on 10/4 and a setting was changed to prevent the appearance of the Collection Data Form. If you continue to see it, please report it to the ITS Help Desk at helpdesk@denison.edu.

Original Post 10/3:

ITS has received a couple of reports indicating that a small Zenworks window titled “Collection Data Form” appears each day. ITS is investigating the issue. If you see this window, please click “Submit” to close it and continue working. Please also report it to the ITS Help Desk at helpdesk@denison.edu and include the Denison inventory sticker number (starts with “CS”) – that will assist with our investigation and also allow us to notify you when the problem is resolved.

Update 9/24/18 6:00PM

There have been three additional events reported by employees since 9/14/18. Sometimes the previous profile is still recoverable computer, but sometimes it is deleted. We are working with our vendor to determine the cause of these events.

IMPORTANT:  If you only save files on the local hard drive of your computer, please adopt an alternate recommended file storage location or backup approach.

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Update 9/14/18 11:50AM

There has been one potential new event reported on 9/11/18. We have enabled additional logging that will help us better troubleshoot should any further events occur. NOTE:  If you only save files on the local hard drive of your computer, please plan to adopt an alternate recommended file storage location or backup approach.

 

Update 9/11/18 9:20AM

There have been no further reported issues. ITS has worked with those affected to address the issue.

 

Update 9/4/18 5:30PM

ITS has identified what is believed to be the root cause of the issue and corrected it. Please notify the ITS Help Desk at 740-587-6395 or helpdesk@denison.edu if you log into a Windows computer you’ve recently used and do not see what you expect (missing files on the desktop/missing bookmarks).

ITS is working with those affected by the issue to address it. If you believe your computer may have been affected and you have not yet reported it, please notify the ITS Help Desk at 740-587-6395 or helpdesk@denison.edu and do not log out of or shut down your computer. You can use the “Windows” and “L” keys to lock it.

 

Original Post 9/4/18 10:00AM

ITS has received a handful of reports of individuals who have found upon logging in to their Denison Windows computer that their account appears “brand new”. There are no files on the Desktop or in other folders like Documents, custom settings for backgounds or apps on the task bar are no longer present, and there are no custom bookmarks in web browsers.

If you experience this issue, please report it to the ITS Help Desk at 740-587-6395 or helpdesk@denison.edu as soon as possible including the Denison inventory sticker number (white or silver label with number prefaced by “CS”) and when you first noticed the issue.

You may continue working but please do NOT log out of or shut down your computer. If you leave your computer, please use the “Windows” and “L” keys and select “Lock”. When you return, you can press the spacebar and enter your password to unlock your computer.

This post will be updated as soon as we have more information.

Updated Post 9/10/18:

In working with the original reporters, the issue was isolated to being connected to “Denison-Guest” instead of “eduroam”. Once the individuals selected “eduroam”, the problem resolved. Please note that a connection to Denison-Guest requires re-registration every 48 hours to continue Internet access so members of the Denison community should NOT connect to “Denison-Guest” as it will not yield a reliable long-term connection. If you have any difficulty connecting to eduroam, please contact the ITS Help Desk at 740-587-6395 or helpdesk@denison.edu.

Original Post 8/31/18:

ITS has received 3 reports in the last 18 hours of an “Invalid Certificate” error when trying to approve logins through Duo. All were on iPhones.

If you experience that error, the immediate workaround is to use a passcode:

  • On the Duo approval screen on your computer, select the “Call Me” or “Enter a Passcode” option instead of “Send Me a Push”.
  • If you choose “Enter a Passcode”, click the “Text me new codes” button in the blue bar that appears to receive passcodes via an SMS message. (The passcode generated by the Duo Mobile app on your phone may not work.)

A Duo support article indicates that is likely a network-related error. To troubleshoot:

  • Please check your iPhone to see if you have WiFi turned on. If so, confirm that it is connected to “eduroam” and NOT “Denison-Guest”. If you are not already connected to eduroam, please connect to eduroam using your Denison email address as your username and your Denison password.
  • If WiFi is on and connected to eduroam and you are able to get to web pages in a browser on your phone, please try turning WiFi off and see if the problem persists.

Please report the issue and your findings from the above troubleshooting steps to the ITS Help Desk at helpdesk@denison.edu.

 

Update 3:00PM:

Duo has been reinstated into the login process for all services. If you experience any problems logging in, please contact the ITS Help Desk at 740-587-6395 or helpdesk@denison.edu.

Update 2:00PM:

The Duo service outage was resolved by Duo at ~1:00PM and ITS has been testing on a single internal service to ensure that logins are processing normally. ITS will reinstate Duo into the login process for MyDenison and other web-based services this afternoon between 2:30-3:00PM.

