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Chapter 7 Offline Desktop
Removing Access
Inadditiontothestandardmethodsofaccountsuspensionorremovalofferedby
ActiveDirectory,OfflineDesktopsessionscanbeterminatedfromwithinthe
administrativeinterfacebyremovinguserentitlementfromanindividualdesktopor
desktoppool,orbydiscardingtheofflinesession.
Ifyouremoveentitlementfromanindividualdesktopordes
ktoppoolthatcontainsan
activecheckedoutsessionwheretheViewConnectionServerisabletocommunicate
withtheclient,thedesktopissuspendedassoonastheclientdetectsthatentitlement
hasbeenwithdrawn.Uponsuspension,theuserispresentedwithanerrorthatinforms
themthatthede
sktopisnolongerallowedtorunoffline.
Ifnocommunicationcanbeestablishedwiththeofflineclient,theuserisnotifiedthat
theiraccesshasbeenremovedthenexttimetheyattempttoaccesstheirdesktopinthe
presenceofanetworkconnection.
Rolling Back a Desktop
Youcanalsoremoveclientaccesstotheirofflinedesktopbyrollingbacktheiroffline
session.Oncearollbackeventhasbeeninitiated,theofflineclient—ifitcanbe
contacted—isnotifiedthattheuserisnolongerallowedtologintotheircheckedout
desktop.
Ifacheckedoutdesktopisrolledbackwhiletheuserisloggedin,thecurrent
sessionisterminatedassoonasViewClientwithOfflineDesktopreceives
notification.
Iftheuserisnotloggedin,subsequentattemptstoconnectwillberedirectedtothe
onlinedesktop.
Inordertocontinueworkingoffline,theusermustnowcheckoutthedesktopfromthe
server.
Torollbackanofflinedesktopsession,selectthedesktopfromthelistprovidedinthe
tableun
dertheOfflineSessionstab,andclickRollback.
Iftheclientpolicyallowsit,userscanalsorollbackadesktopfromwithinViewClient
orViewPortaldesktopbyrightclickingontheofflinedesktopentryandclicking
Rollbackfromthecontextmenu.Onlytheuserwh ocheckedoutthede
sktopisallowed
todothis.
NOTEARollbackcannotbeexecutedduringanytypeofactivetransfer.