This dialog box lists the configuration settings that apply when Novell® Application LauncherTM/Explorer is accessing NDS® on behalf of a logged-in user rather than a workstation.
IMPORTANT: Each setting has an Unset value. This value instructs Application Launcher/Explorer to use the setting inherited from the parent container. If the setting is not specified in any parent container, the default value is used. The default value for each setting is indicated in the descriptions below.
Allow Users to Exit
Specify whether or not to allow users to
exit Application Launcher/Explorer. If you allow users to exit, you should
let them know how to start Application Launcher/Explorer again.
The setting values are Yes, No, and Unset. The default value (Yes) is used if you select Unset and no parent container includes a customized setting.
Enable [All] Folder
Specify whether or not users can see the
[All] applications folder in Application Launcher/Explorer. The [All]
applications folder displays all applications the user has access to,
regardless of the application's NDS tree or folder.
The setting values are Yes, No, and Unset. The default value (Yes) is used if you select Unset and no parent container includes a customized setting.
Enable Manual Refresh
By default, when Application Launcher/Explorer starts on a user's workstation
it reads the eDirectory information for all applications associated with the
user. If an application's eDirectory information changes after Application Launcher/Explorer
starts, Application Launcher/Explorer must refresh its information before the
changes will show up on the user's workstation.
Specify whether or not users can manually refresh Application Launcher/Explorer to distribute any changes made to application information since the last time Application Launcher/Explorer read eDirectory. The setting values are Yes, No, and Unset. The default value (Yes) is used if you select Unset and no parent container includes a customized setting.
The Enable Manual Refresh option and Enable Timed Refresh option (discussed below) are not connected in any way except that they both control refresh. One option does not need to be selected for the other to work.
The setting values are Yes, No, and Unset. The default value (Yes) is used if you select Unset and no parent container includes a customized setting.
Enable Personal Folders
Specify whether or not the user can
create Application Launcher/Explorer folders and move the icons in them as
they see fit. Only Application object icons (or associated application
icons or shortcuts) can be moved into personal folders. Use caution when
offering the option if you want to exert more control and thus reduce
support calls.
The setting values are Yes, No, and Unset. The default value (No) is used if you select Unset and no parent container includes a customized setting.
Enable Timed Refresh
By default, when Application Launcher/Explorer starts it reads the eDirectory information
for all applications associated with the user. If an application's eDirectory
information changes after Application Launcher/Explorer starts, Application Launcher/Explorer
must refresh its information before the changes will show up on the user's workstation.
Specify whether or not Application Launcher/Explorer will automatically refresh applications so the user doesn't have to manually refresh them. The setting values are Yes, No, and Unset. The default value (No) is used if you select Unset and no parent container includes a customized setting. If you set the option to Yes, the Set Refresh Frequency option (discussed below) determines how often Application Launcher/Explorer refreshes applications.
Read Group Objects for Applications
Specify whether or not
you want Application Launcher/Explorer to read Group objects to see if the
user has been associated with any applications through membership in a
group. Although groups are a convenient way of indirectly associating
users with applications, requiring Application Launcher/Explorer to read
Group objects can also decrease performance.
The setting values are Yes, No, and Unset. The default value (Yes) is used if you select Unset and no parent container includes a customized setting.
Set Application Inheritance Level
Specify how many parent containers Application Launcher/Explorer should search
for applications associated with the user.
The setting values are -1, 1 through 999, and Unset. Entering -1 instructs Application Launcher/Explorer to search to the root of the NDS tree. The default value (1) is used if you select Unset and no parent container includes a customized setting.
Set Refresh Frequency
This option applies only if Application Launcher/Explorer is configured to perform
a timed refresh (see Enable Timed Refresh above).
Specify how often you want Application Launcher/Explorer to search NDS for new or changed Application objects associated with the user. A short timed refresh interval is very useful in situations where you want changes to refresh quickly. However, a short timed refresh interval can cause higher network traffic.
The setting values are 0 through 999,999,999 (seconds) and Unset. The default value (3600) is used if you select Unset and no parent container includes a customized setting.
