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What is a message box?

A message box is a small dialog box that shows a piece of information to the user. The message box configuration in Endpoint Central is useful in scenarios where an admin wants to display an error, warning or information to users. A simple use case of a message box is when you want to inform users about any activity scheduled that requires user intervention. By enabling the message box to inform users, an admin can elevate the transparency and productivity levels of employees. A small pop up box with the required content will appear on the screen for a particular time interval fixed by the admin during computer startup or for the subsequent refresh cycle.

How to configure a message box?

  1. In the Endpoint Central console navigate to Configurations > Add Configurations > Configuration > Linux > Message Box Computer Configuration
  2. Specify the Name and Description for the configuration

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  1. In the configure message box section,
    • Select the Operation type
    • Choose the Message type
    • Enter the title of the message box in the Window Title 
    • Enter the Message
    • Display the message according to your desired time frame
    • Select the desired frequency for the message box to appear on the user's screen
  2. Define the Target
  3. Specify retry options if required
  4. You can also enable notifications to receive emails based on the specified frequency.
  5. Click on the Deploy/Deploy Immediately button to deploy a message box in the target machines.
  6. To save the configuration as draft, click Save as 

You have successfully configured a message box for Linux Machines

Removing Message Box

The following steps will explain you on how to remove messages, which were displayed using Endpoint Central:

  1. In the Endpoint Central console navigate to Configurations > Add Configurations > Configuration > Linux > Message Box Computer Configuration
  2. Specify the name and description for the configuration
  3. Select the Operation Type as Delete. This will remove all the messages, which were displayed using message box configuration.
  4. Define the targets that you want to deploy
  5. Click on Deploy/Deploy Immediately to deploy the configuration.

You have successfully deployed the configuration to remove messages in the Linux machine, which were displayed using the product.