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Procedure
1 In Active Directory, create a separate organizational unit and group to use with clients in kiosk mode.
You must specify a pre-Windows 2000 name for the group. You use this name to identify the group to the
command.
vdmadmin
2 Create the image or template for the guest virtual machine.
You can use a virtual machine that is managed by vCenter Server as a template for an automated pool, as
a parent for a linked-clone pool, or as the desktop source for a manual pool. You can also install and
configure applications on the guest virtual machine.
3 Configure the guest virtual machine so that the clients are not locked when they are left unattended.
View suppresses the pre-login message for clients that connect in kiosk mode. If you require an event to
unlock the screen and display a message, you can configure a suitable application on the guest virtual
machine.
4 In View Administrator, create the desktop pool that the clients will use and entitle the group to this pool.
For example, you might choose to create a floating-assignment, linked-clone desktop pool as being most
suitable for the requirements of your client application. You might also associate one or more ThinApp
applications with the desktop pool.
I Do not entitle a client or a group to more than one desktop pool. If you do, View Manager
MPORTANT
assigns a desktop at random from the pools to which a client is entitled, and generates a warning event.
5 If you want to enable location-based printing for the clients, configure the Active Directory group policy
setting
AutoConnect Location-based Printing for VMware View
Policy Object Editor in the
6 Configure other policies that you need to optimize and secure the View desktops of the clients.
For example, you might want to override the policies that connect local USB devices to the desktop when
it is launched or when the devices are plugged in. By default, View Client for Windows enables these
policies for clients in kiosk mode.
Example 17-1. Preparing Active Directory for Clients in Kiosk Mode
A company intranet has a domain MYORG, and its organizational unit has the distinguished name OU=myorg-
ou,DC=myorg,DC=com. In Active Directory, you create the organizational unit kiosk-ou with the
distinguished name OU=kiosk-ou,DC=myorg,DC=com and the group kc-grp for use with clients in kiosk mode.
What to do next
Set default values for the clients.
Set Default Values for Clients in Kiosk Mode
You can use the
vdmadmin
group membership in Active Directory for clients in kiosk mode.
You must run the
the View Connection Server instance that clients will use to connect to their desktops.
When you configure defaults for password expiry and Active Directory group membership, these settings are
shared by all View Connection Server instances in a group.
VMware, Inc.
Software Settings
command to set the default values for the organizational unit, password expiry, and
command on one of the View Connection Server instances in the group that contains
vdmadmin
Chapter 17 Setting Up Clients in Kiosk Mode
, which is located in the Microsoft Group
folder under
Computer Configuration
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