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Persistent User Configurations

March 9, 2026

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This guide describes the Persistent Home feature in eLux. When enabled, user-specific configuration data is retained across logoff/logon cycles and device reboots.

By default, Persistent Home is disabled.

Overview

When persistent home is enabled, your personal settings will be saved and selected user configurations remain available across:

User sign-out and subsequent sign-in
Device restarts

Persistence is controlled explicitly via configuration (see Configuration).

Supported Applications and Data

Google Chrome

Persisted data:
- User profiles
- Appearance settings (themes, fonts, color schemes)
- other browser preferences
Behavior:
- Settings persist across sessions
- Depending on backend configuration, settings may follow the user across devices

Firefox

Persisted data:
- Appearance settings (fonts, color schemes
- Download location/path
- other browser preferences
Important:
See Limitations regarding full profile file support.

ICA (Citrix Workspace App)

Persisted data:
- User-specific ICA settings (for example, session-related preferences)
Continuity behavior:
- Enables improved session continuity during temporary disruptions in the Citrix Delivery infrastructure.

GNOME Keyring (credentials/secrets)

This option is typically used in combination with browser or ICA persistence.

Persisted data:
- Stored credentials
- Application secrets used by supported applications

Configuration

Persistent Home can be configured either locally or centrally.

Local file: /setup/terminal.ini
Central management: Configurable via device profile in Scout

Configuration Parameter

Use PersistentHomeApplications to select which items persist.
Allowed values:
- google-chrome
- firefox
- ica
- gnome-keyring
- ALL

Behavior

Multiple values can be combined as required.
ALL enables persistence for all supported applications available in the environment.
gnome-keyring can be combined with:
- google-chrome
- ica
- or both

Configuration example of PersistentHomeApplications

Limitations

Firefox:
- Customized settings persist
- Full profile file persistence is not supported in this release
Persistence behavior may vary depending on:
- Organizational security policies
- Infrastructure configuration
- Central management settings
Data stored for Persistent Home will not be affected by Factory Reset - If data needs to be removed a full re-installation with partition format is required.

Administrators should validate persistence behavior in their specific deployment scenario.

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Persistent User Configurations

March 9, 2026

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March 9, 2026

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Persistent User Configurations

Overview

Supported Applications and Data

Google Chrome

Firefox

ICA (Citrix Workspace App)

GNOME Keyring (credentials/secrets)

Configuration

Limitations

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