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Getting Active Task Status

When you get a task’s current status, you see the progress of the task, the computers involved, and their feedback to the administrator computer.

To get status on a currently running task:

1Select the Active Tasks list.

2Select the desired task in the Remote Desktop window.

The task status and computers involved are shown in the Remote Desktop window.

You can make sure the main window always shows the currently running task in the main work area by setting a preference. Otherwise, the main window will continue to show the last selected computer list.

To automatically show task status in the main window:

1Make sure you are logged in as an administrator user.

2Open Remote Desktop.

3Choose Remote Desktop > Preferences.

4Click the Tasks button.

5Select “Always change focus to active task.”

6Close the Preference’s window.

Using the Task Feedback Display

You can use the task feedback display to:

ÂRetry a task on selected computers

ÂCancel a task in progress

Tasks in progress appear in the Active Tasks list, where you can stop them, or run them again.

To use the task feedback window:

1Select the task in the task history list or active task list.

2Change the task as desired:

a Click the retry button to perform the task again. b Click the stop button to cancel the active task.

Stopping a Currently Running Task

If a task is in progress and Remote Desktop is still waiting for feedback from the client computers, you can stop the task. You use the Active Tasks list to stop the command in progress.

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Apple 3 manual Getting Active Task Status, Using the Task Feedback Display, Stopping a Currently Running Task