[THIN] Re: Web Interface, Passthrough Auth, Cannot reconnect

  • From: "Joe Shonk" <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 12:48:29 -0700

Workspace control and Clientname can work correctly if you use the WI Hack
from Thomas' site.  When workspace control is disabled, WI (by default)
passes the domain-username as the clientname, not the actual client name.

 

WI without Workspace control is not smart enough to reconnect you to a
disconnected session.  It will create a new session unless you just happen
to hit the same exact server you disconnected from (the zdc send you to it
because it's the least loaded server).  So if you testing with 1 server,
you'll be always reconnect.  If you have 50 servers with that app, you have
1 in 50 change (provide all loads are equal) of reconnecting vs creating a
new session.

 

Joe

 

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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Jeff
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 11:03 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Web Interface, Passthrough Auth, Cannot reconnect

 

I ASSUMED that if my credentials are passed through and I double click the
icon, the WI would work the same way it works when I explicitly log in and
double click the icon (because I reconnect flawlessly when logged in
explicitly). When passing through, the farm knows who I am because it says I
already have an instance of the published desktop open, it just won't
reconnect me. 

 

My objection to workspace control (which I have not found an answer for) is
a requirement that the PS server know the actual client name. 

    

 

On 3/1/06, Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 

So how is WI going to know where to reconnect you to if workspace control is
not enabled? Joe

From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Jeff
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 10:22 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Web Interface, Passthrough Auth, Cannot reconnect

 

I should have mentioned, I am NOT using Workspace Control.

From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Jeff 
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 8:53 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Web Interface, Passthrough Auth, Cannot reconnect

 

PS 4.0, Win2k3 SP1

Client 9.150 Web Interface and Program Neighborhood only, Win2k Pro

 

issue: Client that passes authentication to Web Interface cannot reconnect
to disconnected published desktop session.

Steps to reproduce:

Open Web Interface with passed through authentication

Open published desktop session

Disconnect from published desktop session, confirm session is disconnected

Open published desktop session

Receive "Connection Error, You already have an instance of this application
open..."

 

Separately Web Interface, Passthrough Auth and reconnection to published
apps work great. However, together I get this message.  

Logging in explicitly on the same client, to the same session, is successful

 

Any hints appreciated.

Jeff Hicks

University of Colorado Hospital

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