Delayed Start of ServiceAgent and Policies at UserLogon
Created: 12 Apr 2012 | 5 comments
In our environment we start several services on Win7 x64 delayed, amongst them the Symantec Management Agent.
Now we need to run a script when a user logs on. But in 90 percent of the cases the Agent won't be running in that moment and will not run the script after that. The Script basically copies user settings for several applications and uses some logic to determine versions and stuff.
Any way to do this only with SMP? At the moment we're considering to copy the script to the All Users Autostart, but that would put part of the things needed for the software out of SMP...
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What about an AD logon script? I can't see how SMP can help since the agent is its communication channel and the service isn't started...
Logon script is not really an option for us. We thought about but like to handle it with SMP.
Have you tried making the script a software resource, and adding the software resource to a managed software delivery policy, and then scheduling it to Start 'When user logs on'? What happens?
Mike Clemson, Senior Systems Engineer, ASC
Intuitive Technology Group -- Symantec Platinum Partner
intuitivetech.com
How would that work if the Altiris agent isn't running?
If you want to use Altiris to run something, and you have it to delayed start, my method should run it at the proper time, when the agent is running and detects a logon event.
If you want to run it immediately on user logon, then you should remove the delayed start for the agent. Why do you have a delayed start?
Mike Clemson, Senior Systems Engineer, ASC
Intuitive Technology Group -- Symantec Platinum Partner
intuitivetech.com
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