Update 11:49AM:

Duo has announced that there is a service issue and they are working to correct it as soon as possible. ITS has taken steps to remove the dependency on Duo temporarily until the issue is resolved. At this point, you should be able to log in to MyDenison, Denison Apps, Slate, Banner and Self Service, etc.

Original post 11:27AM:

ITS has received a number of reports indicating that the Duo approval page is not loading. Diagnosis is underway and this post will be updated as soon as more information is available.

 

Update 8/8/18 5:05pm:

Today’s maintenance on NoteBowl course display is complete, and courses should be populated with current Banner information. Please report any system issues to the ITS Help Desk at 740-587-6395 or helpdesk@denison.edu. The Help Desk will reply as soon as possible during regular business hours (see www.denison.edu/its/helpdesk for hours).

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Local maintenance is underway on Denison’s system connection with our social learning platform NoteBowl to prepare for the upcoming academic year. Please note that you may not see your current or upcoming courses while the maintenance is underway. ITS is working to complete the maintenance and restore full access as quickly as possible.
If you need immediate access to continue your course preparation work, please contact the ITS Help Desk at 740-587-6395 or helpdesk@denison.edu and provide the course name(s) and number(s) of the required courses.
This post will be updated as soon as the maintenance is complete.

If you are approving your login through Duo every time you log into Denison web-based services like MyDenison or Denison Apps, you don’t need to! Duo provides a “Remember Me for 30 Days” option. When you use this, you only have to approve your login through Duo once every 30 days for that device/browser. (It is unique to each device/browser combination.)

See this quick video from the ITS Help Desk to see it in action!

Have any Duo questions or problems? Contact the ITS Help Desk at 740-587-6395 or helpdesk@denison.edu.

Beginning Tuesday July 31, you will need to use Duo to approve logins to Denison web-based services like MyDenison and Denison Apps. This added layer of security makes it more difficult for potential intruders to gain access to your account and steal personal data or identity. While the easiest and preferred method to use Duo is with the Duo Mobile app on a smartphone, there are multiple ways to use Duo, even if you don’t have access to a mobile phone. If you have not yet enrolled in Duo, when you log in to MyDenison or Denison Apps, you will see a Duo window with a “Start Setup” button and will need to enroll before you can proceed. To learn more and enroll, please see this Help Desk Online FAQ.

If you have any questions or encounter any problems, please contact the ITS Help Desk at 740-587-6395 or helpdesk@denison.edu.

Update 6/21/18  5:15PM
We are waiting to hear back from two individuals who are traveling or have been unavailable, and are currently attempting to restore data for three more individuals. We experienced full data loss on seven systems and partial data loss on 12 systems. In most cases, individuals were able to restore files from various sources including Time Machine and Drive backups. We continue to assist with file recovery where possible.  64 systems were fully restored.
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Update 6/11/18 8:30AM
We have resolved issues for 61 of 86 Macs.  Remediation work continues this week as our top priority.  If you received a direct email from the ITS Help Desk regarding your Mac and you have not yet contacted us, please do so as soon as possible.   To avoid potential data loss, please do not use your Mac until it has been assessed by our Mac technicians.  If you are out of town, please contact us at 740-587-6395 to schedule a time for us to call you to talk through the assessment process.
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Update 6/5/18 5:15PM
Our vendor partner has contained the error and developed a restore process.  We have identified 86 faculty/staff Macs that were impacted by this event.  Each of these computers will need to be worked on by our team to have the user account and data restored.  We have contacted these individuals directly as of 5:11PM under a separate email titled “URGENT: Please contact the ITS Help Desk about your Mac computer ASAP” which includes instructions to coordinate the repair work.
 
If you did not receive a direct email with your specific computer information, you are cleared to begin using your Mac as normal.
This continues to be our highest priority.  We have staff scheduled through midnight tonight and will be working as quickly as possible to get everyone’s system restored and back to them.  We will be monitoring the Help Desk phones through the evening, please leave a message if someone is not available to answer at the time your call.
This was not a virus or attack on our systems. This was an unexpected and unusual error in important work being performed by our vendor partner.
I thank you for your patience as we continue to work through this critical response effort.  We are aware of the serious impact this event has had on operations and will be working to prevent any future occurrence.

 

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ITS has identified a critical issue with some MACs and are investigating the situation. To protect against data loss we need your help.
IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED
  1. Please fully turn off your Mac computer(s).
  2. Please then contact the ITS Help Desk at 740-587-6395 to make arrangements for your computer to be addressed.
  3. Please do not turn on your computer again.
DETAILS
Due to an inadvertent error, your account and/or files/settings on this Mac computer may have been altered. ITS asks that you fully power this off and leave it off until ITS can evaluate and restore your account/settings/files. Please contact us at 740-587-6395 to set up an appointment and let us know if you have a Time Machine backup of your computer or if the data on that computer is typically backed up elsewhere.

Thank you for your cooperation as we address this critical issue.