7.2 Using a ZENworks Control Center Quick Task

To use a ZENworks Full Disk Encryption Quick Task in ZENworks Control Center, a ZENworks administrator must be assigned the Manage Endpoint Security Settings and Tasks privilege. This privilege is configured through the Quick Tasks rights for administrators and administrator groups. For help configuring Quick Tasks rights, see the ZENworks 11 SP3 Administrator Accounts and Rights Reference.

Using a Quick Task to synchronize a user’s PBA password with his or her Windows password requires you to know the Windows password.

  1. In ZENworks Control Center, click Devices.

  2. In the Devices panel, locate the user’s device.

  3. Select the check box next to the device, then click Quick Tasks > FDE: Update PBA User to display the Update PBA User dialog box.

  4. Fill in the following fields:

    Replace password if user already exists in PBA: Make sure this option is selected.

    User Name: Specify the Windows user name.

    Domain: Specify the user’s Windows domain name. If the user is not a member of a domain, you can specify the computer name or leave the field blank.

    Password: Specify the user’s Windows password.

  5. Click OK to display the Quick Task Status dialog box.

  6. In the Quick Task Status dialog box, click Start if you want to use the default options.

    or

    Configure the options as desired, then click Start.

    For information about the options, click the Help icon in the Quick Task Status dialog box.

    As soon as the Quick Task is complete, the user can authenticate to the ZENworks PBA using the new password.