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Retrofit Pre-6.8.3 or 6.8.3GAB2 Environments To Use The New File Association Process

Chris Serrano
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Problem:

Default application file associations do not persist when running versions of ProfileUnity client tools below 6.8.3

Symptoms:

Users logon and set file associations, logoff/logon, and associations previously present in 'Default Apps' of Windows Settings have reverted.

Possible Resolution(s):

Configurations and client tools from earlier versions of ProfileUnity can be retrofitted to utilize the file association retention process leveraged in ProfileUnity 6.8.3 by performing the following steps:

  1. Disable the 'Application Launcher' rules shown below in any configurations actively using them.

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  2. Disable the 'User Defined Script' rules shown below in any configurations actively using them.

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  3. Disable any 'Windows File Associations' portability rulesets in any configurations actively using them.
  4. Create an 'Application Launcher' rule as outlined below:

    Filespec:
    %systemroot%\system32\cmd.exe
    Arguments:
    /c "C:\Program Files\ProfileUnity\FlexApp\lw_assoc_mgr64.exe" -i "\\Server\Share\Profiles\%USERNAME%\fta.json"
    Timing:
    After Configuration Execution
    *Note* - Substitute with 'lw_assoc_mgr.exe' if using x86 OS and '\\Server\Share\Profiles' with a network path respective to your environment.

  5. Create a 'User Defined Script' rule as outlined below:

    Execute:
    Before ProfileUnity At Logoff (Pre-Logoff)
    Type:
    Executable
    File:
    %SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Program Files\ProfileUnity\FlexApp\lw_assoc_mgr64.exe" -o "\\Server\Share\Profiles\%USERNAME%\fta.json"
    *Note* - Substitute with 'lw_assoc_mgr.exe' if using x86 OS and '\\Server\Share\Profiles' with a network path respective to your environment.

  6. (Optional) If running version 6.8.3GAB2 and utilizing persistent/physical desktops, create a 'User Defined Script' as outlined below:

    Execute:
    After ProfileUnity At Logoff (Post-Logoff)
    Type:
    Executable
    File:
    %SystemRoot%\System32\cmd.exe /c "del /f /q %USERPROFILE%\LwlAssoc.txt"

  7. Add the 'lw_assoc_mgr' and 'lw_assoc_mgr64' executables contained in the .zip file linked at the bottom of this KB to the 'flexapp.zip' archive present in the deployment location of the client tools - NETLOGON\ProfileUnity by default - and, if the client tools are installed in a base image, stage the executables in the 'C:\Program Files\ProfileUnity\FlexApp' directory, create a new snapshot, and rebuild all desktops.

 

Product: ProfileUnity

Product Version: 6.8.2 and earlier or 6.8.3GAB2

 

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