Using Citrix Anonymous Users

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Citrix anonymous users are the XenApp equivalent of the NetMan anonymous users. NetMan Desktop Manager supports Citrix anonymous users. To configure the use of Citrix anonymous users for login, begin by opening the NetMan Settings from the NetMan Tools shortcut. Select the Web Interface section, and then the XenApp Hosts page:

 

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In the When logging onto XenApp host field, select Use Citrix anonymous users and save the setting. From this point on, all application sessions run under Citrix anonymous user accounts.

 

warning This login method requires the configuration of anonymous users in your XenApp installation.

 

warning If you are running a stand-alone server, there should be no problem using the anonymous user function in Citrix: (Anon001 to AnonXXX). If you use multiple XenApp servers, however, we recommend working with NetMan anonymous users.

 

warning The settings under Use local login data have to be adapted on the workstation to the Citrix client settings. The first prerequisite for use of this mechanism is the installation of Program Neighborhood on the workstation. The next step is to select Tools/ICA Settings and switch on pass-through authentication. This must be configured on the workstation by a user with administrative rights, because PNSSON is entered in the HKLM_System/CurrentControlSet/Control/NetworkProvider registry section as a new network provider. The ssonsvr.exe program from Citrix is activated at the next user login on this machine and detects the user credentials.

 

To enable this invisible login function when using an ICA file as well, enter EnableSSOnThruICAFile=On in the [WFClient] section of the %AppData%\ICAClient\APPSRV.INI file. Program Neighborhood does not offer an interface for configuring this setting.

 

If you use the Citrix secure gateway, enter the FQDN of the gateway server under Secure Gateway address with the associated port number.