BiosConfigUtility64 - Apply config and password to remote computers

[karlei]

Hey everyone,

I am running into an error while using the HP BiosConfigUtility. I am trying to change the biospassword or do a biosupdate but I receive errors like this:

"S:\#scipts und tools\SysinternalsSuite\PsExec64.exe" \\remotepc\ \\server\share\biosconfigutility64.exe /npwdfile:"\\server\share\newpw.bin" /cspwdfile:"\\server\share\newpw.bin"

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<BIOSCONFIG Version="4.0.15.1" Computername="remotepc" Date="2018/09/04" Time="11:23:17" UTC="2">
        <ERROR msg="Unable to open password file: \\server\share\newpw.bin" />
        <ERROR msg="BCU return value" real="10" translated="10" />
</BIOSCONFIG>

The returned error code is 10.

Changing the password when entering bios physically is working without any issues. I did recreate the password bins but it still gives me those errors.

Anyone else having those problems or someone who can give me advice of what to do?

Sincerely

karlei

[karlei]

Hey again,

there is no solution for the case but at least there is a workaround. I tried to deploy biosupdates on many of our 8300 compaq pc's remotely which obv didn't work.

At first I wasn't able to get the passwordfile to work. Luckily there are way older versions of the bios config utility which did not use the passwordfiles but the cleartextpasswords. So I was using them to delete the password of the pc's first. After that I tried to apply the biosupdate and I was only able to do so, when I first updated the pc's to version 2.99 (got that out of another topic in this forum). After that I was able to update them to the latest bios and then applied a password again.

I didn't like to do it like that but at least they are secured now.

until next time

karlei