Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers?
Is there anyway to stop users from launching applications on the server for which I do NOT have licenses for - BUT - continue to allow this behavior for users that I DO have licenses for? Example: All users can right-click any file in and choose Open With...Choose program, and choose Publisher. Say I only have 5 licenses for Publisher, and therefore I only want 5 people to be able to do this Does this make sense? Thanks, Dave ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers?
Software Metering is what you're looking for... I don't recall if Citrix has that built in, but SMS will do it for you On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 9:55 AM, David Mazzaccaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there anyway to stop users from launching applications on the server for which I do NOT have licenses for - BUT - continue to allow this behavior for users that I DO have licenses for? Example: All users can right-click any file in and choose Open With…Choose program, and choose Publisher. Say I only have 5 licenses for Publisher, and therefore I only want 5 people to be able to do this…. Does this make sense? Thanks, Dave ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers?
Create Active Directory Group and only add the five users for your application and publish to that group. Lock down your desktop with Group Policy so that they cannot create file associations. Mike _ From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers? Is there anyway to stop users from launching applications on the server for which I do NOT have licenses for - BUT - continue to allow this behavior for users that I DO have licenses for? Example: All users can right-click any file in and choose Open With.Choose program, and choose Publisher. Say I only have 5 licenses for Publisher, and therefore I only want 5 people to be able to do this.. Does this make sense? Thanks, Dave ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers?
Thanks. I am also thinking of just applying security on the MSPUB.EXE file? Create group allow MSPUB, allow them to execute, deny everyone else? -Dave From: Mike Semon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers? Create Active Directory Group and only add the five users for your application and publish to that group. Lock down your desktop with Group Policy so that they cannot create file associations. Mike From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers? Is there anyway to stop users from launching applications on the server for which I do NOT have licenses for - BUT - continue to allow this behavior for users that I DO have licenses for? Example: All users can right-click any file in and choose Open With...Choose program, and choose Publisher. Say I only have 5 licenses for Publisher, and therefore I only want 5 people to be able to do this Does this make sense? Thanks, Dave ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers?
Citrix will not do it the way you are wanting it done. With Citrix you can limit a Published Application to x number of users in the settings. So I could publish Publisher and set the max # of users at 5. Citrix will then not allow more than 5 connections to Publisher across all servers in the Farm that serve Publisher. Make sense? If a user can use a context menu and select Open With. then that is outside of Citrix's control. Webster From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers? Is there anyway to stop users from launching applications on the server for which I do NOT have licenses for - BUT - continue to allow this behavior for users that I DO have licenses for? Example: All users can right-click any file in and choose Open With.Choose program, and choose Publisher. Say I only have 5 licenses for Publisher, and therefore I only want 5 people to be able to do this.. Does this make sense? Thanks, Dave ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers?
In our environment, we do not publish the entire Citrix desktop. We use the Citrix Program Neighborhood, and only publish to the user's desktop the applications they need, based on security grouping. The only way they are getting to the underlying file system, would be through context menus being used in Open or Save dialogs. If that is the case in your environment, I think it's a case of Crowley's Law. Perhaps disciplinary action for circumventing system controls? Joe On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 1:11 PM, Webster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Citrix will not do it the way you are wanting it done. With Citrix you can limit a Published Application to x number of users in the settings. So I could publish Publisher and set the max # of users at 5. Citrix will then not allow more than 5 connections to Publisher across all servers in the Farm that serve Publisher. Make sense? If a user can use a context menu and select Open With… then that is outside of Citrix's control. Webster *From:* David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Subject:* Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers? Is there anyway to stop users from launching applications on the server for which I do NOT have licenses for - BUT - continue to allow this behavior for users that I DO have licenses for? Example: All users can right-click any file in and choose Open With…Choose program, and choose Publisher. Say I only have 5 licenses for Publisher, and therefore I only want 5 people to be able to do this…. Does this make sense? Thanks, Dave -- Joe Fox Systems/Network Administrator Mobile# (716) 846-9308 http://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfoxjr The information contained in this e-mail message, including any attached files, is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient be advised that any unauthorized use, disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender via telephone at 716-846-9308 or by return e-mail. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers?
That will work also. _ From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:06 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers? Thanks. I am also thinking of just applying security on the MSPUB.EXE file? Create group allow MSPUB, allow them to execute, deny everyone else? -Dave _ From: Mike Semon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers? Create Active Directory Group and only add the five users for your application and publish to that group. Lock down your desktop with Group Policy so that they cannot create file associations. Mike _ From: David Mazzaccaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers? Is there anyway to stop users from launching applications on the server for which I do NOT have licenses for - BUT - continue to allow this behavior for users that I DO have licenses for? Example: All users can right-click any file in and choose Open With.Choose program, and choose Publisher. Say I only have 5 licenses for Publisher, and therefore I only want 5 people to be able to do this.. Does this make sense? Thanks, Dave ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers?
With Citrix you can publish application to any number of users. If you create AD group you can control who has access to published application. The tricky part is if they have access to published desktop. Then you have to hide access or remove permission to run application. Mike _ From: Joe Fox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers? ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers?
Thanks to all! From: Mike Semon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers? With Citrix you can publish application to any number of users. If you create AD group you can control who has access to published application. The tricky part is if they have access to published desktop. Then you have to hide access or remove permission to run application. Mike From: Joe Fox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Citrix - Licensing MS Office on Citrix servers? ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
