Preface

This document provides a description of the installation and configuration steps that are required to deploy Sun^TM Desktop Manager 1.0.

Overview

The Sun Desktop Manager is aimed at providing a central configuration for desktop hosts. Settings can be assigned to various elements of an organization or domain structure, enabling the administrator to efficiently manage groups of users or hosts.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 provides a brief overview of the Sun Desktop Manager.

Chapter 2 discusses Sun Desktop Manager server-side installation.

Chapter 3 provides information on installing the Java Desktop System Configuration Agent.

Chapter 4 provides installation information about the Java Web Console.

Appendix A contains configuration parameter information.

Appendix B discusses using OpenLDAP and Active Directory with the Desktop Manager.

Appendix C provides information about organizational mapping.

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