This article describes how to disable Desktop Viewer in Citrix VDI-in-a-Box published desktops.

Requirements

• VDI-in-a-Box 5.0 or newer server

• SSH utility like PuTTY or SecureCRT

• SFTP utility like WinSCP or FileZilla

Background

Desktop Viewer is enabled by default in Citrix VDI-in-a-Box. It requires some modification in the proto.ica file in the appliance under web interface directory.

Instructions

Following are the steps to complete the task:

1. Log on as root/kvm on the console of VDI manager/WinSCP, password kaviza123.

   Note: WinSCP tool can also be used to perform the same.

2. Move to the directory:

   /home/kvm/kvm/install/servlet_container/webapps/dt/WEB-INF/etc

    

3. Backup the porto.ica file

4. Remove $ and update connectionbar=0 in the porto.ica file:

    

   Note:

   ConnectionBar= enables/disables the Citrix Desktop Toolbar functionality. Setting this parameter to 0 disables the Citrix Desktop Toolbar and causes the Virtual Desktop Agent desktop to appear across all available client monitors in a full screen mode.

5. Save the file and close.

6. Start the published desktop and validate that the desktop viewer does not appear.

CTX122544 - How to Enable or Disable Citrix Desktop Toolbar in Web Interface