[KB8800] Issues with PDF report printing in ESET PROTECT On-Prem running on older versions of Windows Server

Issue

  • Issues with PDF report printing in ESET PROTECT On-Prem running on Windows Server 2012 and earlier
  • Running ReportPrinterTool.exe shows an error "libcef.dll is missing"

Solution

To solve the PDF report issue:

  1. Download the archive containing the fix and extract its contents:

  2. Stop ESET Protect Server service:
     
    • Open services.msc, locate the ESET PROTECT Server (EraServerSvc) service, and choose Stop from the context menu.
    • Or use Powershell: Stop-Service -Name "EraServerSvc"

  3. Replace the ReportPrinterTool.exe located in C:\Program Files\ESET\RemoteAdministrator\Server\ with the downloaded file.

  4. Copy the contents of the extracted CEF folder into the following location C:\Program Files\ESET\RemoteAdministrator\Server\CEF\.

  5. Start ESET Protect Server service:

    • Open services.msc, locate the ESET PROTECT Server (EraServerSvc) service, and choose Start from the context menu.
    • Or use Powershell: Start-Service -Name "EraServerSvc"

ESET PROTECT On-Prem versions
For the fix to work, you need to have at least the following versions of ESET PROTECT On-Prem:
  • ESET PROTECT On-Prem (Server), version 11.1.768.0
  • ESET PROTECT On-Prem (Web Console), version 11.1.149.0

To update ESET PROTECT On-Prem you can refer to the ESET Online Help.

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