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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.
5 Select the user or group name and click OK.
Unassign a User from a Dedicated Desktop
In a dedicated-assignment pool, you can remove a desktop assignment to a user.
You can also use the vdmadmin command to remove a desktop assignment to a user. See “Assigning Dedicated
Desktops Using the -L Option,” on page 330.
Prerequisites
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 > Unassign User.
4 Click OK.
The desktop is available and can be assigned to another user.
Customize Existing Desktops in Maintenance Mode
After a desktop pool is created, you can customize, modify, or test individual desktops by placing them in
maintenance mode. When a desktop is in maintenance mode, users cannot access it.
You place existing desktops in maintenance mode one at a time. You can remove multiple desktops from
maintenance mode in one operation.
When you create a pool, you can start all the desktops in the pool in maintenance mode if you specify desktop
names manually. For details, see “Customizing Desktops in Maintenance Mode,” on page 105.
Procedure
1 In View Administrator, click Inventory > Desktops or click Inventory > Pools, double-click a pool ID, and
select the Inventory tab.
2 Select a desktop.
3 Click More Commands > Enter Maintenance Mode.
4 Customize, modify, or test the virtual-machine desktop.
5 Repeat Step 2 through Step 4 for all desktops you want to customize.
6 Select the customized desktops and click More Commands > Exit Maintenance Mode.
The modified desktops are available to users.
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