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Settings

The Settings interface provides a centralized control panel for configuring Workshop's global settings that affect all hosts in your organization. This dashboard allows administrators to manage default sync settings, USB blocking behavior, and user access.

Default Client Mode​

The Client Mode setting determines the default enforcement behavior for all Santa agents across your organization:

  • Monitor: Allows all executions but logs them for review
  • Lockdown: Only allows executions that match allowlist rules
  • Standalone: Operates without connecting to the sync server

Individual hosts can be assigned different modes that override this global default.

Learn more about modes

USB Blocking​

USB Blocking controls whether Santa will block the mounting of USB storage devices:

  • Disabled: USB devices can be mounted normally
  • Enabled: USB devices will be blocked from mounting
  • Enabled with Remount Flags: USB devices will be blocked, but can be remounted with specific flags

Sync Intervals​

Sync Intervals control how frequently Santa agents communicate with the Workshop server to retrieve updated rules and configurations.

  • Full Sync Interval: Determines how often hosts perform a progressive sync with the server. Valid range: 60-86,400 seconds (1 minute to 24 hours). Default is 600 (10 min).

  • Push Notification Full Sync Interval: When Push Notifications are enabled, this setting determines how often hosts perform a progressive sync with the server. Valid range: 60-86,400 seconds (1 minute to 24 hours). Default is 14400 (4 hours).

User Management​

The User Management section allows you to configure access to Workshop.

Slack​

See Slack Settings for more information.

MCP​

See MCP for more information.