Administrator Guide

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Getting Started: Learning INI File Basics
In this chapter you can learn how to construct and use the supported INI les.
It includes the following details:
• Supported INI Files You can Construct.
• Rules and Recommendations for Constructing the INI Files.
• Placing the INI Files into the Folder Structure on the Server.
After you become familiar with the INI le basics, you can refer to the parameter details you need in the other chapters and
appendixes of this guide.
Supported INI Files you can construct
The INI les contains the parameters, associated options, and values necessary for the various functionalities you want.
Important: The INI le processing hierarchy is as follows:
• Scenario 1 — MAC.ini exists. The MAC.ini le is processed and if the Include=WLX.ini statement is included, then the
WLX.ini le is processed.
• Scenario 2 — wlx.ini exists. The WLX.ini le is processed.
• Scenario 3— No ini les exist. Local conguration is applied.
Working with wlx.ini Files
A wlx.ini le contains the global parameters that aects all thin clients accessing the server. Parameters in Table Connection Settings
Parameter Options can be used in mac.ini and wlx.ini les.
Working with MAC.ini Files
A MAC.ini le can be used instead of a wlx.ini le for device-specic congurations. If the thin client locates a MAC.ini le that is
stored in the same directory as a wlx.ini le, then the wlx.ini le is not accessed, unless you use the include =wlx.ini parameter.
NOTE: The placement of the include =wlx.ini parameter within the MAC.ini le will dictate which value will take the
priority for a same specic parameter that is contained in both the wlx.ini le and the MAC.ini le but is dened for
dierent values for the same parameter.
For example, if the wlx.ini le has parameter A= value B, and the MAC.ini le has the same parameter A= value C, then:
• If the include =wlx.ini parameter is included in the MAC.ini le before the parameter A= value C statement, then the wlx.ini
parameter A= value B is discarded and parameter A= value C from the MAC.ini le is the nal value used.
• If the include =wlx.ini parameter is included in the MAC.ini le after the parameter A= value C statement, then the MAC.ini
parameter A= value C is discarded and parameter A= value B from the wlx.ini le is the nal value used.
Rules and Recommendations for Constructing the INI Files
In general, Dell Wyse ThinLinux les follow currently accepted standard INI le formatting conventions. The INI les consist of Dell
Wyse parameters. You can have totally empty INI le or an INI le that has other parameters, and rest of the parameters can be used
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