Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - POLICY MANAGEMENT REFERENCE 10.3 30-03-2010 Management Manual page 17

NOTE: Ensure that the latest version of the Novell client is installed on the managed device before
the Dynamic Local User policy is enforced. To obtain the latest version of Novell Client
Novell Download Web site
1 In ZENworks Control Center, click the Policies tab.
2 In the Policies list, click New, then click Policy to display the Select Policy Type page.
3 Select Dynamic Local User Policy, click Next to display the Define Details page, then fill in the
fields:
Policy Name: Provide a name for the policy. The policy name must be different than the name
of any other item (group, folder, and so forth) that resides in the same folder. The name you
provide displays in ZENworks Control Center.
Folder: Type the name or browse to the ZENworks Control Center folder where you want the
policy to reside. The default is
your policies.
Description: Provide a short description of the policy's content. This description displays in
ZENworks Control Center.
4 Click Next to display the User Configurations page, then use the options on the page to
configure the user account.
The following table contains information about configuring dynamic local user accounts and
managing them on managed devices:
Field
Use User Source
Credentials
Use the Credentials
Specified Below
(Always volatile)
Manage Existing User
Account (if any)
Volatile User
Enable Volatile User
Cache
(http://download.novell.com/index.jsp).
, but you can create additional folders to organize
/policies
Details
Enables logging in through the user's authoritative source credentials
instead of Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista credentials.
Allows you to specify the following user credentials for a volatile user:
User Name: Specify the user's name.
Full Name: Specify the user's complete name.
Description: Provide any additional information that helps the
administrator to further identify this user account.
If a user logs in to a device that has the Dynamic Local User policy
applied and then logs out of the device when the device is disconnected
from the network, the user is unable to log in to the disconnected device
again. For information on this issue, see
Troubleshooting" on page
Helps you to manage a user object that already exists.
If you select both the Volatile User and Manage Existing User Account (If
Any) check boxes, and the user has a permanent local account that uses
the same username specified in the user source, the permanent account
is changed to a volatile (temporary) account and is removed when the
user logs out.
Specifies the use of a volatile user account for login. The user account
that NWGINA creates on the local workstation can be either a volatile or a
nonvolatile account.
Enables the caching of the volatile user account on the device for a
specified period of time.
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