u/sgmmaffe

Running Zabbix 7.4.10 and experiencing an issue with maintenance periods not working correctly for hosts monitored through a Zabbix proxy.

The setup:
- Two hosts sitting behind a Zabbix proxy
- Maintenance period configured with both hosts explicitly listed
- Maintenance type: "With data collection"
- "Pause operations for suppressed problems" is enabled in the trigger action

The problem:
During the maintenance window, alerts are still being sent out.
When checking Monitoring - Problems with "Show suppressed problems" enabled, the problems don't show up at all - meaning the server never marked them as suppressed in the first place.

After some digging I found this in the Zabbix documentation:
"The Zabbix proxy is not aware of maintenance periods because there is no synchronization of maintenance configuration between the Zabbix server and proxy."

So it seems the proxy just forwards data without knowing about the maintenance, and the server isn't handling the suppression correctly either.

Moving the hosts directly under the Zabbix server is not an option due to network/firewall restrictions.

Has anyone dealt with this and found a cleaner solution?
Would love to hear how others are handling maintenance periods in a proxy-based setup.

Hi all,

I've been experiencing a recurring issue with Veeam Agent for Windows (free edition) that I've seen across multiple versions, from v6 all the way up to v13.

**The issue:**

Whenever I make a configuration change in Veeam Agent (any change — schedule, target folder, job settings, etc.), the saved passwords in Google Chrome and Microsoft Outlook disappear on a PC. This does NOT happen on my own PC, which has an identical setup.

**Important details:**

- This does NOT happen during regular backups — only after a configuration change in the Veeam Agent UI
- Both PCs run the same Windows version, same Chrome version, and same ESET antivirus
- The issue has persisted across Veeam Agent versions v6 through v13
- The other pc Windows account may not always be actively signed in to a Microsoft account at the time of the change
- No DPAPI errors (Event ID 8196 or 8198) were found in the Crypto-DPAPI operational log
- No S4U scheduled tasks found related to Veeam

**What I've ruled out:**

- Regular backup activity (no issue during backups)
- ESET antivirus (both PCs have identical ESET setup)
- S4U logon tasks
- DPAPI master key issues

**My question:**

Does Veeam Agent do something specific to VSS writers or Windows security contexts when a configuration change is saved — something different from what happens during a normal backup run? And could this somehow invalidate saved credentials in Chrome and Outlook on certain configurations?

Any insights appreciated. Happy to provide logs if needed.

Thanks!