Citrix / Terminal Server Utils

The following FREEWARE utilities have all been written by the dedicated Staff at Ctrl-Alt-Del IT Consultancy. If you have an idea for any utility that may assist you in your IT tasks please email us here.

These utilities would not have been possible without the support of the Citrix /TS community and these brilliant people - JIM KENZIG, DOUGLAS A. BROWN, MICHEL ROTH, STEFAN VERMEULEN, BRIAN MADDEN AND WILCO VANBRAGT. Please visit their websites below.

http://kenzig.blogspot.com/
http://www.dabcc.com/
http://www.thincomputing.net/
http://www.msterminalservices.org/
http://www.brianmadden.com/
http://sbc.vanbragt.net/

Ctrl-Alt-Del IT Consultancy would like to recommend the following Blog sites for community news and views in the thin client world.

http://citrixblogger.org/
http://community.citrix.com/blogs

Also a special mention goes to Nicolaj Rasmussen of Denmark who suggests a lot of the special features included in these applications. The Virtual World is really a great place to be!

Why are these utilies available for FREE - because we can. All applications have been thoroughly tested under Vista Business Edition and are fully functional.


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CAD Util Pack - Info - Download - UPDATED! September '08
- The CAD Util Pack is a collection of freeware utilities designed by Ctrl-Alt-Del IT Consultancy, Australia. These utilities can also be individually downloaded below.

The collection includes:
- Bombprof - Envtscip - Getpubapp - Gettscip - ICSweep -
- Qryclientip - Qrydeptapp - Qrypubapp - Qrytscip -
- TSLogoff - TSPasschg - TSReboot - TSWhereis - TSMsg - TSLogins -
- TSBackdrop - TSLoadStats - DefSet - DefSet_Flex - RemProf -
- TSLoadBal - TSWhatDom - TSSessionNFO - PCBackdrop - PingWiz -
- PassChg - PrtSrvChg

If any of the CADITC Utils do not function as described in your environment, please follow this link - CAD Utils Troubleshooting Guide.


BOMBProf - Info - Download
- a standalone Windows GUI tool designed to manage multiple local or roaming profiles that are stored on a server or workstation. Profiles can be copied or deleted to assist in the maintenance of an operating system. BOMBProf allows for multiple profile deletion or copying in one process.

This utility was written for the purpose of allowing administrators to delete or copy multiple profiles residing on a server or workstation.


Citrix Password Manager Helpdesk Utility - Info - Download - NEW! August '08
- This application is designed for use with Citrix Password Manager V4.x. It is intended to be used as a help desk console for one task only - reset an Active Directory User's information in the central store. This results in the selected user being returned to an initial state. In Active Directory central stores, the user data (credentials, security questions and answers, and so on) is deleted and the user is flagged as having had their data reset.

Microsoft .NET 2.0 required.


CTXCOMMAP - Info - Download - NEW! April '08
- a command-line tool to enable a user to map serial ports beyond COM9: in a Citrix Server Session.

This utility was written to respond to public requests to address the limitations of the NET USE command found in the MS Windows Operating System. NET USE is limited in being able to map COM ports beyond COM9:. In a Citrix Server environment, it is sometimes required to map ports greater than COM9:. This Utility was written to function in Citrix environments ONLY.


DEFSET - Info - Download - UPDATED! April '08
- a standalone Windows GUI tool designed to manage default printer selections on a per user basis. This tool is suited to users accessing a Terminal Server/ Citrix session and is designed to retain a user's default printer choice. DEFSET allows the user to change their default printer during program execution, and writes this information to an ini file located in the users individual windows directory or location as set by the administrator via a HKLM registry key. This information is then used to remember the selected the default printer for later sessions. DEFSET also has command line options to set the location of the ini file.


DEFSET_Flex - Info - Download
- a standalone Windows GUI tool designed to manage default printer selections on a per user basis. This tool is identical to the original DEFSET however the registry key that stores the location of the defset.ini file is located in HKCU. This has been written for user flexibility, however the registry key can only be changed via the registry editor.


ENVTSCIP - Info - Download
- a command-line tool for Terminal Servers to obtain the current session's client ip address and assign is to an environment variable for use in a client session.

This utility was written for Terminal Servers to query the current session's client ip address, display it in the command line, and assign it to an environment variable called CLIENTIP.


GETTSCIP - Info - Download
- a command-line tool for Terminal Servers to obtain the current session's client ip address.

This utility was written for Terminal Servers to query the current session's client ip address and display it in the command line.


