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About Conflicts
ConflictManager Reference
With Enterprise Management Server, Security Setup determines whether you can
edit meta data in Software Manager and ConflictManager.
4.
Click the Source tab to view the location of the package installation file and any
transforms and patches that were applied to the package.
5.
Click OK.
See also:
About Package Meta Data in the Software Manager Help
ConflictManager finds and lets you resolve conflicts caused when different packages
install the same resources. To save time during conflict detection, ConflictManager only
searches for the following situations:
Duplicate files, of any type, in the Common Files directory and any subdirectory of
Windows, including the System directory. Example: If two packages install
readme.txt in the Common Files directory, ConflictManager marks them as conflicts.
If you don't want ConflictManager to find conflicting readme.txt files, you can
exclude that file, or any other files you don't care about, from the conflict detection.
Duplicate executable files only (.exe, .dll, and .ocx) in all other directories. Example:
If two packages install sslib.dll in the Program Files directory, it is considered a
conflict.
When multiple packages install the same system resource, such as registry keys,
Autoexec.bat, Config.sys, ODBC, NT services, devices, .ini files, shortcuts, and the
PATH variable. Experienced users can resolve registry key and .ini file conflicts in
ConflictManager. The other types of conflicts cannot be resolved in ConflictManager
and are displayed for informational purposes only.
What Kind of Information Does ConflictManager Compare?
During conflict detection, ConflictManager searches the following information for each
package and marks items that conflict:
File hash value
File name
Version
Binary version
Size
Date/time
Path
Company
Product
16 bit (Yes or No)
Registry key value
ConflictManager searches the following information for Windows Installer installations
only:
Component GUID
KeyPath
Resource count
Shared DLL
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