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3. Copy the .mpkg file from the DVD to a shared location on the network.
4. You can now deploy Office 2008 applications to users from this installation point. For
more information about deploying Office 2008, see the following topics in the Office
2008 Deployment section.
Installation by using Apple Remote Desktop
In this Office 2008 installation method, you use Apple Remote Desktop to deploy Office 2008 to
users' computers.
Important
When you deploy Office 2008 by using a remote connection, such as Apple Remote
Desktop, to a client computer at a login window, a postflight script in the Office Installer
causes the Dock application to open with root user privileges. Any applications
subsequently opened from the Dock will also be run with root user privileges. Under these
conditions, someone with physical access to the client computer can gain local elevation
of privilege. This security issue can only occur when Office 2008 is deployed to computers
that run Mac OS X v10.4.9 or a later version of Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger). This is not an issue
for computers that run Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard). For more information about this
security issue, Apple KB304131: "Remote Desktop: Installing a package on clients that are
at a login window"
To ensure a more secure deployment when you use a remote connection, such as Apple
Remote Desktop, you must delete the postflight script file from Office
Installer.mpkg/Contents/Packages/Office2008_<language>_dock.pkg/Contents/Resources
/. After the install, restart the computers. If you use Apple Remote Desktop 3 or later to
deploy Office 2008, you can choose the options that lock the screens during installation.
For more information about how to delete the postflight script file, see the "Install Office
2008 by using Apple Remote Desktop" section later in this topic.
Install Office 2008 by using Apple Remote Desktop
1. We recommend that you write an AppleScript script to perform the steps for preparing
the users' computers at the beginning of the installation process. For more information,
see the "Prepare a user computer for installation of Office 2008 when deployed by
using Apple Remote Desktop" section later in this topic.
If you do not use a script to perform all the steps that are required to prepare users'
computers, you will need to provide instructions for users to prepare their own
computers immediately before Office 2008 is installed.