Linux Virtual Delivery Agent

Non-SSO authentication

September 7, 2025

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After you log on to Citrix Workspace™ app, you can use different credentials to launch Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops™ sessions. To enable this feature, run the following command on your Linux VDA:

/opt/Citrix/VDA/bin/ctxreg create -k "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Citrix\WinStations\tcp" -t "REG_DWORD" -v "fPromptForDifferentUser" -d "0x00000001" --force
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With the feature enabled, you are prompted for credentials when launching sessions. The feature is supported for the following distributions:

RHEL 8.8
RHEL 8.6
RHEL 8.4
RHEL 7.9 / CentOS 7.9
Rocky Linux 8.6
Rocky Linux 8.8
Debian 10.9
SUSE 15.3
SUSE 15.2

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Non-SSO authentication

September 7, 2025

Contributed by:

C B

September 7, 2025

Contributed by:

C B

Non-SSO authentication

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