What Happens During a Scan from Automox?

What is an Automox Scan?

When Automox performs a scan, you're probably wondering what happens during that scan. Automox issues several commands from the agent. Those commands are:

  • GetOS
    • This gets (finds out) the device operating system information.
  • GetHostname
    • This gets the name of the device
  • GetAWSID
    • This is not always relevant, but if the device were to be an existing AWS machine it would obtain that information here.
  • GetSystemDetails
    • This gets the details from the system, but most importantly checks for compliance, last user logged on, update source information, etc.
  • GetSoftware
    • This is the longest running command as it checks the registry and system space for all applications and downloads, patches, etc., to see what is installed on the device.
  • NeedsReboot
    • This checks if the device needs a reboot (it confirms with its OS, it does not generate its own flag).
  • policy_######_test
    • These are just evaluation codes of Worklets running if there are any attached to a device or group.
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