User Run Conditions Settings in Software Management Solution
User Run Conditions
Settings in Software Management SolutionThe 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. |
Option | Description |
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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:
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:
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)
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