User Run Conditions
Settings in Software Management Solution

The options in this section let you define the conditions under which the policy or the task runs and the level of user interaction.
These settings appear in the following places:
On the
Managed Delivery Settings
page, on the
Run
tab.
(Windows only)
Lets you define default settings for all new Managed Software Delivery policies.
In a Managed Software Delivery policy, most of these settings appear in the
Advanced Options
dialog box, on the
Run
tab. The remaining options appear on the
Policy settings
tab.
(Windows only)
Lets you change the settings for a specific software resource that the policy contains. The changes that you make for a software resource in a specific policy override the global settings.
In a Software Management Solution task, these settings appear in the
Advanced Options
dialog box, on the
Run Options
tab.
(Windows only)
Lets you change the default settings for a specific Software Management Solution task.
You cannot change the default settings in a Software Virtualization task.
Options in the
User run conditions
section
Option
Description
Task can run
(Managed Software Delivery policies only)
(Windows only)
Lets you define the condition under which this task can run.
The conditions are as follows:
  • Only when user is logged on
  • Whether or not the user is logged on
  • Only when no user is logged on
Tasks that run when no user is logged on run silently regardless of how the execution is configured.
This option is not available if you selected
Current logged-on user
under the
Run As
section.
Repeat this task for each logged on user
(Managed Software Delivery policies only)
(Windows only)
Runs the task for each user who is logged on to the client computer.
This check box is available only if you clicked the following option in
Task can run
:
Only when user is logged on
.
Allow user to interact with installing software
(Managed Software Delivery policies)
Allow user interaction
(Software Management Solution tasks)
(Windows only)
Lets you specify whether the installation’s user interface appears when the package runs.
When a package’s execution is complex, we recommend that you check this check box and click
Hidden
under
Allow user to interact with installing software
.
This check box is not available if you clicked the following option in
Task can run
:
Hidden
.
When you do not check this check box, the package runs silently. This check box is primarily intended for non-Windows Installer packages that do not have the built-in ability to run silently.
If the package’s command line contains options for the user interface, those commands override this setting. For example, if you check this check box but the command line runs the package silently, the installation’s user interface does not appear.
Display window
(Windows only)
Lets you define how the installation’s user interface appears when the package runs.
This option is available only if you checked the following check box:
Allow user to interact with installing software
.
The user interface options are as follows:
  • Normal
  • Hidden
    Normally, this option is not used because it conflicts with the option to let the user interact with the installation. However, you might use this option to hide the main installation window from the user but let the installation run in interactive mode. That way, any errors or messages that result during the installation are presented to the user. Otherwise, when an installation runs in non-interactive mode, any error messages are hidden and can hang the installation.
  • Maximized
  • Minimized
The package’s command line overrides this setting.
Prompt user before running
(Windows and Mac only)
Notifies the user before the policy runs by displaying the
Starting Task
dialog box. The policy starts 60 seconds after the dialog box appears. A progress bar shows the amount of time that remains. The user can dismiss the
Starting Task
dialog box but cannot cancel the policy unless you select
Allow user to turn on policy from the Symantec Management Agent
.
The
Starting Task
dialog box appears only if the
Show popup notifications
check box is checked on the client computer’s Symantec Management Agent.
Allow user to defer up to a total of
(Windows and Mac only)
Lets you allow the user to defer running the policy up to the maximum amount of time that you select. The ability to defer policies lets the user save work and close any open files or programs.
This check box is available only if you checked the following check box:
Prompt user before running
.
When you check this check box, the
Starting Task
dialog box that appears to the user contains the following options:
(Windows)
  • Run Now
  • Run Later
  • Remind me again in
    Lets the user select the amount of time to defer the policy. The total amount that the user can defer the policy cannot exceed the maximum time that you specify.
(Mac)
  • Run Now
  • Defer for