Remove Single Sign-On/Password Manager component from XenApp 6.x

Ever wondered how to remove that pesky Password Manager Console/Single Sign-On option when you launch AppCenter?

Prior to starting the XenApp 6.x install, modify the following file

<Source>\Administration\Delivery Services Console\Resource\Global.xml

to reflect the change below in yellow and red

Change

<Component>

<Key>ASC-CPMConsole</Key>

<GroupKey>PresentationServer</GroupKey>

<PackageFileName>ASC_PasswordManager.msi</PackageFileName>

<RootFeature>Complete</RootFeature>

<Selected>true</Selected>

</Component>

To

<Component>

<Key>ASC-CPMConsole</Key>

<GroupKey>PresentationServer</GroupKey>

<PackageFileName>ASC_PasswordManager.msi</PackageFileName>

<RootFeature>Complete</RootFeature>

<Selected>false</Selected>

</Component>

Once changed you will need to run the XenApp 6.x installation excluding the AppCenter console;

"C:\CD\XenApp Server Setup\bin\XenAppSetupConsole.exe" /logfile:"c:\windows\CitrixInstall.log" /install:XenApp,PCMAgentFeature,PVDeviceFeature /exclude:XA_Console

Once installed, run the AppCenter separately, I prefer to keep the console separate from the XenApp sequence as it makes life easier when the console gets updated. Alternatively you could update the media with the new version of ctxinstall.exe but you would still need to exclude and run manually if you don’t require the single sign-on component.

I’m not sure why XenAppSetupConsole.exe doesn’t have an option not to install this but hopefully in the new version they will address this.

Regards

Nathan Browne

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