Client Management: How to write in a user profile, add/edit a registry key in HKCU or use user variables

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Client Management: How to write in a user profile, add/edit a registry key in HKCU or use user variables
The BMC Client Management Agent (BCM) runs using the "System" account; therefore, it won't be able to write in the connected user's registry keys (e.g., HKCU) or in "C:\Documents and settings", "C:\Users" and the user variables cannot be used (e.g., %USERPROFILE%) when executed via operational rules.

To perform any of the above changes, the program needs to be executed as the connected user.
BMC Client Management
Client Management
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BMC Client Management
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The BCM agent runs using the "System" account, therefore it won't be able to write in the connected user's registry keys (e.g., HKCU) or in "C:\Documents and settings", "C:\Users" and the user's variables cannot be used (e.g., %USERPROFILE%). To perform any of these changes, the program needs to be executed as the connected user. 
In order to set this there are two options:

Option 1:
- Set the option "Run as Current User" in an assignment schedule:
- Assign the device (group) then click on "No" when prompted to use the default schedule.
- Edit the assignment schedule to select "Run as current user".

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- Click on ok, then right click on the device/device group assignment and click on "Activate Operational Rule".

The operational rule or the package will then be assigned to the device(s) or device group(s).

Option 2:
- Publish the package to a device or to the user and have the package installed by the current user of the device. 
More information on how to publish a package to a user or a device can be found in the documentation or in section 6B of the KA 000121358.

Note:
- User variables and system variables like %USERPROFILE% must be mentioned in the following format in operational rule steps and packages: ${USERPROFILE} , Using "%" will not work.
- A prerequisite is that the user of the device needs to have the write permissions to the folder .../Client/data/CustomInventory. 
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