Editing Generic Gnome Policies - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.3 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 02-12-2010 Administration Manual

17.7.2 Editing Generic GNOME Policies

1 In the ZENworks Control Center, click the Policies tab.
2 Click the policy's name to display the Summary page, then make the desired configuration
changes.
If you do not want to edit any item on the Summary page, skip to
Use the Summary page to view detailed information about the selected policy. This page
provides general information about the policy, lists the individual devices that are assigned to
the policy, displays an event log, shows upcoming events, and lists the groups that the policy
belongs to.
You can also use this page to edit the policy's description, add or remove assignments for the
policy, and change other configuration settings, as described below.
2a Review the information in the General section, then make the desired configuration
changes (you can edit only the Revision and Description options in this section).
Policy type: Displays the policy type as Generic GNOME policy.
Revision: Displays the policy's revision number. To change the revision number, click
Increment Revision.
Number of errors not acknowledged: Displays the number of errors that are not
acknowledged.
Number of warnings not acknowledged: A warning is anything that does not cause the
application of the policy to fail, but indicates minor problems. The number displayed
indicates the number of unacknowledged warnings, which display in the Event Log
section below.
GUID: Lists the selected object's GUID (global unique identifier), a randomly generated
string that provides a unique identifier for the policy. You cannot edit the object's GUID.
Description: Displays the selected object's description, if one was provided when the
policy was created. The description provides a short description of the policy's purpose.
This description displays in the ZENworks Control Center interface.
Click Edit to change the description, if necessary.
2b Review the information in the Assignments section, then make the desired configuration
changes.
Step 3 on page 194.
Managing Policies 193