Configuration of CtxAuthTest

This test emulates a user login process at the system level on a XenApp server and reports whether the login succeeded and how long it took.

The parameters associated with this test are as follows:

• The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed.

• In the HOST text box, the host name of the server for which the test is to be configured has to be specified.

• The port number to which the selected server is listening has to be specified in the PORT text box.

• This test emulates a user login process at the system level on a XenApp server. Therefore, specify the login name of a user with interactive logon and logon locally privileges, in the USER text box.

• In the PASSWORD text box, enter the password that corresponds to the specified USER name.

• In the CONFIRM PASSWORD text box, confirm the specified PASSWORD by retyping it here.

• Specify the name of the domain to which the test will try to login, in the DOMAIN text box. If the test is to login to a local host, specify ‘none’ here.

  Note:

  If users are spread across multiple domains, then, you can configure this test with multiple DOMAIN specifications; in this case, for every DOMAIN, a USER-PASSWORD pair might also have to be configured. Sometimes, you might want the test to login as specific users from the same domain, to check how long each user login takes. Both these scenarios require the configuration of multiple DOMAINs and/or multiple USER names and PASSWORDs. In order to enable users to specify these details with ease, eG Enterprise provides a special page; to access this page, click on the Click here hyperlink at the top of the parameters in the test configuration page. To know how to use this page, refer to Monitoring Citrix Environments document.

• By default, the REPORT BY DOMAIN NAME flag is set to Yes. This implies that by default, this test will report metrics for every domainname\username configured for this test. This way, administrators will be able to quickly determine which user logged in from which domain. If you want the TEST to report metrics for the username alone, then set this flag to No.

• If multiple components of the same component type are awaiting configuration, then an APPLY TO OTHER COMPONENTS check box will appear in this page. Clicking on this check box will allow you to apply the configuration to all/selected components of that type.

• Once the necessary values have been provided, clicking on the UPDATE button will register the changes made.

When changing the configuration for specific servers, a “*” beside the text box corresponding to the parameter signifies that these values have to be manually configured by the user. The parameter values that require to be configured will typically be prefixed with a “$” or contain a series of “*”. A value of "none" in the parameter value indicates that the corresponding parameter value can be changed if required.