Usually when you remotely connect to a Server Desktop either via RDP or Citrix, the default Domain should be your domain, sometimes the server name appears instead. To change the server to display the domain as default you can either log onto the server’s console (or mstsc /console or mstsc/admin) with your domain account, then log off or you can make the following registry change on the server
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\DefaultDomainName
Active Directory Users and Computers:
Command Line: mmc.exe “C:\Windows\system32\dsa.msc”
Working Directory: C:\Windows\system32
ADUC for a different domain:
Command Line: runas /netonly /user:gcexternal\%username% “mmc dsa.msc /server=SERVERipADDRESS”
Working Directory: C:\Windows\system32
Shadow Taskbar
Command Line: “c:\program files (x86)\citrix\System32\wshadow.exe”
Working Directory: c:\program files (x86)\citrix\System32\
Remote Desktop
Command Line: “C:\Windows\system32\mstsc.exe”
Working Directory: C:\Windows\system32\
Sometimes when you run out of space on a server, you want to add more disk space.
You will need to add another drive or expand the disk (virtually) where you will have free unallocated disk space.
On the windows server, there is a utility called diskpart, instructions on how to use is is below
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325590
In some circumstances you will get an error ““The volume you have selected may not be extended”
Another tool that I’ve found that can overcome this error is http://ftp.dell.com/app/ExtPart.exe
it works on Dell servers as well as Virtualised servers.
Another site with good instructions using a different method can be found at:
Investigate the properties of C:\Program Files\Citrix\Independent Management Architecture\MF20.dsn.
The following is an example of an MF20.dsn file from a server using an Access data store on the local machine:
For a MS Access database datastore:
[ODBC]
DRIVER=Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)
PageTimeout=5
MaxBufferSize=2048
FIL=MS Access
DriverId=25
DBQ=C:\Program Files\Citrix\Independent Management Architecture\MF20.mdb
For a SQL database datastore:
[ODBC]
DRIVER=SQL Server
UID=useraccount
Address=MySqlServer,1433
Network=DBMSSOCN
DATABASE=myfarmdb
WSID=MyMfServer
APP=Citrix IMA
SERVER=MySqlServer
If the MF20.dsn file is not present, it means the server is doing an indirect connection to the data store. Check the value of server with the direct connection to the registry under:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\IMA\PSServer
Check the MF20.dsn on that server.
For Access data stores, only one server in the farm (the one hosting the data store) shows imaacces.dll under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\IMA
The Citrix Connection Configuration that used to exits on the tool bar on the right hand side for PS4, is now in a different area on the XenApp5. To access this, you need to launch MMC and add the Terminal Services Configuration snap-in.
I ran into this strange problem where a new published app was created, publishing a webpage. The default IE icon was given to the published app.
I then proceeded to update the app with a new icon, this new icon was registered in the Citrix Management Console as expected, but when I went to the PNA or the WI, the IE icon was still there for the app.
The cause of this problem is something to do with icon caching. There are apparently some registry hacks, and some icon cache folders to be delete. This is a bit hit and miss. They method that works is to actually delete the old Citrix app, recreate it, and select the new icon before finalising the app’s creation.
Problem: You try to launch IE or OWA as a Citrix published application, and it does not launch. The Event logs report a problem with the speedscreenapi.dll file.
This seems to be a problem with IE6 browser.
Solution: Delete the following registry key from the effected server
HKLM\Software\Citrix\CtxHook\AppInit_DLLS\speedscreen\iexplore.exe
Problem: Sometimes on a server, you will get a lot of these DCOM errors. This is a permissions issue.
Solution: Note the CLSID, in this example, the CLSID is {49BD2028-1523-11D1-AD79-00C04FD8FDFF}.
Copy the script between the red line.
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‘VBScript to output to text file the members of all groups
On Error Resume Next
Set objArgs=wscript.Arguments
If objArgs(0)<>”-dn” Then
wscript.echo “Dumping group membership using full DN…”
Else
wscript.echo “Dumping group membership using only first CN part…”
End If
‘Stuff for creating output text file
Const OutputFile = “.\groupdump.txt”
Set Fso = CreateObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”)
Set Wshshell = Wscript.CreateObject(“Wscript.Shell”)
Set Output = Fso.OpentextFile(OutputFile, 2, True)
Set ADSIRootDSE = GetObject(“LDAP://RootDSE”)
ADSINamingNC = ADSIRootDSE.Get(“rootDomainNamingContext”)
Set ADSIConnection = CreateObject(“ADODB.Connection”)
ADSIConnection.Provider = “ADsDSOObject”
ADSIConnection.Open “ADs Provider”
ADSIQueryText = “<LDAP://” & ADSINamingNC & “>;(&(objectCategory=group));name,distinguishedName;subtree”
Set ADSICommand = CreateObject(“ADODB.Command”)
Set ADSICommand.ActiveConnection = ADSIConnection
ADSICommand.CommandText = ADSIQueryText
ADSICommand.Properties(“Page Size”) = 100
ADSICommand.Properties(“Timeout”) = 60
ADSICommand.Properties(“searchscope”) = 2
ADSICommand.Properties(“Cache Results”) = False
Set ADSIResult = ADSICommand.Execute
Do While not ADSIResult.EOF
Output.WriteLine
Output.WriteLine
Output.WriteLine “Group: ” & ADSIResult.Fields(“name”).Value
Output.WriteLine “===============================================================”
Set GetDN = GetObject(“LDAP://” & ADSIResult.Fields(“distinguishedName”).Value)
strAllValues = GetDN.GetEx(“member”)
iGroupCount = 0
For each strValue in strAllValues
If Len(strValue) = 0 Then
Output.WriteLine “There are no members in this group.”
Else
iGroupCount = iGroupCount + 1
If objArgs(0)<>”-dn” Then
Output.WriteLine strValue
Else
Call Stripper(strValue)
Output.WriteLine tmp
End If
End If
Next
Output.WriteLine “Total members in group: ” & iGroupCount
Set strAllValues = Nothing
ADSIResult.MoveNext
Loop
Output.Close
wscript.echo “Operation has finished.”
Wscript.quit
Function Stripper(StripperString)
pos = InStr(1, StripperString, “cn=”, vbTextCompare)
If pos <> 0 Then
tmp = Mid(StripperString, pos + 3)
pos = InStr(tmp, “,”)
If pos <> 0 Then tmp = Mid(tmp, 1, pos – 1)
End If
End Function
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