Installing and Deploying on Terminal Server or Citrix Server
PASSPORT PC TO HOST
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When PASSPORT is installed in a Terminal Server or Citrix environment and the partition is formatted with NTFS, there are security implications that must be considered. For example, you may not want the users that are logged in to the server to be able to change any PASSPORT configuration settings. Yet, in order for the users to launch a session, they must have permissions to write to the PASSPORT folder.
Below are the recommended permission settings on a Windows 2000 Terminal Server (with or without Citrix):
Folder/File(s) |
Permissions |
..\Program Files\PASSPORT\ |
Modify, Read & Execute, List Folder Contents, Read, Write |
All Files in the above folder |
Read & Execute, Read |
Note: If the above permissions are not set, the user will get the following error message: |
After clicking OK, the user will get the following error: |
These errors occur because the user does not
have permission to write to the PASSPORT folder. Each time a session
is launched, a temporary file is created in the PASSPORT folder called
ZepKmapA$$$$.$$$
Note: with the above permission settings, each user will still get the following message when exiting PASSPORT (if any changes, including window size or position, are attempted): |
This is because the users do not have permission to write to the PASSPORT configuration file (PASSPORT.ZWS).
Your PASSPORT Version is not Licensed to Run on Terminal Server or Citrix
The technical article below discusses deploying PASSPORT
PC TO HOST with Citrix.
http://www.zephyrcorp.com/citrix-terminal-emulation-install.htm
When deploying PC TO HOST from Terminal Server/Citrix,
it is recommended that users have their own session profile. By
allowing this, users can easily customize the look and feel of their
PASSPORT session (i.e., font, color, keyboard, etc.) and save the
changes without affecting other users. This can be accomplished by
editing the published application (PASSPORT) on the Terminal Server/Citrix
server and adding the appropriate *.zws file (PASSPORT configuration
file) to the command line. For example,
"C:\Program Files\PASSPORT\Passport.exe" "j:\user home\session.zws"
By pointing to a specific *.zws file at the user's home directory,
it allows your users to customize and save their own PASSPORT sessions.
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