Summary
This document gives an overview of the system services that are installed with a complete Citrix Presentation Server 4.x installation.
Default Presentation Server 4.x System Services
Service Name |
Executable |
Logon Account / Startup Type |
Description |
Dependencies |
Citrix ActiveSync Service (with PSE450W2K3R01 and x64R01) |
Ctxactivesync.exe |
NT AUTHORITY\LocalService Automatic |
Supports ActiveSync in ICA sessions |
Citrix Services Manager HTTP |
Citrix ADF Installer Service (ADF Installer Service) |
AgentSVC.exe |
Local System Account Presentation Server 4.0: Automatic Presentation Server 4.5: Disabled |
Used by Installation Manager in Enterprise and Platinum versions to install packages onto Presentation Servers |
Remote Procedure Call Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions |
Citrix Client Network (Client Network) |
cdmsvc.exe |
Local System Account Automatic |
Handles the mapping of client drives and peripherals within ICA sessions |
Client Drive Mapping (CDM) Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions Workstation |
Citrix CPU Utilization Mgmt/CPU Rebalancer (requires multiple CPUs) |
ctxcpubal.exe |
Local System Account Automatic |
Enhances resource management across multiple CPUs |
None |
Citrix CPU Utilization Mgmt/Resource Mgmt |
ctxcpusched.exe |
Local System Account Manual |
Used in Enterprise and Platinum versions to manage resource consumption |
Remote procedure call |
Citrix CPU Utilization Mgmt/User-Session Sync (4.0 only) |
ctxcpuusync.exe |
Local System Account Manual |
Used in Enterprise version to synchronize user IDs of processes with their respective owner |
None |
Citrix Diagnostic Facility COM Server (Diagnostic Facility COM Server) |
CdfSvc.exe |
NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService Automatic |
Manages Diagnostic Facility tracing when used to diagnose problems with the Citrix Server |
Remote procedure call |
Citrix Encryption Service (Encryption Service) |
encsvc.exe |
NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE Automatic |
Handles encryption between the client device and the Citrix Server |
Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions |
Citrix Health Monitoring and Recovery (4.5 only) |
HCAService.exe |
NT AUTHORITY\LocalService Automatic |
Provides health monitoring and recovery services in the event problems occur |
None |
Citrix Independent Management Architecture (Independent Management Architecture) |
ImaSrv.exe |
NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService Automatic |
Provides management services within the Citrix farm |
Citrix Services Manager IPSEC Services IPSEC driver Remote procedure call TCP/IP Protocol Driver Server Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions Workstation |
Citrix License Management Console (License server only) |
tomcat.exe |
NT AUTHORITY\LocalService Automatic |
Provides the web-based interface for licensing administration |
None |
Citrix Licensing WMI (License server only) |
Citrix_GTLicensingProv.exe |
NT AUTHORITY\LocalService Automatic |
Provides information and notification regarding licensing events on the license server |
Remote procedure call |
Citrix MFCOM Service (MetaFrame COM Server) |
mfcom.exe |
Presentation Server 4.0:Local System Account Presentation Server 4.5: NT Authority\NetworkService Automatic |
Provides COM services which allow remote connections of the management consoles |
Remote procedure call Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions |
Citrix Print Manager Service |
CpSvc.exe |
Presentation Server 4.0: .\Ctx_SmaUser Presentation Server 4.5: .\ctx_cpsvcuser Automatic |
Handles the creation of printers and driver usage within Citrix sessions |
Print Spooler Remote Procedure Call |
Citrix Resource Manager Mail (Resource Manager Mail) |
MailService.exe |
Presentation Server 4.0: Local System Account Presentation Server 4.5: nt authority\localservice Manual |
Used in Enterprise and Platinum versions to send email alerts when thresholds in the server farm have been exceeded |
None |
Citrix Services Manager (4.5 only) |
IMAAdvanceSrv.exe |
Local System Account Automatic |
Allows the components of Presentation Server to interface with the operating system |
None |
Citrix SMA Service |
SmaService.exe |
Presentation Server 4.0: .\Ctx_SmaUser Presentation Server 4.5: NT AUTHORITY\LocalService Automatic |
Monitors the event log and Citrix WMI to raise alerts in the Access Suite Console (4.0) or Access Management Console (4.5) |
Independent Management Architecture Citrix Services Manager IPSEC Services IPSEC driver Remote procedure call TCP/IP Protocol Driver Server Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions Workstation |
Citrix Streaming Service (4.5 only) |
RadeSvc.exe |
.\Ctx_StreamingSvc Automatic |
Used in Enterprise and Platinum versions to manage the Citrix Streaming Client when streaming applications |
Remote procedure call |
Citrix Virtual Memory Optimization |
CTXSFOSvc.exe |
Local System Account Manual |
Used in Enterprise and Platinum versions to rebase .dlls in order to free up server memory |
None |
Citrix WMI Service |
ctxwmisvc.exe |
Presentation Server 4.0: Local System Account Presentation Server 4.5: NT AUTHORITY\LocalService Manual |
Used to provide the Citrix WMI classes for information and management purposes |
Independent Management Architecture Citrix Services Manager IPSEC Services IPSEC driver Remote procedure call TCP/IP Protocol Driver Server Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions Workstation |
Citrix XTE Server |
XTE.exe |
Presentation Server 4.0: Local System Account Presentation Server 4.5: NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService Manual |
Handles SSL Relay and Session Reliability functionality |
None |
CitrixLicensing (License server only) |
lmgrd.exe |
NT AUTHORITY\LocalService Automatic |
Handles allocation of licenses on the license server |
NetworkProvider |
More Information
CTX116391 – List of Presentation Server 4.5 Service User Accounts and Default Permissions
