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Using ScriptLogic's intuitive point-and-click Management Console, and exclusive Validation Logic technology, you can centrally configure and control virtually every user/computer setting (without visiting each one of them). Below is a sample screen image.

More Productive Users.Personalized desktops - unique configurations of security policies, preferences, drive mappings, printers, Internet, and applications settings?

The General tab provides several miscellaneous settings including time synchronization, settings to purge the client TEMP files, password expiration warnings and others. Time Synchronization utilizes ScriptLogic?

Press the CTRL key to access accelerated functionality on this dialog. When pressed, the OK button becomes an Add button. Pressing the Add button will add the current dialog?

Shared Printer
Specify the path of the network printer. The path should be specified in the form of \\server\share\. Optionally, you can press the Select Share button to navigate to the network printer. You can also press the F2 key to use a dynamic variable.
>B>Specify /DELETE in the Shared Printerfield to remove all persistent printer mappings that a user has created on their workstation that corresponds to the same port number specified for the shared printer configuration.

Service Packs

The Service Packs tab allows you to deploy service packs for all NTx clients. This tab uses validation logic, however it only allows a selection from the Type and Class logic. Operating systems and Connection validations are not modifiable for service pack deployment.

There are a few things to note regarding service pack deployment:

- ScriptLogic will only install service packs to NTx clients if attached via a LAN connection. The Connection validation logic is disabled.

- ScriptLogic will never attempt to install service packs to any NTx servers (or Terminal Servers).

- ScriptLogic will never downgrade the currently installed service pack on a computer. ScriptLogic will only install the requested service pack if the client has an older service pack or no service pack installed.

- ScriptLogic will not attempt to install the requested service pack if the client does not have enough available disk space on the drive that hosts the %TEMP% folder.

- ScriptLogic will run all service packs in unattended mode, will force the computer to close other programs when it shuts down, and will not back up files for uninstall purposes.

ScriptLogic can bypass the automatic installation of service packs on specific computers. If you have specific computers that you would never like ScriptLogic to install a service pack on (such as a development station), create a file called SLNOCSD in the root directory of the System Drive. This allows you to generally apply service packs based on Validation Logic, while providing for special-case exemptions based on individual systems.

Folder Redirection

The Folder Redirection tab provides the ability to change the Windows default location for specialized folders known as Shell Folders. Shell folders are folders that are specific to each user. They include the Cookies, Desktop, Favorites (IE Bookmarks), History, My Pictures, Personal (My Documents), Recent, Temporary Internet Files, Send To, Start Menu and Startup Group folders.

By default, the Windows NT operating system locates shell folders in the user?

Common Folder Redirection
The Common Folder Redirection tab allows you to change the location of where Windows NTx computers look for common specialized folders known as the All Users Shell Folders. The Common Folder Redirection tab incorporates ScriptLogic?

Message Boxes
The Message Boxes tab allows you to centrally manage and configure popup messages. This popup window is displayed on the client during the logon process after the user is authenticated.

Message boxes can be used to notify users of scheduled downtime or upcoming company events. Since displaying Message Boxes could interfere with the automatic logon process, Message Boxes will NOT be displayed on any computer if AutoAdminLogon is enabled.

Security Policies
The Security Policies tab allows you to centrally configure user security settings. Security policies can be set for individual users or computers.

User policies are registry entries stored to the [HKey_Current_User] registry hive. This registry hive is stored in the user?

There are several different validation logic Types that can be selected from the validation logic dialog box.

They include:
Domain
Site
OU (Computer)
OU (User)
Group Membership
Primary Group
User Name
TCP/IP Address
Host Address
Computer Name
MAC Address
TS Application Name
TS Initial Program,
TS Client Name
TS Session Name
TS Client TCP/IP Address
Custom Variable
Custom Function and Computer Group.

Each Validation Type supports multiple Values. The Value is compared against at logon time. When using multiple values, they must be separated by a semicolon (;). Validation Types also support the asterisk (*) and question mark (?) wildcards. This provides the ability to configure a setting for multiple instances of the selected Type. Use an asterisk to indicate a string of characters of any length may appear in that place. Use a question mark (?) to indicate single character may appear in place of the question mark. One or more instances of each wildcard may be used in the comparison value

Domain
Specify Domain to execute a configuration element for all computers that belong to the specified Domain. Select Domain from the drop-down list. Specify the Domain name by entering it into the Value field or by pressing the domain selection button . The domain value is compared against the domain the client machine is a part of and must match for the configuration element to be processed.

