Executing Custom Scripts
Administrators would have the necessity to execute Custom Scripts, before
or after deploying configurations. In some cases, executing custom scripts
will help the administrators to perform some of the complex tasks at ease.
Custom scripts can be executed during user logon or refresh cycle. The
first step in executing a custom script is to add Custom Scripts to the
Desktop Central's Script Repository, for them to be deployed to the target
users.
Adding Custom Scripts
The following steps will explain you on how to execute "Custom
Scripts" to users:
- Click Configurations tab
- Under Add Configurations,
select Configurations
- Choose Mac tab
- Select Custom Scripts
and choose User
- Specify the name
and description
for the configuration
- Select the operation type as create
- You can choose the custom script,
which has been added in the script repository. If you wanted to add
a new custom script, then it should be first added
to the script repository.
- Specify the arguments if any,
needs to be specified
- Specify an Exit code, which should
be returned when the script is executed successfully
- Specify the frequency for this script
to be executed, like only once, during every user logon, during subsequent
user logon for specified number of times or all user logon until a
specified time period.
- Define the target and notification
settings
- Deploy the configuration.
You have successfully created a configuration to execute the custom
scripts for users.
Removing Custom Scripts
The following steps will explain you on how to remove "Custom Scripts",
which were deployed using Desktop Central:
- Click Configurations tab
- Under Add Configurations,
select Configurations
- Choose Mac tab
- Select Custom Scripts
and choose User
- Specify the name
and description
for the configuration
- Select the operation type as Delete
- Specify the custom script which
needs to be removed, you can also choose to remove all the custom
scripts which were deployed using Desktop Central
- Define the target and
notification settings
- Deploy the configuration.
You have successfully created a configuration to delete the custom scripts
for users.
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