GETPUBAPP - Info - Download
- a command-line tool for Citrix Servers to query what specific Published Application is running in the current session.

This utility was written for Citrix Servers to query the name of the current session's Published Application (if any) and display it in the command line.


ICSWEEP - Info - Download
- a command-line utility to clear the Temporary Internet Files Cache
and/or the TEMP files folder of ALL user profiles that are NOT in use when this command is executed.

This utility was written for the purpose of allowing a SINGLE command to identify and clear Temporary Internet Files Cache and/ or TEMP files of ALL user profiles currently NOT in use. This program is no longer language specific and will work for all regions.


PASSCHG - Info - Download - NEW! May '08
- a command-line utility to to allow the end user to change their
domain password.


PINGWIZ - Info - Download - NEW! April '08
- a command-line tool to ping devices with an IPv4 address.

This utility was written to replace the command PING.EXE currently found in the MS Windows Operating System. This utility offers an extra output feature that will be of benefit to anyone who has used PING before and needed to know the time and date associated with each ping reply. PINGWIZ displays the time and date on each line of a ping request to show the end user the exact time and date the ping responded and whether it was successful or not. This is perfect for tracing exactly when dropouts occur on a network when a continual ping trace is activated.


PRTSRVCHG - Info - Download - NEW! May '08
- a command-line utility to assist the ease of remapping network printer paths for individual clients after a print server has been migrated to a new server, with a new name. When an administrator uses the PRINTMIG utility to move printer shares from one server to another server with a new name, and printer shares are retained, the hardest task is to search the individual users list of connected printers, and remap all printers to the new server. PRTSRVCHG makes this process easier by automatically replacing the old server name with the new one when the utility is run within a user session.


QRYPUBAPP - Info - Download
- a command-line tool for Citrix Servers to check whether the current session is running a specified Published Application.

This utility was written for the purpose of allowing one login script to process specific commands for individual published applications.


QRYDEPTAPP - Info - Download
- a command-line tool for Citrix Servers to check whether the current session is running a specified Published Application based on Department code.

This utility was written for the purpose of allowing one login script to process specific commands for department coded published applications.


QRYCLIENTIP - Info - Download
- a command-line tool for Citrix Servers to query the current session's client ip address.

This utility was written for the purpose of allowing one login script to process specific commands for specific IP addresses or IP segments.


QRYTSCIP - Info - Download
- a command-line tool for Terminal Servers to query the current session's client ip address.

This utility was written for the purpose of allowing one login script to process specific commands for specific IP addresses or IP segments.


REMProf - Info - Download - UPDATED! September '08
- a command-line utility to delete local user profiles that are NOT in use when this command is executed.

This utility was written to replace the command DELPROF.EXE currently found in the MS Windows Resource Kit. This utility offers extra features that will be of benefit to all admins. REMPROF has the ability to delete user profiles on the local machine based on age, username, or SID association.


TSBACKDROP - Info - Download - UPDATED! August '08
- TSBackdrop is a command-line tool to automatically display relevant information about a Terminal Server or Citrix Session on the user's desktop background. Items such as the Client Computer Name, Client IP address, Username and the Server which the Client is logged on to, are all displayed in a neat little bitmap that is positioned in the middle of the user's desktop. This is particularly useful for helpdesk calls where the user can quickly provide the details of their session to the helpdesk operator.

Looking for a PC version of this program? Get PCBackDrop here.


TSLOADBAL - Client Edition - Info - Download - UPDATED! Feb '08
- TSLoadBal is a Terminal Server Client extension that allows load balacing of Terminal Servers in a single Domain. The process balances sessions across a farm of terminal servers within a domain, applying a user load criteria to distribute the sessions evenly. This program also reconnects a client to a disconnected session based on computer name only. TSLoadBal now has an AUTO-CONNECT Feature.

This addon is currently only designed for clients running Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP (All Versions) and Windows Vista.

The current client version calculates load balancing from the client end. As with all tools written by Ctrl-Alt-Del IT Consultancy, the TSLoadBal Suite will remain free to the community.

Click here to read more or to register your interest....


TSLOADSTATS - Info - Download - NEW! & UPDATED! Feb '08
- TSLoadStats is a command-line tool to gather performance information from selected or all Citrix and Terminal Servers within a Domain. This utility was written to get a quick snapshot on the performance of a server or servers with specific reference to Total Number of Sessions on a server, Total Percent of CPU usage, Total Memory Available to the server, and percentage of Total PageFile in use. This command can also operate with timed iterations to get a larger snapshot of server performance.


