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Temp Directory

Agent > Temp Directory

The Temp Directory page sets the path to a directory used by the agent to store temporary files.

Depending on the task at hand, the agent uses several additional files. The server transfers these files to a temporary directory used by the agent on the managed machine. For selected machine IDs you can change the default temporary directory from C:\temp to any other location.

Change the directory in order to isolate files used by the system from other operations used by other applications on the machine. You can also approve this directory in security programs, such as virus checkers, to allow operations such as remote control from being blocked.

Note: A temporary directory can also be maintained using the Agent Settings tab of the Machine Summary page.

Set

Click Set to set selected machine IDs use the temp directory previously entered.

Set a path to a directory used by the agent to store temporary files

Enter the path of the temp directory used by the agent on the managed machine.

Set as System Default

Click Set as System Default to set a system-wide default for the agent temp directory.

Select All/Unselect All

Click the Select All link to check all rows on the page. Click the Unselect All link to uncheck all rows on the page.

Check-in status

These icons indicate the agent check-in status of each managed machine:

Agent has checked in

Agent has checked in and user is logged on. Tool tip lists the logon name.

Agent has not recently checked in

Agent has never checked in

Online but waiting for first audit to complete

The agent is online but remote control is disabled

The agent has been suspended

Machine.Group ID

The list of Machine ID.Group IDs displayed is based on the Machine ID / Group ID filter and the machine groups the administrator is authorized to see using System > Group Access.

Temp Path

The path of the temporary directory assigned to this machine ID. On a Mac OS X system, if the path name contains a space, then it must be preceded with a backslash. For example:  /tmp/name\ with\ three\ spaces