Apple Remote Desktop 3.1 oppdatert

Apple ga Torsdag ut en betydelig oppdatering til Apple Remote Desktop. Last ned klient (2.5MB) og admin (28MB)

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Software distribution

• Install Package task now supports installing Apple Installer packages that have packages outside the .mpkg
• Addresses issues when copying files to root ("/") on PowerPC clients
• Copy Items task now correctly supports copying of files with aliases

Asset management

• PCI Reports now called Expansion Card Reports
• Software reports now also report architecture type of applications
• System Information Report can now report on Lights Out Management configuration and settings
• Administration Settings Report can now report on Lights Out Management settings
• Application Usage Reports no longer allows for a start date to be later than the end date
• You can now drag computer lists and computers into the the Remote Spotlight Search window

Remote control

• You can now power on an Xserve with Lights Out Management
• Send UNIX panel now correctly focuses cursor in the script field
• Enter key now invokes the Send button in Send UNIX panel
• The Lock Screen and Curtain Mode tasks can now display custom lock screen images
• Send UNIX task no longer has limits on length of commands/scripts being sent to client computers

Remote assistance

• Improved support for using right mouse buttons to invoke contextual menus
• When performing a drag-and-drop copy, Apple Remote Desktop will now prompt you if a same-named item already exists in the location
• Improved compatibility with third-party VNC viewers and servers
• Addresses an issue that could cause video to be displayed improperly when sharing screens
• Control/observe toolbars now retain their settings correctly

Automation

• Copy Items action now also works with computer lists
• AppleScript dictionary now includes support for Power On task for Xserves with Lights Out Management
• Workflows that include Choose Remote Computer and Choose Computer List actions now properly retain their settings when they are re-opened
• Using the "copy to me" task in AppleScript no longer cause the application to unexpectedly quit
• Execute AppleScript action now correctly handles quotes in the input
• AppleScript no longer sends extra quotes in the results of a Send UNIX task
• AppleScript now correctly interprets Install Package tasks that use a Task Server

Other

• Network scanners now support Bonjour-only discovery of Apple Remote Desktop and VNC-enabled client computers
• Get Info panel now supports setting username and password for the Xserves Lights Out Management
• Computer lists can now display the Lights Out Management status of Xserves
• Addresses issue of Smart Computer Lists occasionally clearing out entries in other computer lists
• Apple Remote Desktop now correctly recognizes users that login using Active Directory account with machine administration rights
• kickstart can now correctly configure clients for VNC access
• Resolves an issue when the client idle time in computer lists reported thousands of hours
• Computers that have multiple network interfaces can now be used as Task Servers
• Addresses issues in which IP addresses could occasionally be displayed inverted
• Resolves the issue of not being able to include individual icons for the Sleep/Wake/Restart/Shutdown on your toolbar
• Addresses an issue with computers disappearing form smart computer lists after quitting the Apple Remote Desktop application
• If System Preferences has been restricted from opening, the Remote Desktop menu extra will now not allow launching of System Preferences
• Addressees an issue in which task items could occasinally be dimmed ("grayed out")
• Support for administrators that are in more than 14 groups
• The Installed RAM column of computer lists no longer rounds up values
• Authenticating using directory services based accounts no longer conflicts with mobile accounts in Active Directory
• Authenticating using directory services can now be throttled to minimize load on directory servers

Kilde: Appleinsider