The following sections explain how to manually start Application Launcher and how to automate starting the applications:
To ensure that Application Launcher has the local file system access that it needs to distribute applications, make sure the user has the following rights on the workstation:
At least Read access to the NAL cache directory (typically, c:\nalcache). For more information, see Section 24.2, File System Rights to the NAL Cache.
Full Control access to the user's temp directory (typically, c:\documents and settings\username\local settings\temp).
Full Control access to the user's data encryption directory (typically, c:\documents and settings\username\application data\microsoft\crypto). This is required only if the user is using the Desktop Management Agent without a network client.
Read\Write rights to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\NetWare\NAL\1.0 registry key.
Read rights to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\NetWare\NAL\1.0 registry key
Read rights to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Novell\ZENworks registry key.
If you have not locked down the workstation, the appropriate rights can be granted through membership in the Users group.
In addition, the System user requires full access to all areas of the workstation so that the NAL Service (a component of Application Launcher) can distribute applications and launch applications configured to run in the “system” space. By default, this access is granted to the System user as a member of the Administrators group. Do not limit the default rights given to the Administrators group or the System user account.
For more information about Application Launcher file system access requirements, see Section 23.0, Novell Application Launcher: Managing Authentication and File System Access.
The view (Application Window, Application Explorer, or Application Browser) you want to use determines how you start Application Launcher.
The following sections contain additional information:
To start Application Launcher so that the Application Window view is displayed:
Click the menu > > > .
or
Run nalwin.exe or nalwin32.exe from the c:\program files\novell\zenworks directory.
For information about command line switches that can be used when starting the Application Window, see Application Window Command Line Switches.
To start Application Launcher so that the Application Explorer view is displayed:
Click the menu > > > .
or
Run nalview.exe or naldesk.exe from the c:\program files\novell\zenworks directory.
For information about command line switches that can be used when starting the Application Window, see Application Explorer Command Line Switches.
To start Application Launcher so that the Application Browser view is displayed:
Launch the Web browser, then click the icon on the Standard Buttons toolbar.
There are several ways to automatically start Application Launcher, including the following:
Include the appropriate Application Window, Application Explorer, or Application Browser startup commands in the user's Windows or network login script.
Add the Application Window or Application Explorer shortcut to the Windows Startup folder. The Desktop Management Agent installation program includes options to let you add either shortcut to the Startup folder.