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Command Line Control

Deep Freeze can be optionally configured and controlled through the command line. Command line 

control (dfl) offers network administrators increased flexibility in managing Deep Freeze machines 

and works in combination with third-party enterprise management tools. The dfl man page lists the 

set of available command line options.
Commands are available to root-privileged users only, unless noted in the table below:

Syntax

Description

-?, --help

Displays the command line usage. Available to all users.

-b, --boot <frozen|thawed> 

[numRestarts]

Boots the system in the Frozen or Thawed state. If 

numRestarts

 

is provided, boots the system Thawed for that number of restarts. 

numRestarts

 is ignored if 

frozen

 is specified.

-e, --export <file>

Exports the configuration settings to an XML file. The specified 

file

 name will be appended with 

.xml

.

-f, --freeze <partition>

Freezes the specified partition.

-g, --graphics

Launches the graphical user interface of Deep Freeze Linux.

-h, --hideStatusGraphic 

<frozen|thawed> <true|false>

Hides  (or  reveals  if 

false

  is  specified)  the  kicker  panel  icons 

representing the Frozen or Thawed status of the machine.

-i, --import <file>

Imports the configuration settings from a specified XML file.

-r, --restart

Restarts the system immediately. The partitions will be Frozen or 

Thawed according to the last Freeze or Thaw command applied 

to them.

-s, --status <partition>

Displays the current Deep Freeze status of one or more partitions. 

Status is returned as either Frozen or Thawed.

-S, --systemStatus

Displays the current Deep Freeze system status. Status is returned 

as either Frozen or Thawed. Available to all users.

-t, --thaw <partition>

Thaws the specified partition.

-v, --version

Displays the version of the installed Deep Freeze Linux application. 

Available to all users.

-x, --xml

All output from the above commands, except 

-g,  --graphics

is displayed in XML format. Available to all users.

Command Line Examples

1. A sample command using the 

boot <frozen> 

command is shown below: 

sudo dfl -b thawed

In this example, the computer will boot into the Thawed state the next time it is restarted.

2. A sample command using the 

freeze <partition> 

command is shown below: 

sudo dfl -f sda2

In this example, the partition named 

sda2

 will boot in the Frozen state the next time the 

system is restarted. Note that the CLI does not recognize partitions identified by their mount 

point names.

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Страница 5: ...ling Deep Freeze 8 Uninstalling Deep Freeze 8 Configuring Deep Freeze 9 Launching Deep Freeze 9 Boot Control Tab 9 Partitions Tab 10 Exporting and Importing Configurations 10 Command Line Control 11 Command Line Examples 11 DFL Return Values 12 Using Deep Freeze 12 Deep Freeze Icons 12 Saving Documents 12 Software Installation and Permanent Changes 12 ...

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Страница 7: ...5 GHz processor Important Terminology A Frozen partition is completely restored to its exact original configuration and contents upon each restart of the machine A Thawed partition functions normally as if Deep Freeze was not installed About Faronics Faronics develops and markets intelligent utilities for absolute control of multi user computing environments Faronics market leading solutions have ...

Страница 8: ...ified after the install Alternatively Deep Freeze Linux can be installed using YaST Refer to the YaST documentation for instructions on how to do this After installation has completed the Deep Freeze Linux application dfl will be installed in opt dfl and a soft link of sbin dfl will be created The PATH and MANPATH variables can optionally be updated to provide specific users with access to the Dee...

Страница 9: ...oot Control and Partitions On all tabs the OK button saves and closes the Main Screen the Apply button saves any changes but does not close the Main Screen the Cancel button closes the Main Screen but displays a warning prompting the user to save any unsaved changes if they exist prior to doing so Boot Control Tab Deep Freeze appears with the Boot Control tab selected The Boot Control tab contains...

Страница 10: ...partition uncheck the corresponding box in the Frozen column To Freeze a partition check the corresponding box in the Frozen column Removable media such as external FireWire or USB hard drives or keychain drives are not displayed and cannot be Frozen Exporting and Importing Configurations A file containing the configuration information set in Deep Freeze can be exported to an XML file The resultin...

Страница 11: ...s representing the Frozen or Thawed status of the machine i import file Imports the configuration settings from a specified XML file r restart Restarts the system immediately The partitions will be Frozen or Thawed according to the last Freeze or Thaw command applied to them s status partition Displays the current Deep Freeze status of one or more partitions Status is returned as either Frozen or ...

Страница 12: ...restart Deep Freeze Icons When Deep Freeze is installed the polar bear icon appears in the kicker panel if the icon has been configured to appear The Frozen polar bear icon indicates that the machine is currently Frozen The Thawed polar bear icon indicates that the machine is currently Thawed Saving Documents On a machine that is Frozen a user can permanently save documents to a Thawed partition o...

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