User Refresh 1.0.1 review

Faronics User Refresh Mac allows administrators to maintain baseline user account configurations regardless of user activity.

License: Demo OS: Mac OS X File size: 13372K Developer: Faronics Buy Now Price: $29.00 Updated: 16 Nov 2006

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Faronics User Refresh Mac allows administrators to maintain baseline user account configurations regardless of user activity. The Home directory is refreshed on a configurable basis, producing consistent user accounts across an entire enterprise. Administrators can specify whether the accounts should refresh upon log out, after a certain amount of time, or on a specified date. User Refresh Mac also allows standard users complete freedom to explore and change their Home folders without restriction, improving productivity and user experience.

In addition to preserving baseline accounts, User Refresh Mac allows administrators to create customized refresh configuations that can be used by individual or groups of standard users.

All aspects of User Refresh Mac can be controlled remotely via Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) or command line scripts.

Here are some key features of "User Refresh":
Control Options
Designate up to four User Refresh administrators, each with their own username and password
Set up automatic warnings for users prior to a scheduled refresh
Manage User Refresh locally through a preference pane or remotely through Apple Remote Desktop

Configuration Flexibility
Refresh user accounts at logout, after a specified period of time, or on a certain date
Create global pre-configured installation pacakges with the User Refresh Assistant to be deployed on multiple workstations
Prevent the User Refresh icon from appearing in the menu bar (Stealth Mode)
Check to see if your version of User Refresh Mac is up to date.

Integration and Compatibility
Manage User Refresh via Apple Remote Desktop (ARD)
Utilize command line scripts to integrate User Refresh with any manage.