Distributing Locked Files via ZENworks
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By Jim Koerner
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Posted: 23 Jul 2004 |
PROBLEM: When you try to copy a locked file via ZENworks distribution, it gets copied but the hidden, system, and read-only attributes are added to the file. This is kind of explained in this TID. Must have been a change in ZENworks 4 because we didn't run into this problem before upgrading.
I run into this problem mostly with MS Access database files that are in use on the server, which I want to transfer to portables so people have the info on the road.
SOLUTION: To get around it I added a distribution script using
%*WINSYSDIR%\CMD.EXE /C
as the engine. In the 'Run after Distribution' script I add
'attrib -S -H -R [the file path and name]'
for each file distributed that has this problem.
If you have any questions you may contact Jim at koerner@reimelt.com
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