Users

Every new user that logs on to the system is assigned an ID and registered as a NetMan User. These user accounts are a NetMan-specific enhancement of conventional network user accounts. The options available for the use of a "NetMan User" resource are a decisive help in tailoring your NetMan Desktop Manager system to your requirements. This chapter explains how to create new NetMan users manually, which has the advantage that you can configure permissions and other settings for users before they connect to the NetMan Desktop Manager system for the first time. Details are also provided on editing existing NetMan users, as well as descriptions of the settings available for NetMan users.

Creating user accounts

New users are created in the NetMan Center.

 

1. Select Users: Click on the Users button in the sidebar.

 

2. Activate the Users view: Click on Users in the upper portion of the sidebar.

 

3. New: Click on the New button in the Ribbon.

 

4. Enter user ID: Enter the ID for the new user in the User field. If desired, you can enter a name in the Name field. This is an additional piece of information you can store if you wish; it is not required. The user ID, however, is essential for NetMan Desktop Manager operation. If you activate the Open the new object in the editor option, the new user is automatically opened in the Resource Editor.

 

5. Create: Click on the Create button. The new user is created and, if you activated the option for it, it is automatically opened in the Resource Editor. If you did not activate that option, you need to open the new user yourself for editing if you wish to add or change anything.

 

Edit user data

Users are edited in the Resource Editor.

 

1. Select Users: Click on the Users button in the sidebar.

 

2. Activate the Users view: Click on Users in the upper portion of the sidebar:

 

3. Select user: Double-click on the user you wish to edit.

 

The Resource Editor opens. The user properties are edited on the dialog pages described in the following:

 

Users: On this page, you can define you the Basic properties in the user:

 

NetMan Start. Determines the helper functions that are executed when the NetMan start is executed:

•Start normally. NetMan Desktop Manager starts without helper functions.

•Run Debugger for scripts marked to debug. NetMan Desktop Manager runs the Debugger for Scripts that have been earmarked for debugging.

•Run Debugger for all scripts. NetMan Desktop Manager runs the Debugger for all Scripts.

•Run Trace Monitor on startup. The Trace Monitor is automatically started when NetMan Desktop Manager is launched.

 

Profile. The user is assigned to the specified profile.

Language. Defines a language for the user other than the default NetMan Desktop Manager language.

Startup script. Specifies a Script to be executed when NetMan Desktop Manager is executed.

Shutdown script. Specifies a Script to be executed when NetMan Desktop Manager is closed.

Windows start menu. Defines a Collection that will be shown in the Start menu.

Windows desktop. Defines a Collection that will be shown on the Windows desktop.

Web Interface. Defines a Collection that will be shown in the Web Interface.

Maximum parallel sessions allowed. Define the number of sessions the user is permitted to set up on the Session Host.

 

Contact: You can enter the user's contact details on this page, if desired.

 

The Name field automatically shows the user name you entered when you created the account. If the user was added automatically to the NetMan Desktop Manager database when he or she connected to the NetMan system for the first time, this field is blank. All input on this page is optional. Enter the data if you wish to store this additional user data in your NetMan system.

 

Member of: This page defines which user groups the user belongs to:

 

You can define group membership on this page using the buttons above the list:

New. Generates a new group membership.

Edit. Opens the group properties for editing.

Delete. Deletes the selected group assignment.

Delete all. Deletes all group assignments.

Refresh. Updates the display of group assignments.

 

Autostart: This page lists the Script(s), if any, that will run automatically when the user logs on to NetMan Desktop Manager:

 

On this page, you can define user-specific autostart Scripts using the buttons above the list. The specified Scripts are processed in the order in which they are listed here, from top to bottom:

New. Adds a Script to the list.

Edit. Opens the Script Editor for editing the selected Script.

Up. Moves a Script one position higher.

Down. Moves a Script one position lower.

Delete. Deletes the selected Script.

Delete all. Deletes all of the Scripts from the list.

 

Properties: On this page, you can enter properties of the user which can then be referenced in Script processing; e.g., using a Read Properties Action:

 

The user-name property is added automatically if you created this user account yourself, and the value it contains is the user name you entered. You can create other properties using the buttons above the list as follows:

New. Generates a new NetMan property.

Edit. Edits the selected NetMan property.

Delete. Deletes the selected property.

Delete all. Deletes all existing properties of this user.

 

Description: On this page, you can add a description if desired; for example, to describe the purpose of a given System account:

 

Once you have entered all of the required details, and any optional data as desired, click the OK button to save your changes.