"No settings defined" is displayed in the Group Policy Management console.

Background

After upgrading Windows 7 Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) from XenDesktop 5.6 to XenDesktop 7.x and using the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) on the VDA, to select the AD GPO in question, the Settings tab within the GPMC is not displayed and shows "No settings defined."

Example

Right-click the same AD GPO and select Edit to see that the Computer and User policy settings were present.

Example: When expanding the Computer Configuration > Policies > Citrix Policies node in the GPMC:

When running the GPMC from Windows 7 VDA with XenDesktop 5.6, policy settings are noticed when selecting the Settings tab.

Following is an example for such a scenario:

The policies were being applied properly in the environment, however the policies were not displaying as expected within the GPMC.

Complete the following troubleshooting steps:

1. Download the latest version of CDFControl.

2. Run CDFControl on Windows 7 VDA with XenDesktop 7.x installed.

3. Select the following module list from the Trace Categories drop-down:
   Citrix Policies > All

4. Select the following individual module:
   MX_GroupPolicy_Gui

5. Click Start Tracing, then reproduce the issue within the GPMC.

Exporting Citrix Policies

Complete the steps to export the Citrix policies:

1. Download the updated version of the Group Policy PowerShell module (Citrix.GroupPolicy.Commands.psm1) - see How to Import and Export Policies in XenApp 6.x

2. On the VDA, copy the updated module to the VDA where you can display the AD GPO properly.

3. Run the PowerShell cmd prompt using an account with Administrative rights.

4. Issue the following commands to load the required modules:

• Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
• ASNP Citrix*
• Import-Module <Path>\Citrix.GroupPolicy.Commands.psm1

5. Replace <Path> with the actual location of the module (for example, C:\Temp).

6. Make a note of the display name of the AD GPO to be exported.

7. Run the following commands to export the policies:

• New-PSDrive -Name CtxDrive -PSProvider CitrixgroupPolicy -Root \ -DomainGPO <NAME of GPO IN AD> -Scope Global
• Export-CtxGroupPolicy -DriveName CtxDrive C:\ExportedGPO
• Remove-PSDrive –Name CtxDrive
  There should be three files located in C:\ExportedGPO (GroupPolicy.xml, GroupPolicyConfiguration.xml and GroupPolicyFilter.xml.
  Make a copy of these files and keep them for backup purposes.

Importing Citrix Policies

Complete the steps to import Citrix Policies:

1. Log on the VDA with the newer version of the Citrix Group Policy Management Module (for example, XenDesktop 7.x).

2. Copy the updated Citrix.GroupPolicy.Commands.psm1.

3. Copy the exported policy files to the VDA.

4. Launch the GPMC and take a backup of the AD GPO you are working with.

5. Delete the AD GPO in question and create a new one.

6. Launch the PowerShell command prompt using Administrative rights.

7. Run the following commands to restore the policies:

• New-PSDrive -Name CtxDrive -PSProvider CitrixgroupPolicy -Root \ -DomainGPO <NAME of GPO IN AD> -Scope Global
• Import-CtxGroupPolicy -DriveName CtxDrive C:\ExportedGPO

Problem Cause

The related  changes are made in the Group Policy architecture in XenDesktop 7.x and requires an export and import of the affected AD GPO to resolve the issue.

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Exporting and Importing Citrix Policies