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3 Select a desktop.
If you intend to send a message to users, you can select mutiple desktops. You can perform the other
operations on only one desktop at a time.
4
Choose whether to disconnect, log off, restart the session, or send a message.
Option Description
Disconnect Session
Disconnects the user from the desktop. The session remains active. The user
can
log back in to the session if Automatically logoff after disconnect is set
to Never, or the specified length of time after the disconnect occurs is not
exceeded. You can configure the Automatically logoff after disconnect
setting when the pool is created or edit the setting after the pool is created.
Logoff Session
Disconnects the user from the desktop. The user is logged off.
Reset
Shuts down the desktop and restarts the session without a graceful logoff
and disconnection.
Send Message
Lets you type a message that is displayed on users' desktops. You can select
multiple desktops to receive the message. You can label the message as
Info, Warning,
or Error. The message is sent to all selected desktops in active
sessions.
Assign a Desktop to a User
In a dedicated-assignment pool, you can assign a user to be the owner of a desktop. Only the assigned user
can log in and connect to the desktop.
View Manager assigns desktops to users in these situations.
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When you create a pool and select the Enable automatic assignment setting.
NOTE If you select the Enable automatic assignment setting, you can still manually assign desktops to
users.
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When you create an automated pool, select the Specify desktop names manually setting, and provide
user names with the desktop names.
If you do not select either setting in a dedicated-assignment pool, users do not have access to desktops. You
must manually assign a desktop to each user.
You can also use the vdmadmin command to assign desktops to users. See “Assigning Dedicated Desktops Using
the -L Option,” on page 418.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the desktop belongs to a dedicated-assignment pool. In View Administrator, the pool
assignment appears in the Settings tab on the desktop pool's page.
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Verify that the desktop is not checked out for use in local mode. You cannot assign users or remove user
assignments while desktops are checked out.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, click Inventory > Desktops, or click Inventory > Pools, double-click a pool ID,
and select the Inventory tab.
2 Select the desktop.
3 Click More Commands > Assign User.
4 Choose whether to find users or groups, select a domain, and type a search string in the Name or
Description text box.
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