TSLOGOFF - Info - Download - UPDATED! January '08
- TSLogoff is a command-line tool to logoff Citrix or Terminal Server Sessions from a particular server within a Domain. This is now in Version 3.

This utility was written to replace the command LOGOFF.EXE currently found in the MS Windows Operating System. This utility offers some extra features that will be of benefit to all admins - the * (ALL), /DISC and /SERVER:* switch. Using these switches, an admin can logoff all users on a Citrix/TS server with one command. This command can also be used in a script. Many thanks to Nicolaj Rasmussen for suggesting the additional features.


TSLOGINS - Info - Download - NEW! April '08
- TSLOGINS is a command-line tool to set the status of remote logins on Citrix or Terminal Server servers.

This utility was written to replace the command CHANGE LOGON currently found in the MS Windows Operating System. This utility offers the ability to enable or disable remote sessions to a single server or host of servers located in a domain, with one command.


TSMSG - Info - Download
- TSMsg is a command-line tool to message Citrix or Terminal Server Sessions on any server within a Domain.

This utility was written to replace the command MSG.EXE currently found in the MS Windows Operating System. This utility offers an extra feature that will be of benefit to all admins - the /SERVER:* switch. Using this switch, an administrator can message all users on all Citrix/TS servers with one command or multiple servers with a common structure e.g. /Server:MySer*. This command can also be used in a script.


TSPASSCHG - Single Domain - Info - Download
- TSPassChg is a standalone Windows GUI tool for Terminal Servers and Citrix Servers to allow the end user to change their domain password in the authenicated domain.

This utility was written for the purpose of allowing administrators to PUBLISH TSPassChg as a separate application within Citrix Program Neighborhood/ Web Interface or within a Desktop environment. The ability of a users to change their password at will, simply becomes a matter of launching the TSPassChg published application.


TSPASSCHG - Multi-Domain - Info - Download - NEW! January '08
- TSPassChg is a standalone Windows GUI tool for Terminal Servers and Citrix Servers to allow the end user to change their domain password in a cross domain scenario.

This utility was written for the purpose of allowing administrators to PUBLISH TSPassChg as a separate application within Citrix Program Neighborhood/ Web Interface or within a Desktop environment. The ability of a users to change their password at will, simply becomes a matter of launching the TSPassChg published application.


TSREBOOT - Info - Download
- TSReboot is a command-line tool to reboot selected or all Citrix and Terminal Servers within a Domain with specified intervals.

This utility was written to replace reboot commands currently found in the MS Windows Operating System. This utility offers an extra feature that will be of benefit to all admins - the ALL switch. Using this switch, an admin can centrally reboot all Citrix/TS servers within a Domain with one command, and at specified intervals. An EXCLUDE switch is also available to exclude selected servers from the ALL option. The utility provides a 'Rolling' reboot option on Terminal Servers within a domain.


TSSESSIONNFO - Info - Download - UPDATED! May '08
- TSSessionNfo is a command-line tool to provide information on Citrix or Terminal Server Sessions from a particular server within a Domain.

This utility was written to provide an administrator or helpdesk operator session information related to a particular session number or username, located on a given server or servers.


TSWHATDOM - Info - Download - NEW! March '08
- TSWhatDom is a command-line tool to query the domain membership of a Citrix Server or Terminal Server.

This utility was written to assist administrators in multi-domain environments to determine the domain that a server was originally joined to.


TSWHEREIS - Info - Download
- TSWhereIs is a command-line tool to locate a user within a Domain and to display if they are using a Terminal Server or Citrix Server. This application searches all TS and Citrix Servers within a domain and if the specified user is found, the session details of that user are displayed.

This utility was written for the purpose of assisting helpdesk and administrators to find if a user has a session on a TS or Citrix server and if so, display the server name, session type, client IP, etc... A new /EXPORT switch has been added for exporting the retuned data to a CSV file.


Troubleshooting
If any of the CADITC Utils do not function as described in your environment, please follow this link - CAD Utils Troubleshooting Guide.


Freeware Notice
Please remember the Applications listed on this website are freeware. Freeware versions are offered AS IS. Ctrl-Alt-Del IT Consultancy has made every effort possible to ensure that these products are free of any bugs or errors, however in no way are these products to be considered error or bug free. You assume all responsibility for any damages or lost data that may result from any errors or bugs in these products.

IN NO EVENT WILL CTRL-ALT-DEL IT CONSULTANCY BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY GENERAL,SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THESE PRODUCTS.


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