ZAPP does not honor switches to prevent NAL from closing

  • 7022369
  • 21-Nov-2017
  • 21-Nov-2017

Environment

ZENworks Configuration Management 2017

Situation

ZENworks 2017 Update 1 and later support command-line switches for ZAPP-Launcher, similar to those supported by NAL in prior versions of ZENworks, but the switches do not appear to be honored.
 
 

Resolution

The switches for ZAPP-Launcher must be supplied to the initial instance of ZAPP-Launcher that is started during a user session.
Supply the switches for ZAPP, after ZAPP is running will not have any impact.
 
By Default, ZAPP-Launcher is started from the "Run" registry keys.
 
For Example - To Disable the "Close" option for ZAPP, append the "/s" option to the following registry keys:
 
For 32-bit Operating Systems -
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"ZAPP"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Novell\\Zenworks\\bin\\zapp-launcher.exe /s
 
For 64-bit Operating Systems
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"ZAPP"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Novell\\Zenworks\\bin\\zapp-launcher.exe /s
 
Here is a Link to the Available Switch Options -