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View Manager Administration Guide
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To configure and assign user-level policy settings
1FromViewAdministrator,clicktheDesktopsandPoolsbutton()todisplaythe
GlobaldesktopandpoolviewandthenclicktheInventorytab.
2IntheInventorypane,selectthedesktoppoolentry()thatcorrespondstothe
poolyouwanttoapplythepolicyto.
3IntheDesktopspane,clickthePoliciestab
.Youarepresentedwiththepolicies
pageforthisdesktoppool.
4InthePolicyOverridesbox,clickAddUser.ThePolicyOverridewindowis
displayed.
5ClickAddandenterthenameordescriptionoftheuserorusersyouwanttoassign
thepolicyto,andclickFindNow.
6
SelectoneormoreusersfromthelistandclickOKtoreturntothePolicyOverride
window.
7 Selecttheuser,orusers,youwanttoassignanewpolicytoandclickNext.
8SpecifythepolicysettingsandclickOK.Theuserlev elpolicysettingsarenow
applied.
Group Policy Objects
GroupPolicyisafeatureoftheMicrosoftWindowsNTfamilyofoperatingsystemsthat
providescentralizedmanagementandconfigurationofcomputersandremoteusersin
anActiveDirectoryenvironment.Policypropertiesarecontainedwithinentitiescalled
GroupPolicyObjects(GPOs)andcanbeconfiguredbyusingtheGroupPolicyeditor
fe
aturesprovidedbyActiveDirectory.
GPOscanbeappliedtoViewManagercomponentsatadomainwidelevelinorderto
providegranularcontrolovervariousareasoftheViewManagerenvironment.Once
applied,GPOpropertiesarestoredinthelocalWindowsregistryofthespecified
component.
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OTEIfyouwanttoviewalistofallusersinthedomain,leavetheNameand
Descriptionfieldsblank.