Environment
Novell
ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management - ZDM6.5 Automatic Workstation
Import
Novell
ZENworks 7 Desktop Management - ZDM7 Automatic Workstation
Import
Novell
ZENworks 7 Desktop Management on Linux - ZDML7 Automatic
Workstation Import
Situation
Once a
workstation has been imported, it will attempt to re-import itself
if it cannot contact its tree on bootup.
Resolution
For Fixed in ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Service Pack 1
Interim Release 3a, see KB 3484245 "Updates to Novell ZENworks 7
Desktop Management" which can be found at https://www.novell.com/support
For ZDML7: Fixed in ZENworks 7 Desktop Management on Linux Service Pack 1 Interim Release 3a, see KB 3484245 "Updates to Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management" which can be found at https://www.novell.com/support
For ZDML7: Fixed in ZENworks 7 Desktop Management on Linux Service Pack 1 Interim Release 3a, see KB 3484245 "Updates to Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management" which can be found at https://www.novell.com/support
Once the patch has been applied, create a registry setting located
under:
HKLM\Software\Novell\ZENworks\zenwsreg,"RequisiteTree" type REG_SZ. Set this string value to the name of
the required tree. If an import is attempted into a tree other than
the one specified here, import will fail. When this value is not
set, there are no restrictions and the machine will import into any
tree.
Workarounds:
To prevent this scenario from importing a workstation into the
wrong tree, use the registry to set the value for the import server
so that the DNS resolution of ZENWSIMPORT is not used, as shown inTID 3494801.
To prevent this scenario from causing unwanted workstation objects in a tree, it is possible to utilize a user-based import strategy. To do this, configure the Import policy so that either the naming or location of the workstation objects can be based on the eDirectory user's name or location.
Additional Information
When a workstation is moved to a new environment, if it cannot
contact its workstation object (as stored inHKLM\Software\Novell\Workstation Manager\Identification) it will
attempt to re-import. This re-import attempt could land the
workstation object in the wrong tree - for example, a Consultant
may have a laptop imported into their own tree, but if they travel
to a customer site and attach the laptop to that network, it may
import to that tree if the DNS entry ZENWSIMPORT is resolvable.
Once imported into a wrong tree, that tree's workstation policies
and workstation-associated applications will be in effect on that
machine.
Formerly known as TID# 10098557 NOVL103052
Formerly known as TID# 10098557 NOVL103052