[Casper] SoundStudio3

[Smith, William]

I¹ve seen one or two applications that do bind to hardware. Annoying as
heck!

You might consider creating a separate license package for each machine.
Yes, you'll have to manually install the software on each machine but then
you could at least use Casper to deploy the license files to the rest of the
users.

Optionally, if you're familiar with AppleScript or shell scripting then you
could optionally run a script on each machine just after installation that
copies the files from the current user to the other local users. This would
be easier and faster to do, IMHO, than packaging.

-- 

bill

William M. Smith, Technical Analyst
MCS IT
Merrill Communications, LLC
(651) 632-1492

On 3/12/09 10:29 AM, "Ernst, Craig S." <ERNSTCS at uwec.edu> wrote:

> We¹re all AD driven accounts here and they get user templates.
> 
> Perhaps the software is bound to hardware during licensing? Does this package
> work fine on the computer it was built on? This is the case with things like
> Final Cut Studio and Express and others. There is typically NO way around that
> unless you specifically purchase a non-hardware binding volume license/copy.
> Often that isn¹t available unless you purchase in volume.
> 
> When you¹ve deployed the package and logged in with an AD user have you
> verified those two files are in the right location within that newly created
> profile?
> 
> I would contact the vendor and ask them if that¹s the case perhaps? I¹m
> reaching here.
> 
> On 3/12/09 10:23 AM, "Nicholas, Lauren" <lpnicholas at moravian.edu> wrote:
> 
>> yes, i created the package using composer, i know exactly what two files it
>> generates: if the user opens the app, it throws a plist inside user's prefs
>> folder as well as a registration (hidden) file in the same location. I did
>> check the FUT and FEU boxes, but it only worked for the local 'admin'
>> user-which was the one i used in packaging. Any other user that logs in and
>> launches the app gets the 'please register' pop-up.
>> 
>> Now, also, these are AD users... does that make a difference? will new users
>> who login get their user templates filled appropriately?
>> 
>> any ideas? am i doing something wrong?
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: casper-bounces at list.jamfsoftware.com
>> [mailto:casper-bounces at list.jamfsoftware.com] On Behalf Of Smith, William
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 11:19 AM
>> To: casper at list.jamfsoftware.com
>> Subject: Re: [Casper] SoundStudio3
>> 
>> On 3/11/09 9:05 AM, "Nicholas, Lauren" <lpnicholas at moravian.edu> wrote:
>> 
>>> Has anyone had to deploy the app SoundStudio3 by FreeVerse?
>>> 
>>> If I type in the registration information for one user, log out and login as
>>> another user, the ³10-uses or register² appears. I called the company and
>>> they
>>> said that each user has to type in the serial. That is just not feasible in
>>> a
>>> public lab environment, where it has to be deployed. I am trying to figure
>>> out
>>> which file(s) to delete from the pkg I am creating in Composer to get this
>>> to
>>> work, if it is even possible.
>> 
>> We have a font application that works the same way. You don't need to remove
>> a file but instead use Casper's "Fill User Template" (FUT) and "Fill
>> Existing Users" (FEU) feature to copy the appropriate file to each user's
>> directory.
>> 
>> Install your software without launching it. Then use Composer to watch what
>> happens when you enter the serial number. Most likely a preference file
>> (possibly hidden) is getting created in your ~/Library/Preferences folder.
>> 
>> Take that preference file and package it, making sure to keep it in a
>> directory structure such as /Users/install/Library/Preferences. The
>> "install" user is a place holder. When you select FUT and FEU during
>> installation then Casper will place the file in all existing user accounts
>> as well as place the file in the User Template folder.