Distributing a Computer's Personality

Deployment Solution lets you restore or distribute computer personality to client computers. The
Distribute Personality
task distributes a personality through a self-extracting executable file that is called a Personality Package. Personality packages are stored in the
<install_directory>\Program Files\Altiris\Deployment\PCT
folder.
  1. To restore user settings
  2. In the Symantec Management Console, you can do either of the following:
    • From the
      Actions
      menu, select
      Deployment > Distribute Personality
      .
    • From the
      Manage
      menu, select
      Jobs and Tasks
      .
      In the left pane, do either of the following:
      • Right-click
        System Jobs and Tasks
        and select
        New > Task
        .
      • Expand the
        System Jobs and Tasks
        and right-click
        Deployment
        to select
        New > Task
        .
  3. In the
    Create New Task
    dialog box, select
    Deployment > Distribute Personality
    .
  4. The fields and their descriptions are as follows:
    Task name
    icon
    Lets you specify the name of the distribute personality task that you create.
    Personality name
    Lets you type the name of the personality or select the name of the personality from the drop-down list that you want to use.
    If you distribute multiple personalities, you can use the %COMPNAME% token as the personality name.
    This token creates a unique name for each personality. You can also browse to the personality file that you want to use.
    Description
    Lets you type a description for the personality that you want to use.
    Distribute options > Command-line options
    Type the command-line to distribute the personality to.
    Personality Credentials > Password
    Type the password if the personality is password protected.
  5. Click
    OK
    .