Update: Cognos and ODS services were down briefly and have been restored as of 9:30PM.

Original Message:

Cognos reporting is unavailable due to the ODS being currently offline. Until it is restored, Cognos reports will render no data. We will keep you informed.

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.

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