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Mac server 10.6.8 How do you restrict applications not installed on the server?


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I know its old but we haven't got round (don't want the hassle) to upgrading it yet.

 

I have pretty much no knowledge in this department, only what I have learned by just doing stuff.

 

I want to allow pages, keynote and numbers in a group but it won't let me as its not installed on the server. The applications are installed locally on all macbooks but when a user logs in pages, numbers etc are not on the dock.

 

here is a screenshot of a group that does this http://i.imgur.com/waCT2ij.jpg

 

but I want to do this for another group, can this be done without installing on the server?

 

thanks

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Install Workgroup Manager on a computer where yo've installed those application. Open it (WGM), connect to your server, and then apply restriction on those applications for selected group.

 

 

 

I know its old but we haven't got round (don't want the hassle) to upgrading it yet.

 

I have pretty much no knowledge in this department, only what I have learned by just doing stuff.

 

I want to allow pages, keynote and numbers in a group but it won't let me as its not installed on the server. The applications are installed locally on all macbooks but when a user logs in pages, numbers etc are not on the dock.

 

here is a screenshot of a group that does this http://i.imgur.com/waCT2ij.jpg

 

but I want to do this for another group, can this be done without installing on the server?

 

thanks

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WGM only wants the path to the application. My method for this was to create "fake" files on the server using the "touch" command in the Terminal:

 

touch /Applications/Pages.app

 

This can then be used in WGM on the server.

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This worked wonderfully! The only problem I'm having now is that adobe software wont work as the student doesn't have permission to use adobe updater, but they have!

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