General (User Management)

General

The General object provides several miscellaneous settings including settings to purge the client TEMP files, password expiration warnings and others.

Settings

TEMP Files

Enable purge

Select this checkbox to enable purging of the client computer's %TEMP% folder.

Purge client %TEMP% files on the first Wednesday of every month

%TEMP% is an environment variable that defines the location of the User's temporary files folder. Desktop Authority can easily control the purging of this folder in order to keep the client’s machine free of extraneous, unused files. The user will never have to remember (or forget, as is usually the case) to manually purge this folder.

Purging is completed on the first Wednesday of each month.

Select Prompt from the list to let the user decide whether to purge the %TEMP% folder.
Select Always from the list to purge the %TEMP% folder on the first Wednesday of each month.

Specify the file(s) to purge from the %temp% folder. Use wildcards to specify multiple files. A subfolder may also be specified.

The default is [Prompt] purge.

File mask

Specify a file mask that defines exactly what files to include in the purge operation.

The default is to purge all *.tmp] files.

Warnings

Password expiration

Enter a numeric value, or use the arrows, representing the number of days prior to expiration in which to enable a warning to the client that their password is about to expire. The warning will give the user an advanced reminder the specified number of days before the password will expire. If no number is entered, the warning is disabled.

Low disk space

Enter a numeric value, or use the arrows, representing the number of megabytes to enable a warning to the client if disk space falls below the specified size. If no number is entered, the warning is disabled.

Local admin password

To define local admin access for clients, enter the local admin username/password. After entering the local admin password, click OK. The password will be encrypted for display purposes in the Manager.

Set password

Select this box to use the currently logged on user credentials as the local admin password. Deselect this box to modify the credentials. Enter the Password twice to enter a new local admin password.

Network

Disconnect all existing network drives before mapping new ones

Select this check box to forcibly disconnect all existing network drive mappings before Desktop Authority drive mapping elements are executed. If Desktop Authority is executed and this check box is not selected, any persistent connections that the client may have defined for the same drive letter to be mapped by Desktop Authority will be overridden. Desktop Authority will not automatically remove all persistent connections on each client (unless this check box is selected) — only the ones that conflict with the mappings being applied by Desktop Authority during the logon process.

Disconnect all existing network printers before connecting new ones

This check box can be set to one of three (3) different states: on (enabled) , off (disabled) , or grayed (preserve client setting) . Select this check box to forcibly remove all existing network printer mappings from the client before Desktop Authority printer mapping elements are executed. Clear this check box to leave the computers existing printer mappings as is. Gray the check box to leave the printer mappings set to what they have already been validated for. 

Disconnect all existing IP printers before connecting new ones (excludes server operating systems)

This check box can be set to one of three (3) different states: on (enabled) , off (disabled) , or grayed (preserve client setting) . Select this check box to forcibly remove all existing IP printer mappings from the client before Desktop Authority printer mapping elements are executed. Clear this check box to leave the computers existing printer mappings as is. Gray the check box to leave the printer mappings set to what they have already been validated for.

Concurrent drive limit

Limit concurrent logons by monitoring the share mapped using drive

This option provides a mechanism by which the number of concurrent logons by a single user can be limited. Implementation of this feature requires a combined effort between Desktop Authority and the domain’s servers where the shares reside.

Once configured, Desktop Authority will immediately log off any user that attempts to concurrently log on more sessions than they are allowed.

Additional

Don't display last user name

Use this setting to clear or set the previous user’s logon name.

Set this check box to one of three (3) different states: on (enabled) , off (disabled) , or grayed (preserve client setting) . Select this check box to clear the logon name of the previous user of the computer. The user name entry will be blank on the logon dialog box the next time a user logs onto the computer. Clear the check box to display the previous user’s name. The user name will be shown in the logon dialog box each time a user logs on to the computer. Gray the check box to disable Desktop Authority’s control of the user name.

Clear all existing security policies

Select this check box if you are using Desktop Authority's Security Policies only. This setting instructs Desktop Authority to remove all existing security policies prior to applying new ones. Removing a security policy removes the setting from the registry which in effect disables the policy from being applied to the workstation.

Clear this check box if you are using Microsoft’s Policies in combination with Desktop Authority's Security Policies. Microsoft’s Group Policies are applied to the computer before the logon script executes, this option will ensure that Desktop Authority does not "clear" the existing Microsoft Policies.

Graying this check box acts exactly as if the check box is cleared unless there are other elements that either Select or Clear this option. If there are other elements with a selected or cleared check box, this option will be ignored. The last setting processed, either selected or cleared will take precedence over all other settings.

Remove IE tour

Select this check box to remove the Internet Explorer Take a Tour splash screen. Once removed, it cannot be reactivated by Desktop Authority.

Remove Internet connection wizard

Select this check box to remove the Internet Connection Wizard and prevent it from launching the first time each user of the computer attempts to launch Internet Explorer. Once the Internet Connection Wizard is removed, it cannot be reactivated (added back to the desktop) by Desktop Authority.

Do not show Desktop Agent icon in system tray

This check box can be set to one of three (3) different states: on (enabled), ,hide the Desktop Agent icon in the system tray, off (disabled), , show the Desktop Agent icon in the system tray, or grayed, , preserve Global Desktop Agent setting.

Validation Logic

Select the Validation Logic tab to set the validation rules for this element.

Notes

Select the Notes tab to create any additional notes needed to document the profile element.

Description

When adding or modifying a profile object element, the description appears above the settings tab. Enter a description to annotate the element. The default value for new profile elements can be changed by going to the system Preferences.