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Adding files to a client profile, Adding a configuration file to a client profile

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● 0 (disable) ● 1 (enable) Adding files to a client profile Use the Files link in the Profile Editor to access the Additional Configuration Files pane, which can be used to add configuration files to be automatically installed on the client when the profile is installed. This is typically used for the following reasons: ● To add certificates ● To modify device settings when a registry setting for the change is unavailable ● To modify the behavior of the system by inserting custom scripts or modifying existing scripts You can also specify a symbolic link that points to a file already installed on the client. Use this when the file needs to be accessed from more than one directory. Adding a configuration file to a client profile 1. In the Additional Configuration Files pane, click Add a file. 2. Click Import File, locate the file to be imported, and then click Open. NOTE: Files can also be exported using the Export File button, if further details about the file are required. 3. In the Path field, set the path where the file will be installed on the client. 4. In the File details pane, set the Owner, Group, and Permissions fields to the appropriate values. NOTE: Typically, setting the owner and group as root and the permissions as 644 is satisfactory. If a special owner, group, or permissions are required, refer to standard Unix file permissions for guidelines on changing the file details. 5. Click Save to finish adding the configuration file to the client profile. NOTE: A file installed as part of a profile will automatically overwrite any existing file on the file system at the destination path. Additionally, a second profile without the file attached will not revert previously attached files. All files that have been installed through profile attachment are permanent and must be reverted manually or through a factory reset. Adding certificates to a client profile Client profiles automatically include certificates that are imported to a standard client certificate store for the following applications: ● VMware Horizon View, Citrix, RDP ● Automatic Update ● HP Smart Client Services ● Web browser stores To import other certificates to a client profile: 1. In the Additional Configuration Files pane, click Add a file. 2. Click Import File, locate the certificate, and then click Open. NOTE: The certificate should be formatted as a .pem or .crt file. Modifying a client profile 59

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0
(disable)
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1
(enable)
Adding files to a client profile
Use the
Files
link in the Profile Editor to access the
Additional Configuration Files
pane, which can be
used to add configuration files to be automatically installed on the client when the profile is installed.
This is typically used for the following reasons:
●
To add certificates
●
To modify device settings when a registry setting for the change is unavailable
●
To modify the behavior of the system by inserting custom scripts or modifying existing scripts
You can also specify a symbolic link that points to a file already installed on the client. Use this when
the file needs to be accessed from more than one directory.
Adding a configuration file to a client profile
1.
In the
Additional Configuration Files
pane, click
Add a file
.
2.
Click
Import File
, locate the file to be imported, and then click
Open
.
NOTE:
Files can also be exported using the
Export File
button, if further details about the file
are required.
3.
In the
Path
field, set the path where the file will be installed on the client.
4.
In the
File details
pane, set the
Owner
,
Group
, and
Permissions
fields to the appropriate values.
NOTE:
Typically, setting the owner and group as
root
and the permissions as
644
is
satisfactory. If a special owner, group, or permissions are required, refer to standard Unix file
permissions for guidelines on changing the file details.
5.
Click
Save
to finish adding the configuration file to the client profile.
NOTE:
A file installed as part of a profile will automatically overwrite any existing file on the file
system at the destination path. Additionally, a second profile without the file attached will not revert
previously attached files. All files that have been installed through profile attachment are permanent
and must be reverted manually or through a factory reset.
Adding certificates to a client profile
Client profiles automatically include certificates that are imported to a standard client certificate store
for the following applications:
●
VMware Horizon View, Citrix, RDP
●
Automatic Update
●
HP Smart Client Services
●
Web browser stores
To import other certificates to a client profile:
1.
In the
Additional Configuration Files
pane, click
Add a file
.
2.
Click
Import File
, locate the certificate, and then click
Open
.
NOTE:
The certificate should be formatted as a
.pem
or
.crt
file.
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