we have been running citrix for almost 4 years now and have never used
PNAgent. Isn't there alot involved with pushing out the client, and
reconfiguring how the users connect? Almost all of my users come in through
NFuse/CSG... so they only have the web client today.
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*Jon Luchette
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*From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
Behalf Of *Joe Shonk
*Sent:* Monday, July 17, 2006 10:11 AM
*To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [THIN] Re: Published Desktop lockdown
Why not PNAgent? How are you removing Icons users no longer have access
to? We've done logon scripts/databases, etc and found PNAgent is the
cleanest and easiest to use.
Joe
On 7/17/06, Jeff Pitsch <jepitsch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Use login scripts and copy shortcuts based on group membership.
>
>
> *Jeff Pitsch
> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server*
>
> *Forums not enough?
> Get support from the experts at your business
> **http://jeffpitschconsulting.com* <http://jeffpitschconsulting.com/>
>
>
>
> On 7/17/06, Luchette, Jon < JLuchette@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > how do you control what applications/shortcuts are on that desktop
> > for these users?
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > *Jon Luchette
> > *** *Emerson Hospital*
> > *Technology Specialist III*
> > *Work: 978-287-3369*
> > *Cell: 978-360-1379*
> >
> > jluchette@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > *_______________________________________________*
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ]
> > *On Behalf Of *Bill Sorenson
> > *Sent:* Monday, July 17, 2006 9:04 AM
> >
> > *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Published Desktop lockdown
> >
> >
> > We believe that this is the simplest answer and allows users to
> > control their own look and feel without risking anything. We use a folder
> > under their Home drive location to store the desktop.
> >
> > We also mark any application shortcuts Read Only to help reduce the
> > issue of deleted shortcuts to critical applications. Works great.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
> > Bill Sorenson
> >
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> >
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> >
> > 612-869-1081
> >
> > 612-868-5786 cell
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ]
> > *On Behalf Of *Jeff Pitsch
> > *Sent:* Monday, July 17, 2006 8:01 AM
> > *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Published Desktop lockdown
> >
> >
> > If your allowing users to write to the desktop, then simply redirect
> > the desktop. The redirection does not have to be centralized, you can have
> > a redirected desktop for each user.
> >
> >
> > *Jeff Pitsch
> > Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server*
> >
> > *Forums not enough?
> > Get support from the experts at your business
> > **http://jeffpitschconsulting.com* <http://jeffpitschconsulting.com/>
> >
> >
> >
> > On 7/17/06, Luchette, Jon < JLuchette@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > I am running into the same issue and I think the only limiting
> > > factor with this suggestion is that users will not have their "own"
desktop
> > > so they cannot save files to the desktop or make any other similar
changes.
> > >
> > > What is the best way to give the users their own desktop so they can
> > > save files to it, and to control what is on the desktop based on group?
> > > With normal folder redirection I don't think this is doable right???
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > *Jon Luchette
> > > *** *Emerson Hospital*
> > > *Technology Specialist III*
> > > *Work: 978-287-3369*
> > > *Cell: 978-360-1379*
> > >
> > > jluchette@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > *_______________________________________________*
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------
> > > *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > *On Behalf Of *Jeff Pitsch
> > > *Sent:* Monday, July 17, 2006 8:52 AM
> > > *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Published Desktop lockdown
> > >
> > >
> > > An alternative is to have a centralized desktop with all the
> > > icons. Then use Access based enumeration and NTFS permissions. This will
> > > only show the appropriate icons to the appropriate users. Very simple and
> > > very effective.
> > >
> > >
> > > Jeff Pitsch
> > > Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> > >
> > > Forums not enough?
> > > Get support from the experts at your business
> > > http://jeffpitschconsulting.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 7/14/06, Angela Smith < angela_smith9@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Greg
> > > >
> > > > Will do some investigation in regards to pnagent. Will Flex
> > > > provide that
> > > > lockdown capability? Do Citrix support flex? Ive heard some good
> > > > things
> > > > about it but was a little concerned with the lack of support..
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >From: "Greg Reese" < gareese@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > >Reply-To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > >To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > >Subject: [THIN] Re: Published Desktop lockdown
> > > > >Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 08:02:52 +1200
> > > > >
> > > > >use the pn agent. That is exactly what it is for. Put them on
> > > > mandatory
> > > > >profiles or flxe profiles. Then you only have one thing to
> > > > manage and they
> > > > >get the dynamic environment they need. The result is simple and
> > > > clean if
> > > > >you do it right.
> > > > >
> > > > >Greg
> > > > >
> > > > >On 7/15/06, Angela Smith < angela_smith9@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >>I was thinking that.. Only issue though is I want to be able to
> > > > create
> > > > >>icons based on AD group membership via a login script. Wont
> > > > setting the
> > > > >>desktop to Read only break this?
> > > > >>
> > > > >>I vaguely remember reading about people using the PNAgent to
> > > > create
> > > > >>desktop
> > > > >>icons in a published desktop. Is this the best practice way of
> > > > doing
> > > > >>this?
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> >From: "Jim Kenzig http://ThinHelp.com <http://thinhelp.com/>"
> > > > < jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx >
> > > > >> >Reply-To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > >> >To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > >> >Subject: [THIN] Re: Published Desktop lockdown
> > > > >> >Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:22:24 -0700 (PDT)
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >Just make the desktop folder in the profile read only.
> > > > >> > JK
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >cstalhoodwrote:
> > > > >> > Have you considered redirecting the Desktop to the user's
> > > > home
> > > > >> >directory?
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >-----Original Message-----
> > > > >> >From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On
> > > > >> >Behalf Of
> > > > >> >Angela Smith
> > > > >> >Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 6:43 AM
> > > > >> >To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > >> >Subject: [THIN] Published Desktop lockdown
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >Hi
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >Ive just built a new farm based on Windows 2003 and Citrix
> > > > Metaframe
> > > > >> >Presentation Server 4. Ive published a desktop and am looking
> > > > for the
> > > > >>best
> > > > >> >way to lockdown the "published desktop". Im using Group Policy
> > > > and have
> > > > >>set
> > > > >> >several settings to lock the published desktop. I have an
> > > > issue where I
> > > > >> >don?t want the users to see/access the servers local drives.
> > > > Ive
> > > > >> >accomplished this via the following settings:
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >User Configuration\Administrative Templates\windows
> > > > components\windows
> > > > >> >explorer\Hide these specified drives in My Computer
> > > > >> >User Configuration\Administrative Templates\\windows
> > > > components\windows
> > > > >> >explorer\Prevent access to drives from My Computer
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >My issue is that the users can create folders on the desktop
> > > > but cannot
> > > > >> >delete them (due to the above Group Policy settings). How can
> > > > I easily
> > > > >> >prevent the users from being able to make any changes to the
> > > > desktop?
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >As a side note, how do people control what icons are created
> > > > on the
> > > > >> >desktop?? I was thinking of using a script that copies icons
> > > > to the
> > > > >>desktop
> > > > >> >based on AD group membership. Is there a better way to do
> > > > this?
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >Thanks
> > > > >> >
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