I am currently evaluating RenderPal as a potential solution for render management at a university art college. As such I have a couple of questions and have also run into a configuration problem.
First the configuration problem. I have configured my renderers on the server; making some invisible, renaming the versions and setting the executable path to the correct value. This is all reflected at the client node except for the executable path which remains blank. Error: No executable specified for the renderer. I guess I am doing something wrong, but having re-read the manual several times I can't work out what it is. Any tips for what I should check?
I noticed that the installer and application code is unsigned. For the software to be deployed as a system-level service to our clients and server we would prefer publisher verified code. Are there any plans for this to happen?
I assume that RenderPal doesn't support user authentication from a central directory service. In which case are there any mechanisms for auto-generating or importing user accounts? As we will have a large number of new students each year I need to avoid the administrative burden of creating user accounts and assigning them to groups.
In the Submitter application I have prepopulated the server address in RpRcCmd.conf but left the login credentials blank. This causes the app to error; server not configured. Ideally I want the server to be pre-populated but for the user to be prompted to enter their credentials when they launch the software. Is this possible?