Mac OS X Managed Client: Items in the Dock Do Not Work, or Display a Question Mark (?)

If you choose the wrong location for a managed client Dock item, the item may appear as a question mark (?) in the Dock, or the item may not work.
Symptom

An item in the Dock does not work, or it appears as a question mark (?), instead of as its normal icon.


Solution

When adding items for the Dock, the full pathname of the item is written. If the administration computer at which you are using Workgroup Manager has that item in a different path than at the client computers, the Dock item may not work. Administration computers should have software or other target files installed in the same location as on managed client computers.
Published Date: Oct 7, 2016