System Environment variable & User Environmental variable?
I know how to add.But i want to know why we add system & user Environmental variable.why some time we choose to add as user and some times as system Environmental variable.what will happen if add only user Environmental variable.
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JasonEgg
7 years ago
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Thanks i got the thing.System Environmental variable is for every one and user is for specific user.Then i wish to add user variable in my application packaging only for one user ie user 1 then in scripting part how should i write any idea. - @Imran9 7 years ago
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Are you using KACE or SCCM? Do you have control over Group Policy? - JasonEgg 7 years ago
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anonymous_9363
7 years ago
i wish to add user variable in my application packaging only for one user
Google John McFadyen's article on self-healing.
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You can use a Custom Action to do that, that will execute in user context at install/reinstall. The custom action will be a vbs that checks the username and if condition is true, sets the variable. Also put in a user specific info in the package so when you launch the shortcut( advertised shortcut) it will go into self-healing and execute the CA. If you don't have shortcuts - use ActiveSetup. - dragosCI 7 years ago
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anonymous_9363
7 years ago
There is no need whatsoever to use a CA to add environment variables. The Environment table exists for that very purpose, although, as the data ends up in the registry, I use the Registry table.
