Apple MC172Z/A Administration Guide - Page 107
Getting Active Task Status, Using the Task Feedback Display, To get status on a currently running task
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Getting Active Task Status When you get a task's current status, you see the progress of the task, the computers involved, and their feedback to the administrator computer. To get status on a currently running task: 1 Select the Active Tasks list. 2 Select the desired task in the Remote Desktop window. The task status and computers involved are shown in the Remote Desktop window. You can make sure the main window always shows the currently running task in the main work area by setting a preference. Otherwise, the main window will continue to show the last selected computer list. To automatically show task status in the main window: 1 Make sure you are logged in as an administrator user. 2 Open Remote Desktop. 3 Choose Remote Desktop > Preferences. 4 Click the Tasks button. 5 Select "Always change focus to active task." 6 Close the Preferences window. Using the Task Feedback Display You can use the task feedback display to:  Retry a task on selected computers  Cancel a task in progress Tasks in progress appear in the Active Tasks list, where you can stop them, or run them again. To use the task feedback window: 1 Select the task in the History list or Active Tasks list. 2 Change the task as desired: a Click the retry button to perform the task again. b Click the stop button to cancel the active task. Chapter 8 Administering Client Computers 107