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The APPSTORE.INI file is in the \WIN32APP directory on
the primary domain controller. The path to the \IBMLAN\DCDB\WIN32APP
directory may vary if you specified a location other than the default during the
installation of the feature. The default location is the \IBMLAN\DCDB\
directory.
The APPSTORE.INI file stores information for every application package.
This information includes the location of the application in the application
package and the properties of the application package. This information is
used later to assign the application package to user accounts. To define an
application package:
1. Log on to the primary domain controller as an administrator.
2. At a command prompt, type: NETWIN APP appid /ADD /REMARK:"text"
In our example with StarOffice, we used the command:
NETWIN APP soffice /ADD /REMARK:"StarOffice for Windows NT 4.0"
4.4 Distributing the application files to client machines
Once the application has been captured, created, and defined on the server,
most application packages require some files to be installed at the client
machine. In order for a user to access the application, these files must be
distributed to the client. These files can be distributed to the client using one
of two methods:
Use a commercial software distribution product
Use the client image
4.4.1 Using commercial software distribution products
Many commercial software distribution products are available for Windows
NT and Windows 9x. One is available from Tivoli and using the Tivoli
Management Agent (TMA) during the client operating installation simplifies
the process. For more information, refer to Chapter 7, “The Tivoli TMA client”
on page 205.
Any product you select would need to be configured, and for each
workstation, you would need to distribute the related product files and update
the registry and INI files accordingly.
4.4.2 Distributing files within the client image
Distributing files using the client image means that when the operating
system gets installed the files are automatically copied across. It is a post
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