Specify E-Mail Attribute
Specify the NDS attribute you want
to use to display e-mail names on the Help Contacts tab of the Application
object's Properties dialog box. If users have problems with applications,
they can contact people by e-mail to get help. The e-mail name that
appears is pulled from the NDS attribute you specify here.
The setting values include all the NDS attributes and Unset. The default value (Internet E-Mail Address) is used if you select Unset and no parent container includes a customized setting.
IMPORTANT: Users must have the NDS rights required to read the selected attribute for all users defined as contacts.
Unassociated Days to Uninstall
Specify the number of days
after which you want Application Launcher/Explorer to uninstall an
application when the user has been unassociated with the application.
The setting values are 0 through 730 and Unset. Specify 0 if you want the application to be uninstalled as soon as the user is no longer associated with it. The default value (0 ) is used if you select Unset and no parent container includes a customized setting.
Enter -1 to instruct Application Launcher/Explorer to not uninstall the application after the user has been unassociated.
Default Cache Location
Select the drive where Application
Launcher/Explorer should create the cache directory. The cache directory
contains 1) the information required to uninstall the applications and 2)
the files needed to install or repair the application when the workstation
is disconnected from NDS (for example, a laptop).
The setting values are drives A through Z and the Windows Drive. The default is the Windows Drive.
Auto-Start NAL While Disconnected
Typically, Application
Launcher/Explorer is started via a login script when a user logs in to
NDS. Specify whether or not you want Application Launcher/Explorer to be
included in the user's Startup folder so that it will be automatically
started even when the user does not log in to NDS. This option will not
cause Application Launcher/Explorer to run twice (from the login script
and the Startup folder) when the user logs in to NDS.
The setting values are Yes, No, and Unset. The default value (Yes) is used if you select Unset and no parent container includes a customized setting.
Disable Reading from the Cache
Specify whether or not you want to disable Application Launcher/Explorer's ability
to read information from the cache directory (either local or on a removable
media such as a CD, Jaz*, or Zip* drive). The main purpose of this option is
to increase security by disabling a user's ability to launch or install applications
from a removable media. With this option set to Yes, the Application Launcher/Explorer's
Work Offline feature is also disabled, which means the user will not be able
to work in disconnected mode.
The setting values are Yes, No, and Unset. The default value (No) is used if you select Unset and no parent container includes a customized setting.
Always Evaluate Referrals
Specify whether you want Application Launcher/Explorer, when making a call to
NDS, to evaluate the location of the NDS replicas and use the most accessible
one at the time, or to force all NDS calls to go the first NDS replica found.
The setting values are Yes, No, and Unset. The default value (No) forces all NDS calls to the same replica and is used if you select Unset and no parent container includes a customized setting.
Enable Manage Applications Dialog
Specify whether or not you
want to enable Application Launcher/Explorer's Manage Applications dialog
box. This dialog box lets the user decide which disconnectable
applications to include in the local cache and which cached applications
to install or uninstall.
The setting values are Yes, No, and Unset. The default value (Yes) is used if you select Unset and no parent container includes a customized setting.
Enable Automatic Icon Cleanup
This setting applies only when Application Launcher is running on a terminal
server (Microsoft* Windows Terminal Server or Citrix* MetaFrame*).
Specify whether or not you want Application Launcher/Explorer, when exited, to remove application icons from the user's workstation. In general, you should have Application Launcher/Explorer clean up. However, if you have multiple terminal server users who log in with the same username to run applications, you should disable this option. Otherwise, when one user exits Application Launcher, the application icon's will disappear from all users' terminal server session desktops.
The setting values are Yes, No, and Unset. The default value (Yes) is used if you select Unset and no parent container includes a customized setting.
OnDemand UsageServer
This setting applies only to ZENworks® OnDemand Services users.
Specify the IP address or DNS hostname of the UsageServer to which the user's
UsageClient will connect when Application Launcher/Explorer launches a usage-based
application.
The setting values are Unset and Custom. To specify the UsageServer's address, select Custom > enter the UsageServer's IP address or DNS host name.
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