Environment
Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management Bundles
Novell ZENworks 11 Configuration Management Bundles
Windows 7
Novell ZENworks 11 Configuration Management Bundles
Windows 7
Situation
File names containing a percent symbol - % - give unexpected behaviour when deployed by a bundle that uses system variables.
Resolution
For ZCM 10.3: This is fixed in version 10.3.4 - see KB 7008244 "ZENworks Configuration Management 10.3.4 - update information and list of fixes" which can be found at https://www.novell.com/support
For ZCM 11: This is fixed in version 11.2 - see KB 7010044 "ZENworks Configuration Management 11.2 - update information and list of fixes" which can be found at https://www.novell.com/support
For ZCM 11: This is fixed in version 11.2 - see KB 7010044 "ZENworks Configuration Management 11.2 - update information and list of fixes" which can be found at https://www.novell.com/support
Additional Information
How to recreate the issue
- Source files in C:\files named as follows (note some file names contain % sign):
acad.ctb
acad.stb
Autodesk-Color.stb
Autodesk-MONO.stb
DWF Virtual Pens.ctb
DWGVIEWR.ctb
DWGVIEWR.stb
Fill Patterns.ctb
Grayscale.ctb
monochrome.ctb
monochrome.stb
Screening 100%.ctb
Screening 25%.ctb
Screening 50%.ctb
Screening 75%.ctb - Test 1
- ZCC -> Bundles -> New Bundle -> File Bundle -> Install Directory -> Name -> Test1 -> Source Directory -> C:\files -> Destination Directory -> C:\temp\%username% -> Associate with a test user, refresh workstation and deploy bundle
- Expected results: The files should end up in C:\temp\testuser
- Actual results: Some of the files end up in C:\temp\testuser and some of the files end up in C:\temp\%username%
- Test 2
- ZCC -> Bundles -> New Bundle -> File Bundle -> Install Directory -> Name -> Test2 -> Source Directory -> C:\files -> Destination Directory -> C:\%AppData%\Autodesk -> Associate with a test user, refresh workstation and deploy bundle
- Expected results: The files should end up in C:\Users\testuser\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk
- Actual results: Some of the files end up in C:\Users\testuser\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk and some of the files end up in C:\Program Files\Novell\ZENworks\%AppData%