Global and Local Client Configuration Files
This feature allows administrators to 'lock down' certain options, while allowing other options to be
altered by users.
There are three levels of files:
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Global: hprdc_admin.sam
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Local: hprdc_accessdevice.sam
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Personal: hprdc.sam
The order of precedence is:
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Personal file is read first.
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XPe: Anywhere on file system (double-click hprdc.sam)
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XPe search locations used in this order—when one is found, it stops looking:
%AppData%; Default for XP: C:\Document and Settings\<username>\Application Data
\hprdc.sam. Default for Vista: C:\users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\hprdc.sam
Install directory; Default: C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Session Allocation Client
\hprdc.sam
$SystemRoot%; Default: C:\windows
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Workstation Client OS file location:
/root/user/hprdc.sam
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Linux Client:
/root/hprdc.sam for the root user
/home/<username>/hprdc.sam for other users
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Parameters in the local file override the personal parameters
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XP file location is the install directory. Default: C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Session
Allocation Client\hprdc_accessdevice.sam
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Workstation Client OS file location: /opt/hpsam/hprdc_accessdevice.sam (/root/writable/opt/
hpsam/hprdc_accessdevice.sam)
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Linux Client:
/opt/hpsam/hprdc_accessdevice.sam
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Parameters in the global file override the personal and local parameters
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XP file location is the install directory. Default: C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Session
Allocation Client\hprdc_admin.sam
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Workstation Client OS file location: /opt/hpsam/hprdc_admin.sam (/root/writable/opt/hpsam/
hprdc_admin.sam)
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Linux Client:
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