In a dedicated-assignment pool, you can assign a user to be the owner of the virtual machine that hosts a remote desktop. Only the assigned user can log in and connect to the remote desktop.
Horizon 7 assigns machines to users in these situations.
- When you create a desktop pool and select the Enable automatic assignment setting.
Note: If you select the Enable automatic assignment setting, you can still manually assign machines to users.
- When you create an automated pool, select the Specify names manually setting, and provide user names with the machine names.
If you do not select either setting in a dedicated-assignment pool, users do not have access to remote desktops. You must manually assign a machine to each user.
You can also use the vdmadmin command to assign machines to users. For more information about the vdmadmin command, see the Horizon 7 Administration guide.
Prerequisites
- Verify that the remote desktop virtual machine belongs to a dedicated-assignment pool. In Horizon Administrator, the desktop pool assignment appears in the Desktop Pool column the Machines page.
Procedure
- In Horizon Administrator, select , or select , double-click a pool ID, and click the Inventory tab.
- Select the machine.
- Select Assign User from the More Commands drop-down menu.
- Choose whether to find users or groups, select a domain, and type a search string in the Name or Description text box.
- Select the user or group name and click OK.
