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.- To restore user settings
- In the Symantec Management Console, you can do either of the following:
- From theActionsmenu, selectDeployment > Distribute Personality.
- From theManagemenu, selectJobs and Tasks.In the left pane, do either of the following:
- Right-clickSystem Jobs and Tasksand selectNew > Task.
- Expand theSystem Jobs and Tasksand right-clickDeploymentto selectNew > Task.
- In theCreate New Taskdialog box, selectDeployment > Distribute Personality.
- The fields and their descriptions are as follows:Task nameiconLets you specify the name of the distribute personality task that you create.Personality nameLets 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.DescriptionLets you type a description for the personality that you want to use.Distribute options > Command-line optionsType the command-line to distribute the personality to.Personality Credentials > PasswordType the password if the personality is password protected.
- ClickOK.
- Schedule the task.