6.23 Action - Install Linux Executable

The Add Action - Install Linux Executable dialog box lets you to upload the Linux executable and specify the parameters, security level, and environment variables. You can also specify the specific requirements that a device must meet for the action to be executed on the device. When the Install Executable action is executed, the content is downloaded to ZENworks cache and the executable is run directly from cache, therefore both the install and launch actions are performed by this action set.

To access this dialog box in ZENworks Control Center, click the Bundles tab. Click the underlined link of a bundle in the Name column of the Bundles list, click the Actions tab, click one of the action set tabs (Distribute, Install, Launch, Repair, Uninstall, Terminate, or Preboot), click the Add drop-down list, then select an available action.

The following sections contains additional information:

6.23.1 General

The General page lets you upload the executable, the command line parameters to run when the executable launches, the working directory for the executable, and the non-zero success codes that the executable returns.

Field

Description

Executable File

Upload the executable file. You can also upload all the files in the same directory in which the executable is present.

If you have not installed ZCC Helper on this device, you must do so before you can browse for a file path.

Command Line Parameters

Specify the command line parameters that you want to run when the executable launches.

Executable Security Level

Specify the Linux executable’s security level.

You can choose any of the following options and configure the executable:

Run as logged in user: The executable is launched only if the user logs in to the device.

Run as root: The executable is launched only if the root user is logged in to the device.

Wait before proceeding to next action

Specify the wait time before proceeding to the next action after launching the Linux executable.

Do Not wait: Select this option to immediately perform the next action in the list.

Proceed when an action is complete: Select this option to perform the next action in the list after the install and launch action finishes.

Wait for _ seconds: Select this option to proceed to the next action after the specified number of seconds.

  • Terminate an action if it has exceeded the wait duration: This check box is enabled only if you select the Wait for _ seconds option. Select this check box to terminate the action if the action is not performed after the wait time exceeds the specified number of seconds.

Environment Variables

Lets you to add, edit, or remove the environment variables as follows:

  • Add: Click Add to display the Add Environment Variable dialog box. Specify the name and value of the environment variable you want to add.

    Select the Add to existing data check box to append or prepend the environment variable to the existing data.

    • Append: Adds the environment variable at the end of the existing data.

    • Prepend: Adds the environment variable at the beginning of the existing data.

    • Use Separator Character: Specify a character to separate the appended or prepended environment variable from the existing data.

  • Remove: Select the check box next to the environment variables you want to remove, then click Remove.

  • Edit: Select the environment variable you want to edit, then click Edit. In the Edit Environment Variable dialog box, specify the new value for the variable.

6.23.2 Requirements

The Requirements page lets you define specific requirements that a device must meet for the action to be enforced on it. For information about the requirements, see Requirements.