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Prevent Consoles being Installed: HideConsole_Client.mst

For command line, Group Policy or SMS installations, you can prevent users from installing any CA Data Protection console. HideConsole.mst deselects and removes the Management Console feature from the Custom Setup screen in the installation wizard.

Without this transform, if you deliberately excluded consoles from your CA Data Protection client machines, a user could use Add/Remove Programs to subsequently install the Administration console and, potentially, access sensitive information. Using this transform eliminates any such risk.

1. Find the HideConsole.vbs script in the \Support folder of your CA Data Protection distribution media.
2. Run the script.

   It creates the HideConsole_Client.mst (or HideConsole_Client_x64.mst) transform.

3. Copy the transform into the folder containing your administrative installation source image.