Distributing Personality Settings - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

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Distribute personality settings using the New Job Wizard or adding the
Distribute Personality task when building new jobs. See
on page 146 and
personality settings
1. In the Name field, enter the file name and location of the PCT file.
Note
The information about the Personality Package appears in the Description field for
valid Personality Packages (PCT files). If no description appears, the file is not a
valid package.
If you use a token, such as %COMPNAME%, in this field, and you proceed with the
job, when you apply the job to a Windows XP computer, the user must enter input
before the job completes. Altiris recommends you enter a valid Personality Package
name and use the Additional command-line switches fields for token values.
See the Altiris PC Transplant Reference Guide for a complete list of valid command-
line options.
2. In the Password field, type the password set for the PCT file when created.
3. Select Run in quiet mode to install the package without displaying the PC
Transplant screens.
4. Specify the users to associate with the Personality Package.
Select Apply to all users to run the package for all users with accounts on the
specified computer.
If you want to send the package to a managed computer with multiple users
and to install it for certain users with a unique password, clear the Apply to all
users box.
Example: To install a Personality Package for specific user accounts on a
computer, add values to the Additional command-line switches field.
Example:
-user: JDoe; TMaya; BLee
Note
The command-line options are specifically for Personality Packages. For a
complete list of command-line options, see the Altiris PC Transplant Reference
Guide.
5. (Optional) Click Advanced to specify how to copy Personality Packages to the
managed computer. You can copy through Deployment Server and then run, or
copy directly from the file source and then run, or run directly from the file source.
See Distribute personality advanced
6. Click Next.
7. (Optional) Set Return Codes. See
8. Click Finish. The task appears in the Task list for the job. The personality is
distributed when you run this task.
Building new jobs on page 150. See also
on page 179 to create a Personality Package.
on page 182. Click OK.
Setting up return codes
New job wizard
Capturing
on page 193.
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