External Endpoints and Policy Distribution

[dspinatto]

Andrew,

Yes, you need to republish updated policies by saving the modified policy, going to Publish Tab, then click on "Publish". This will re-publish the updated policy to the same objects (users/computers) as previously assigned. This is mentioned in the docs: http://www.novell.com/documentation/...q.html#bbk0try

You can force policy download by clicking on "check for policy update" on the agent or you can wait for the next polling cycle to occur (12 hours by default).

Hope this clarifies,
Daniel


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From: AAG885<AAG885@no-mx.forums.novell.com>
To:novell.support.zenworks.endpoint-security-management
Date: 8/15/2009 4:46 AM
Subject: Re: External Endpoints and Policy Distribution

Champion!

Thanks Daniel! that makes a lot more sense =)

So If you update a policy does that policy need to be re-published?
And should i be able to right click on the agent and "check for policy
update"?

dspinatto;1841313 Wrote:

> Andrew,
>
> You understanding is correct. However, keep in mind (I don't remember
> if this is mentioned in the docs) that the first time the ZSC Agent
> starts up (after the install), it needs to contact the MS Server (not
> PDS) in order to get the security credentials needed to make the SSL
> link to the PDS - that's because at ZSC install time you enter the MS
> SSL certificate, and not PDS.
>
> Once the first contact to the MS is done by the ZSC, it will get the
> PDS certificate in order to start receiving policies through PDS
> exclusively.
>
> HTH,
> Daniel
>
>

> >>>

>
> From: AAG885<AAG885@no-mx.forums.novell.com>
> To:novell.support.zenworks.endpoint-security-management
> Date: 8/13/2009 4:46 AM
> Subject: External Endpoints and Policy Distribution
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> I Just want to get some clarification on the Policy Distribution
> service and external Endpoints. If there is an external user and i
> wish
> to push updated policies to that end point is this possible?
>
> I have setup a testing lab and can get policies pushed out to my
> machines with the network fine.
>
> (my understanding is that it picks up the policies from
> https://managnentserver/authenticati...erservice.asmx If you
> cant connect to this page you can not get updated policies?)
>
> The external computer can see and talk to the Policy distribution
> server but yet i cant push out updates...
>
>
> Is this a miss understanding of novells digram or does something else
> need to be configured?
>
> http://www.novell.com/documentation/...tral_man_a.png
>
>
> Any info will be much appreciated!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Andrew
>
>
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