ZENworks lets you create the following types of policies:
Epiphany policy: Lets you disable certain Epiphany Web browser settings, such as automatic downloading and opening of files, loading contents from unsafe protocols, and accessing the browser's History. The Epiphany policy also lets you configure a default home page, configure cookie settings, and more. For step-by-step instructions to create this policy, see Section 16.1, Epiphany Policy.
Evolution policy: Lets you disable certain Evolution e-mail client settings, such as signatures, showing only subscribed folders, and overriding the server-supplied folder namespace. The Evolution policy also lets you configure image settings, junk e-mail settings, Mime types settings, and more. For step-by-step instructions to create this policy, see Section 16.2, Evolution Policy.
Firefox policy: Lets you disable certain Firefox Web browser settings, such as saving passwords and updating themes and extensions. The Firefox policy lets you configure pop-ups, JavaScript control, and more. For step-by-step instructions to create this policy, see Section 16.3, Firefox Policy.
Generic GNOME policy: Lets you configure GConf-based applications. You can import settings from a device that is registered with the ZENworks Linux Management Server or you can define your own GConf settings. While importing settings from a device, the system imports all settings, including default settings, from that device. You must specify the name of a user on the device from where you are importing the GConf settings. Only those GConf settings are imported that are related to the user you have specified. For step-by-step instructions to create this policy, see Section 16.4, Generic GNOME Policy.
Novell Linux Desktop policy: Lets you configure the Novell Linux Desktop settings. This policy lets you remove certain items from the system menu, program menu, and personal settings. It also lets you configure background image settings, shade settings, proxy settings, and more. For step-by-step instructions to create this policy, see Section 16.5, Novell Linux Desktop Policy.
Remote Execute policy: Executes a script, binary, or Java file. The Remote Execute policy also lets you specify your own script to be executed on managed devices. For step-by-step instructions to create this policy, see Section 16.6, Remote Execute Policy.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop policy: Lets you configure the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop settings. This policy lets you remove certain items from the system menu, program menu, and personal settings. It also lets you configure background image settings, shade settings, proxy settings, and more. For step-by-step instructions to create this policy, see Section 16.7, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Policy.
Text File policy: Applies changes to a text file. The Text File policy lets you append or prepend to a file and also lets you apply a search-based change in which a given string in the file can be replaced with another string, be deleted, and so forth. The search string can be specified using a regular expression.
This policy also allows you to execute a script, binary, or Java program before and after the text-file modification. It can be used for example, to change a configuration file. You might want to stop a service before the file is modified and restart the service after the file modification.
While creating a policy, only one file and one change can be specified. Editing a policy allows you to add multiple files and specify more than one change to a file. For step-by-step instructions to create this policy, see Section 16.8, Text File Policy.