Is it possible to use landesk to deploy a internet shortcut to users desktop. I have been doing a lot of searching with nothing to show for it. We have changed the website for out ticketing system so i need to put the new icon on everyone's desktop. Any help would be appreciated. I would like to be able to deploy the icon with custom graphics as well.
Thanks
Micah
We recently had the same requirement for one of our HR applications. Simplest way is to use a packager program such as SMS Installer or similar utility to create an .exe file for deployment to "All Users" profile. Hope this helps.
Create a .URL file with contents of something simular below. Then deploy the shortcut to the ALL Users desktop folder.
http://community.landesk.com/support/message/6951#6951/InternetShortcut URL=http://www.landesk.com
Pretty simple, actually.
how can i just "deploy" the shortcut. I was hoping not to have to create an installer just for a shortcut. but thanks for the help
Well - for one, you could create the shortcut and copy it (remember, it IS just a file, at the end of the day) ... depending on how many systems that is, that may be enough.
So a custom-script might do the trick, but a package would be the "cleaner" path to do it (in particular as you can then control - via policy - what users get it / THAT users get it (i.e. - run it at logon time) and so on.
So CAN you do it - yeah, you can ... a shortcut is just a file after all. But a package would make life easier in other regards. Depends on how clever you want to be about it in the end, and what exactly you're trying to acheive.
Hope this helps.
Paul Hoffmann
LANDesk EMEA Technical Lead.
Deploy the shortcut by using a deployment script simular to the following example. You will, of course, need to create the .URL file to deploy to the targert machines.:
http://community.landesk.com/support/message/7004#7004/JOBPARAM
MAX_MULTICAST_THREADS=5
MAX_MC_FAILURES_THREADS=240
STEPS=1
http://community.landesk.com/support/message/7004#7004/MULTICAST
FILE=http://w2k3-core/packages/Stuff/MyNewShortcut.url
FILE_TTL_TARGET=172800
FILE_TTL_SUBREP=1209600
MIN_SLEEP=1
MAX_SLEEP=200
MIN_SLEEP_LAN=1
MAX_SLEEP_LAN=200
WAKE_ON_LAN=0
WAIT_FOR_WAKE_ON_LAN=120
http://community.landesk.com/support/message/7004#7004/MACHINES
REMEXEC0=<qt/>%LDMS_CLIENT_DIR%\sdclient.exe<qt/> /f /o /p="http://w2k3-core/packages/Stuff/MyNewShortcut.url" /dest="C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\MyNewShortcut.url" /polite=0 /lanpps=0 /wanpps=0
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