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nFront Client and Symantec Ghost
nFront Password Filter (Passfilt PRO) will not install and says "Another non-Microsoft GINA exists on this system. Installation cannot continue." This occurs on systems with Symantec Ghost console installed.
nFront Password Filter (Passfilt Pro) Command Line Uninstallation
You would like to remove an older version Passfilt Pro which was not packaged with Installshield. You see no listing for Passfilt Pro or Passfilt Pro Uninstall in the Start Menu or Control Panel + Add/Remove Programs.
nFront Password Filter (Passfilt Pro) Client only displays standard Windows error message.
Passfilt Pro Client only displays standard Windows error message.
nFront Client and Utimaco Safegard Easy
nFront Password Filter Client will not install and says "Another non-Microsoft GINA exists on this system. Installation cannot continue." This occurs on systems with Utimaco Safegard Easy Client installed.
nFront Client and PointSec
nFront Password Filter Client will not install and says "Another non-Microsoft GINA exists on this system. Installation cannot continue." This occurs on systems with PointSec installed.
nFront Client and Citrix
nFront Password Filter Client will not install and says "Another non-Microsoft GINA exists on this system. Installation cannot continue." This occurs when you run the nFront Password Filter Client.MSI on a Citrix server.
Force nFront Password Filter Client to a specific Domain Controller
The nFront Password Filter Client generally uses the domain controller specified as the %logonserver% for retrieving password policies. However, the communication is not always guaranteed to use that specific domain controller.
Uninstall of nFront Password Filter Client removes winlgon key
nFront Password Filter Client version 4.15.1 and 4.15.2 delete the HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon registry key during uninstallation.
Disable nFront Password Filter on all domain controllers
If you experience a production problem and wish to disable the filter on all DCs you can do so via the nFront GPO (takes up to 15 minutes) or via script (takes less than 1 minute). Â
nFront Password Filter Client RPC Error
The Windows 2008/2012/2016 firewall that does not allow the nFront Password Filter Client to connect on port 1333 to retrieve the list of password rules. The Windows 7/8/10 client will display a message that says "Retreiving Password Criteria..." and it will stay there forever. This problem is solved by adding a rule to the Windows firewall.
How to apply the MPE version to partial amount of users in the domain
This article explains how to apply nFront Password Filter MPE to a partial amount of users.
How to update the nFront GPO with new template files
Sometimes the newer GPO adm files do not automatically update in the GPO editor when a new version is installed. Here is a way to force an update of the files.
Single GPO install of x86 and x64 nFront Password Filter
This article explains how to use one GPO to push the installation of the 32-bit and 64-bit version of nFront Password Filter. Â
Disable nFront Password Filter Client via GPO or script
If you need to quickly disable the client due to a software conflict or network issue you can do so via a script or via GPO. You may also use the GPO approach to pre-deploy the client to all of your workstations and let it sit dormant until you go live on a specific date (in which case you clear the GPO option).
nFront Password Filter Troubleshooting
This article includes the steps to solve over 90% of the support cases we see. It should help you solve the issue independently or equip us to solve it for you much more quickly.