User interface policy: Prevent creation of desktop icons

Use this policy to prevent creation of iSeries™ Access for Windows^® system desktop icons.

These icons serve as a direct way to open and connect a specific application, such as iSeries Navigator or a user-defined program, to a specific iSeries system. They can normally be created by right-clicking on the iSeries system name in iSeries Navigator and selecting Create Desktop Icon. They may also be created by right-clicking on the Windows desktop, then selecting New, and iSeries Desktop Icon.

While this policy can restrict creation of that type of icon, other types of desktop icons may still be created using iSeries Navigator. These include the following:

• Copies of printer output files.
• Shortcuts to iSeries Navigator folders, such as Messages.
• Files or folders from the iSeries Integrated File System.

There are no iSeries Access for Windows policies that restrict creation of such icons.