Pre-Engine and Post-Engine script elements are used to deploy custom Kixtart(.kix), PowerShell(.ps1) and VBScript(.vbs) scripts that would run either before (pre) the Desktop Authority engine processes defined configuration settings for the manager, or after (post).
From the Desktop Authority Manager console
Select Profiles | User
Select the desired profile
Select “Pre-Engine Scripts”
NOTE: Pre-engine custom scripts are launched after the defined configuration settings are read into memory but before these configuration settings are applied. This allows you to "override" variables defined by Desktop Authority with your own custom settings.
Select “Add”
Browse for the Kixtart script file
Post-Engine Script
From the Desktop Authority Manager console
Select Profiles | User
Select the desired profile
Select “Post-Engine Scripts”
NOTE: Post-engine custom scripts are launched after the Desktop Authority engine processes the manager defined configuration settings.
Select “Add”
Browse for the Kixtart script file
Click on “Save”
To run the element as an administrator type /admin after the file name. Example: AddVPN.ps1 /admin
In case the /admin cannot the added directly, open a Notepad copy and paste the file name from the KDA console AddVPN.ps1 then type /admin. It will look like this AddVPN.ps1 /admin copy the entire line AddVPN.ps1 /admin and paste it into the File name box in the KDA console, Save and replicate.
