[Casper] feature request

Thu Jan 24 08:01:49 PST 2008

I don't know if this would work for you but it is possible to force a logout
after X min of inactivity.  That would fix part of your problem, for the
near term at least.

On 1/24/08 9:58 AM, "Thomas Larkin" <tlarki at kckps.org> wrote:

> Here is my conundrum...  We have a very large wireless laptop user base,
> over 5,000 clients.  We found an error in an application that ws part of
> the master image.  We needed to push out different preferences for it.
> Well, since most users never reboot or log in/out of their laptop its
> harder to get it out to everyone.  Also, when they put it to sleep, it
> stops the process as far as I can tell.  I don't try pushing out CS3
> over wifi, I have a switch on a dedicated VLAN users can come plug in
> their laptop and get it pushed out over the LAN.
> 
> A progress bar to indicate that the software install was complete would
> be nice, then they would know that they can put their laptop to sleep,
> and also the option to install after next reboot, now, or later if they
> are using the laptop.  Also, a message saying installation complete
> would be nice too.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Thomas Larkin
> TIS Department
> KCKPS USD500
> tlarki at kckps.org
> cell:  913-449-7589
> office:  913-627-0351
>>>> <NATHANIEL.LINDLEY at spps.org> 01/24/08 9:34 AM >>>
> Progress on remote installation would be nice, especially when they are
> wireless clients, which we don't always know ahead of time.
> 
> Nathaniel Lindley
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> chris.stuart at jwt.com
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> I agree as well, it can be especially frustrating when deploying huge
> programs like Adobe and FCS.  It would also be nice if in the Casper
> application, if it gave a progress bar when installing software on each
> machine instead of just "Installing Adobe CS3".  Maybe it would reflect
> overall progress if it had multiple installs to do.  Just a thought.
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris Stuart
> Mac Systems Administrator
> JWT - Chicago
> p. 312.951.4000 x4553
> c. 312.375.5092 
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> Cyrus Vahhaji <Cyrus.Vahhaji at bestbuy.com>
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> My only comment is that laptops seem to be the new trend and all of our
> recent purchases have all been laptops. Also, having a progress bar any
> where that you wonder what is going on will be huge.
> 
> Cyrus
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> From: <NATHANIEL.LINDLEY at spps.org>
> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:35:50 -0600
> To: "Nicometo, Timothy S." <nicometo.tim at mayo.edu>
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> Some sort of warning or indication would be great for the laptops.  More
> and more of our machines are wireless and moving around, on/off the
> network, so pushing larger packages is tricker.  I suppose Caching and
> then
> waiting to install after cached might help, but harder to keep track of.
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> Nathaniel Lindley
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> Learning Systems Specialist
> Educational Technology
> Saint Paul Public Schools
> Saint Paul, Minnesota
> nathaniel.lindley at spps.org
> phone:  651-603-4929
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> Yes, a self service type option for users would be quite nice...
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> I have had similar need/want for this in terms of "Self Service" for
> end-user installs of software. I want to be really careful with options.
> There are some things I want to force to happen, or give the user a
> reasonable threshold of time to do it before I force it on them. It
> would
> be similar to options in SMS on the Windows side.
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> 5000 laptops...I feel so tiny.
> 
> Craig
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> On 1/23/08 2:48 PM, "Thomas Larkin" <tlarki at kckps.org> wrote:
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> Would it be possible to get a progress bar and some sort of interactive
> menu for the user to interact with for installs and reboots?  I have
> several packages running that require a reboot.  I would love it if the
> user could choose when to reboot and install software.  So they would
> get a menu saying, "Hit OK to reboot and install software package X"
> 
> Then show a progress bar.  I have over 5000 laptops in my network and
> users are constantly putting their laptop to sleep or never rebooting or
> logging in and out.
> 
> Thomas Larkin
> TIS Department
> KCKPS USD500
> tlarki at kckps.org
> cell:  913-449-7589
> office:  913-627-0351
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