Security; Log File - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Altiris Deployment Solution™ from Symantec User's Guide
Select when the Deployment Server is denied access to the Deployment Agent.
Select the days and set the start and end times when access to the Deployment Agent is
denied.

Security

This page lets you secure data between the Deployment Server and the Deployment
Agent, or to set a password so that the user on the client computer can only view and
modify the User Properties of the Altiris Client Settings on the managed computer.
Encrypt session communication with Deployment Server. Select to allow
encryption from this managed client computer to the Deployment Server. This lets
encrypted data transmissions between the Deployment Server and the Deployment
Agent on the client computer. If selected, the client computer can connect (but is not
required to connect) using encryption.
To enable encryption protocols, you must open the Altiris Deployment Server
Configuration Utility, click Options and select the Transport tab. Select the Allow
encrypted sessions check box to let Deployment Server transmit using encryption
protocols.
Require encrypted session with any server. Select to require encryption between
the managed client computer and the Deployment Server. If this option is selected and
the option to allow encryption in the Deployment Configuration tool is not selected, the
Deployment Server does not communicate with the Altiris Client on the managed client
computer.
Note
Selecting encryption options slows down the communication path between the agent
and the Deployment Server.
Password protect Admin properties from user. Select to let users on the managed
computer access the Admin properties only if they enter the set password. If the check
box is selected and the user does not know the password, they will have rights only to
view the User Properties, which includes only the User Prompts and Remote Control
tabs on the Altiris Client Settings dialog.
Enter the password in the Password field and re-enter the password for
confirmation in the Confirm password field.
Hide client tray icon. Select to hide the Altiris Client icon in the system tray of the
managed computer. If you hide the icon, you must run AClient.exe with the -admin
switch to view and modify the complete administrative properties from the managed
client computer.

Log file

The Log File page controls how data is logged and saved in a Deployment Server
system, letting you save different types and levels of information to the log files. You
can save a text file with log errors, informational errors, and debug data using this
dialog.
If the log exceeds the specified size, the older data is dropped from the files. You can
maximize the size of the log file to save all selected data.
Save log information to a text file. Select this option to save information to a log file.
By default, this option is cleared. Selecting this option enables the File name and
Maximum size fields.
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