Site
Specify the Active Directory Site that the computer belongs to in order to execute a configuration element for the specific site. Select Site from the drop-down list. Specify the Site by entering it into the Value field. This Site is compared against the Site the client belongs to and must match for the configuration element to be processed.

OU Computer
Specify Organizational Unit (Computer) to execute a configuration element for a computer belonging to a specific OU. Select OU (computer) from the drop-down list. Specify the OU by entering it into the Value field or by pressing the Container Browser, , button. The OU is compared against the OUs that the computer is a part of and must match for the configuration element to be processed.

OU (User)
OU (User) Specify Organizational Unit (User) to execute a configuration element for a user belonging to a specific OU. Select OU (User) from the drop-down list. Specify the OU by entering it into the Value field or by pressing the Container Browser, button. The OU is compared against the OUs that the user is a part of and must match for the configuration element to be processed.

Group Membership
Specify Group Membership to execute a configuration element for a specific network group. Select Group Membership from the drop-down list. Specify the group by entering it into the Value field. The specified Group is compared against the user?

Registry
The Registry tab provides a single point of control over changing values in the registry of the user?

Application Launcher
The Application Launcher tab allows you to launch an application on the client?

Outlook

The Outlook tab provides the ability to configure several Microsoft Outlook settings. There is no validation logic on this tab. All Outlook settings are set globally for all clients using ScriptLogic.

Outlook client settings are configured during the logon process. These settings are dynamic in nature and thus are reconfigured each time a user logs on to the network.

Mail Profile
The Mail Profile tab provides the ability to configure client mail profiles. Mail profiles are part of the Windows Messaging system and are used to define the services and options needed to connect the Outlook client to your Microsoft Exchange server. You can establish an administrative template that will automatically configure the most common services used by Outlook when your clients log on to the network.

ScriptLogic will automatically create mail profiles for a user on any computer that they log on to. With ScriptLogic performing this necessary administrative task for you, you?

Internet
The Internet tab provides the ability to configure Internet Explorer Settings. Settings such as the Start Page, Search Page, Download Directory, and Proxy Server information.

The Internet tab incorporates ScriptLogic?

Scriptlogic Inactivity Timer

One major use of the Inactivity object is for logging users off their workstation at the end of the day. This is imperative as important updates need to take place while computer is not in use.

When a client does not log off they will not receive the latest updates that are pushed out via ScriptLogic. Most of these updates are scheduled to occur during the logoff or logon process. If one does not logoff, neither process will get triggered.

To make sure that all of the Companys computers are up to date with service packs, inactivity will be checked each business day from 8:00pm to 5:00am. Within this period of time each inactive user will be logged off (if they have not done so already). This will trigger the logoff process that was configured in the service packs object.

INI Files provide a means of configuration to many applications. The INI Files tab provides a single point of control over changing values in an INI configuration file. The INI Files tab incorporates standard Validation Logic.

When ScriptLogic executes on the client during the logon process, INI file changes are processed in order, beginning with the top of the list displayed on the INI Files tab of the ScriptLogic Manager. If you wish to prioritize your list entries, use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to re-sequence the list.

File operations with Scriptlogic

The File Operations object provides the ability to Copy, Delete, Move and Rename files and folders. File Operations support Local, Mapped and network drive paths as well as a generous portion of operation options.

File Operations are configurable for 95 - XP systems only. File Operations are not available for configuration, nor are they processed on computers with the Windows 2003 operating system.

As Desktop Authority processes the configuration elements defined by the File Operations configuration list, Validation Logic is applied to each element, beginning with the top of the list. Prioritize the list entries by clicking Move Up ( ) and Move Down ( ) to reorganize the list.

The MS Office tab provides the ability to centrally configure default file locations for Microsoft Office.

By centrally configuring the paths used by Microsoft Office, you can ensure that user-created documents are stored to network servers rather than locally on the user?

The Shortcuts tab provides the ability to centrally define shortcuts to be used on the client?

The Path tab configures client search paths to include local paths, network paths or UNCs. Entries made here will be appended to (placed at the end of) the client's existing path as set in the Autoexec.bat on Windows 9x or in the User's Environment on Windows NTx operating systems.

The Path tab incorporates ScriptLogic's standard Validation Logic.

The entries in the Path list will be processed in the order that they appear in the list. If you wish to prioritize an entry, it should be placed closer to the top of the list.