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Horizon Agent Configuration ADM Template Settings
The Horizon Agent Configuration ADM template file (vdm_agent.adm) contains policy settings related to the
authentication and environmental components of Horizon Agent.
This ADM file is available in a bundled .zip file named VMware-Horizon-Extras-Bundle-x.x.x-yyyyyyy.zip,
which you can download from the VMware download site at
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads. Under Desktop & End-User Computing, select the
VMware Horizon 7 download, which includes the bundled .zip file.
The following table describes policy settings in the Horizon Agent Configuration ADM template file other
than those settings that are used with USB devices. The template contains both Computer Configuration and
User Configuration settings. The User Configuration setting overrides the equivalent Computer
Configuration setting.
Table 17‑6. Horizon Agent Configuration Template Settings
Setting Computer User Properties
AllowDirectRDP
X Determines whether clients other than Horizon Client
devices can connect directly to remote desktops with
RDP. When this setting is disabled, the agent permits
only View-managed connections through Horizon Client.
When connecting to a remote desktop from
Horizon Client for Mac OS X, do not disable the
AllowDirectRDP setting. If this setting is disabled, the
connection fails with an Access is denied error.
By default, while a user is logged in to a View desktop
session, you can use RDP to connect to the virtual
machine from outside of View. The RDP connection
terminates the View desktop session, and the View user's
unsaved data and settings might be lost. The View user
cannot log in to the desktop until the external RDP
connection is closed. To avoid this situation, disable the
AllowDirectRDP setting.
IMPORTANT For View to operate correctly, the Windows
Remote Desktop Services service must be running on the
guest operating system of each desktop. You can use this
setting to prevent users from making direct RDP
connections to their desktops.
This setting is enabled by default.
AllowSingleSignon
X Determines whether single sign-on (SSO) is used to
connect users to desktops and applications. When this
setting is enabled, users are required to enter their
credentials only once, when they log in to the server.
When this setting is disabled, users must reauthenticate
when the remote connection is made.
This setting is enabled by default.
CommandsToRunOnConnect
X Specifies a list of commands or command scripts to be
run when a session is connected for the first time.
See “Running Commands on View Desktops,”
on page 271 for more information.
CommandsToRunOnDisconnect
X Specifies a list of commands or command scripts to be
run when a session is disconnected.
See “Running Commands on View Desktops,”
on page 271 for more information.
CommandsToRunOnReconnect
X Specifies a list of commands or command scripts to be
run when a session is reconnected after a disconnect.
See “Running Commands on View Desktops,”
on page 271 for more information.
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