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If you have not used the console before, see the Getting Started with LANDesk and Installing the LANDesk Console pages. Once you have the LANDesk console installed, log in using your Tufts credentials.
To administer a targeted patch to a single user or small group of users, click "Tools", "Security and Compliance", and then "Patch."
Open the "Scan" folder to view all available patches. Here you can filter by type of patch or search for an individual patch by name.
When you have located the patch you would like to administer, right click it and select "Repair." In this example, we have chosen to patch Adobe Photoshop.
A window will open where you can name and schedule your repair task. First enter a name in the "Name Task" window. Then select either "Repair as Scheduled", which will immediately push the patch to all the selected machines, or "Repair as Policy," which will administer the patch when the selected computers make their once-a-day check for LANDesk updates. It is suggested that you use "Repair as Scheduled" if you know that the computers you are patching are currently online. If the selected computers are offline, they will not receive the patch. This option is good for administering patches for computer labs or targeted patches when you can determine the status of the target computers. "Repair as Policy" is best when targeting a large group of users, who may or may not be online. They will definitely receive the patch whenever their computer next checks for LANDesk updates.
