Novell® Application Launcher™ creates a cache directory, referred to as the NAL cache, on the workstation's Windows system drive (the drive containing the system32 directory). The NAL cache enables Application Launcher to do the following:
Display, launch, install, and fix applications when the user or workstation is not authenticated to Novell eDirectory™.
Uninstall applications it has installed to the workstation.
Delay reading eDirectory during startup in order to minimize network traffic during peak user login times.
Resume downloading of an application's files and information while in remote mode, rather than starting over on the download.
Reduce network traffic by minimizing the number of times it accesses eDirectory for application information.
The following sections provide detailed information about the contents of the NAL cache and tasks to help you manage the NAL cache: