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February 5th, 2019 11:00
Unique Login Accounts for Thin Client
Is there a way to use unique thin client service accounts to log into each individual thin client?
I'm using the Wyse Management Suite with the ThinOS Horizon package. This works, but every thin client will need to be setup manually to use a different active directory login account. I was hoping there was a way to centrally manage handing out unique logins for the thin clients.
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February 6th, 2019 05:00
There is a way to leverage variables for the username, and either a common password or variables as the username/password in a policy, and set it to auto login.
Have a look at the INI ref guide, https://topics-cdn.dell.com/pdf/wyse-thinos-maintenance_reference-guide2_en-us.pdf
Page 9 contains the variables. What I see most commonly is something like $TN as the username, and then a common password. Create the usernames to match the terminal names in AD and assign the appropriate app you want them to launch as an autolaunch.
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January 6th, 2021 10:00
Unfortunately I am not understanding the intention behind why Dell would create a username and password variables that allow multiple usernames and a common password. What are the intended use cases for this? It is very hard to decipher. These variables need more explanation in order to understand the power/insecurity and proper usage of these settings. Can someone please provide a more robust explanation? Typically it would be poor practice to allow a common password. and how and where are these variables accessible and exposed? locally? in mem? through API via Management console etc? Must know the potential risks and implications.