The <nop>ServiceName uniquely identifies an APPX connection service. When creating (installing) a connection service, the SERVICENAME value may be any string value that conforms to the rules for valid filenames on your server. If this option is omitted when a connection service is being created, the connection service will be created with a default <nop>ServiceName based on the following template: "appxd-" followed by the specified TCP/IP port number, e.g. "appx-8060".

The <nop>DisplayName is a "user-friendly" descriptive name for a connection service. The DISPLAYNAME value will appear in your system's Services control panel and will be displayed by the ps command. If you don't specify a DISPLAYNAME when a connection service is being created, the connection service will be created with a DISPLAYNAME based on the SERVICENAME.

When the service is started, two log files are created in the LOGDIR directory - a connection service log file (.log) and a status file (.stat). Both log files have the same name as the <nop>ServiceName but one has a file extension of .log and the other has a file extension of .stat. If the <nop>LogDirectory option is not specified, the log files are created in the /tmp directory.

If this value is set to false, an APPX session which is initiated by the connection service will run as the user of the connection <nop>ServiceOwner. Set this value to true if you want the APPX session to run with the permissions of a user (impersonate) other than the user of the connection service. If this value is set to true, then the <nop>ImpersonateUser option determines which user the APPX session should impersonate.

If this value is set to false, an APPX session which is initiated by the connection service will run with the group permissions of the connection <nop>ServiceOwner. Set this value to true if you want the APPX session to have group permissions based on the <nop>ImpersonateGroup option.

Set this option to true if you want an APPX session to be able to detect that the connection between an APPX session and an APPX client has been lost. If this option is set to true and an APPX session has been waiting for a response from an APPX client for the length of time specified by <nop>TCPKeepIdle, then the APPX session will attempt to contact the APPX client to see if it can still be reached. If the APPX client cannot be contacted, then the APPX session will attempt to contact the APPX client every <nop>TCPKeepInterval seconds up to <nop>TCPKeepCount times. After <nop>TCPKeepCount attempts, if the APPX client is unable to be contacted, then the APPX session terminates.

This option identifies the pathname of server's private key file (unlocks the <nop>ServerCertificateFile).

1. The setuid warning indicates that it is triggered by the OSUser <nop>AuthenticationMethod. <nop>AuthenticationMethod is not influenced by the setuid bit being turned on. However, <nop>ImpersonateUser is impacted.

1. The appxLoginMgr -replace argument should require the -ServiceName option, and not assume <nop>ServiceName =appx-8060.

Reconnect Revisited (5.4.4)

To make managing reconnects easier, in 5.4.4 a 'Sessions' button was added to the login dialog box for both APPX Desktop Client and the HTML client. To access the 'Sessions' list, enter your login information as usual and click the 'Sessions' button instead of 'Login'. You can use this even if you have not set up your login manager for reconnections. You won't be able to reconnect to a session, but you will be able to manage other sessions.

You will get a display similar to the following:

The display automatically refreshes every 30 seconds, or you can click 'Refresh' to manually refresh the display. The information on the process currently running is only shown if you have enabled the APPX Monitor (See APPX Monitor for details). If not enabled, those columns will be blank.

If you are an APPX System Administrator, you will see all APPX sessions. If you are not an Administrator, you will only see your own sessions.

New - Starts a new session using your current login information (user, password, server & port).

Attach - This button is only enabled if your login manager has been configured to allow reconnections, in which case the Workstation IDs will be 'PIPE' as in the example above. The second session (on /dev/pts/1) is a character mode session, which you cannot Attach to. If your login manager is not configured for reconnections, then the Workstation ID will be either an IP address (for GUI connections) or a /dev/ address for a character mode connection. Since an APPX System Administrator will see all running sessions, they can Attach to any user's session. A new window will open on the Administrators desktop, and the client window on the users desktop will close (when they attempt to use their session). A non Administrator will only see their own sessions, and therefore can only Attach to their own session.

Kill - This will attempt to cancel the selected session. This will only be successful if you have sufficient O/S permissions to allow it, i.e., you have Administrator level. See .UTIL KILL SESSION for more information.

Exit - This will exit the session manager without logging in to APPX.