Central X Workspace Management lets administrators manage users’ workspaces remotely. Administrators can make changes to files used by the entire department once, then automatically deploy them to all users from a central network location. Using Central X Workspace Management, administrators can export workspaces into workspace configuration files residing on the network. These workspaces are imported from the network files automatically onto the user’s machine. Central X Workspace Management is turned on automatically on the user’s machine after each log on and turned off after log off.
The options for Central X Workspace Management are set during the installation process as part of the Setup wizard. The administrator enters the network location and polling time interval, and indicates whether users can modify any imported item using their X Control Panel. Setup starts the Central Management Service, which runs on the user’s account, and polls the specified network location once during the specified polling time interval. The first polling takes place immediately during Setup. Each time this service detects changes in the files residing on the network, it imports the data from those files to the user’s machine.