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Boot-to-VDI with eLux Loginmanager

September 24, 2026

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Starting in eLux® 7.2609.0, a boot-to-VDI kiosk uses the eLux Loginmanager (the component that handles sign-in at device startup) as its single authentication entry point, instead of handing the user straight to Citrix Workspace™ app (CWA) at launch. The device boots to one eLux sign-in screen. After the user authenticates once, eLux launches the assigned Citrix desktop or app full-screen and locked — the local eLux desktop is never exposed before, during, or after the session. Boot-to-VDI is one of several scenarios delivered under Boot-to-X.

What the user sees

Action	Result
Power on	The eLux sign-in screen appears; no local desktop is shown.
Authenticate once (badge, smartcard, AD, or identity provider)	Loading holds until the Citrix® desktop is visually ready, then it fills the screen and locks.
End the session (sign out, disconnect, or tap out)	The device returns to the eLux sign-in screen; no state carries over to the next user.
Tap the same Imprivata badge again	The session locks instead of closing — tapping the same badge again resumes it without re-authenticating.
Tap a different Imprivata badge	The user switches: the previous session is released and the new user’s desktop launches.
The launch fails or the session is lost	A recoverable error panel appears with Retry and Back — never a black or frozen screen.

Requirements

eLux 7.2609.0 or later on the endpoint.
Citrix Workspace app for Linux 2608 or later.
A published desktop or app assigned to the user, with StoreFront or Citrix DaaS reachable from the endpoint.
An eLux authentication method configured: Imprivata, Active Directory (username and password), smartcard, or a federated or cloud identity provider (Entra ID, OpenID, SAML, Okta, or PureAuth).

Configuration

Scout does not yet expose these settings in its UI. Until it does, configure the entries below manually in Scout as advanced file entries.

#	Setting	Where	Value	Required
1	Boot-to-VDI scenario (`ScenarioType`)	`/setup/terminal.ini`, `[Global]`	`1`	Yes
2	Store to enumerate (`ScenarioStore`)	`/setup/terminal.ini`, `[Security]`	The StoreFront store that hosts the resource	Yes
3	Resource to launch (`ScenarioResource`)	`/setup/terminal.ini`, `[Security]`	The enumerated published desktop or app name	Yes
4	Authentication type	Device Configuration → Security	Your method (Imprivata, AD, smartcard, or federated)	Yes
5	Boot-to-VDI reporting (`BootToVDIEnabled`)	`wfclient.ini`	`True`	Yes — enables the reveal-on-ready hand-off

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Boot-to-VDI with eLux Loginmanager

September 24, 2026

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September 24, 2026

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Boot-to-VDI with eLux Loginmanager

What the user sees

Requirements

Configuration

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