[Casper] Self Service Feature REQ

[Ryan Harter]

I could be wrong, but can't you just require the user to login to self  
service and scope the policy to a specific group of users?  That way  
no matter what computer they're on, they can get it and it won't  
appear for anyone else.

I would think, assuming this is accurate, that this would be an easy  
solution because there is no shared password and they would just log  
on with their normal domain credentials.

Ryan Harter
UW - Stevens Point
Workstation Developer
715.346.2716
Ryan.Harter at uwsp.edu

On Jan 8, 2009, at 10:36 AM, Miles Leacy wrote:

> Presumably, you have a record of which machine was issued to whom  
> (Ideally, that info is stored in the JSS).
>
> In the case you describe, I would suggest creating a manual group of  
> the 30 machines intended to receive the software.
>
> This doesn't address your stated desire to give a client the ability  
> to reinstall the app on any machine they use.  To do that may take a  
> few steps, but I think you could get there with relative ease.  I am  
> assuming you are using some variety of LDAP, likely Active Directory  
> or Open Directory.
>
> Here's what I'd do:
> 1  Create an LDAP group consisting of the people who should have  
> this software.
> 2  a  Create a script that queries for the logged-in user's groups.   
> If your "accounting software" group is found, the script issues a  
> custom trigger for the installation.  Run this script with a policy  
> triggered by login, once per user.
>     b  If you want to keep the self-service aspect, have the custom  
> trigger in the script above kick off the installation of an empty  
> package instead of the accounting software.  Use the receipt from  
> that empty package as the criterion for a smart group to which the  
> self-service policy is scoped.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
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> 2009/1/8 Thomas Larkin <tlarki at kckps.org>
> So,
>
> It has come to my attention that certain users may need certain  
> software and licenses are limited.  Instead of me doing bunches of  
> manual data entries and finding out all the individual laptops (out  
> of 6,000) and creating a smart group out of them, I would like the  
> idea of putting a password on a self service install.  Then giving  
> that password to that class, and so the students in that particular  
> class can install it with their password.  Then make a smart group  
> of all users that have that application installed to track the  
> licenses.  I was talking to a teacher who wanted to buy 30 copies of  
> some accounting software for a class.  I was dreading the thought of  
> me having to track down each student, the asset tag of their  
> computer, and creating yet another smart group, then I thought if I  
> could just put like a password on the self service install, the  
> student could install it them self with that password.
>
> I know that working in a 1:1 is way different but I have users that  
> may switch laptops due to hardware failure and I just want them to  
> be able to install it on whatever laptop they are given.  In many  
> cases when a laptop goes out for repair a spare is issued.
>
> Thoughts?
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