Reference Guide
• Scenario 4 — No ini les exist. Local conguration is applied.
Working with wnos.ini les
A wnos.ini le contains the global parameters you want that will aect all thin clients accessing the server. Parameters in both Connection
Settings: wnos.ini les only, and Connection Settings: wnos.ini les, {username} INI, and $MAC INI Files can be used in a wnos.ini le.
NOTE: Parameters in Connection Settings: wnos.ini les only can only be used in a wnos.ini le; they cannot be used in a
{username}.ini le.
Working with $MAC.ini Files
A $MAC.ini le can be used for device-specic congurations. If the thin client locates a wnos.ini le, then the wnos.ini le is processed and
if the Include=$MAC.ini statement is included, then the $MAC.ini le is processed. The $MAC.ini le is stored in the same directory as a
wnos.ini le if you are not using a WNOS.INI le, otherwise the les should be stored in the INC directory.
NOTE: The placement of the include=$MAC.ini parameter within the wnos.ini le will dictate which value will take priority for a
same specic parameter that is contained in both the wnos.ini le and the $MAC.ini le but is dened dierently, that is dierent
values for the same parameter.
For example, if the wnos.ini le has parameterA=valueRED, and the $MAC.ini le has parameterA=valueBLUE, then:
• If the parameter include=$MAC.ini is added in the wnos.ini le before the parameterA=valueBLUE statement, then
parameterA=valueRED is discarded and parameterA=valueBLUE is used.
• If the parameter include=$MAC.ini is included in the wnos.ini le after the parameterA=valueBLUE statement, then the
parameterA=valueBLUE is discarded and parameterA=valueRED is used.
Working with {username}. ini les
A {username}.ini le contains the user-specic or user prole parameters you want that will comprise the connection prole for an
individual user. These parameters will aect only the user you specify. Parameters in General Settings for wnos.ini Files, {username} INI, and
$MAC INI Files.
NOTE
:
User prole parameters found in the {username}.ini le, generally override the identically named global parameters found in the
wnos.ini le, however, some global parameters do not allow this. For hierarchical precedence of one variable over another, refer to the
parameter descriptions in Connection Settings: wnos.ini les, {username} INI, and $MAC INI Files can be used in a {username}.ini le.
If both PNAgent/PNLite and a user prole are being used in the environment, the username must be dened in the Windows domain,
and the password used must be the same for both the Windows domain and the user.
Rules and recommendations for constructing the INI
les
In general, ThinOS INI les follow currently accepted standard INI le formatting conventions. The INI les consist of Wyse parameters. If
you are using an INI le, the only parameter you must use is the Connect parameter, see Connect in General Settings for wnos.ini Files,
{username} INI, and $MAC INI Files. Any of the rest of the parameters can be used if you desire, but are not necessary unless you want
changes from client and other defaults, for example, other can be the default resolution of your monitor.
Every parameter (and their options) has a name and a value, with the name appearing to the left of the equals sign (name=value). All
parameters with the same name in the various INI les have the same meaning that is, a parameter named WyseXYZ in a wnos.ini le and
named WyseXYZ in a {username}.ini le will have the same meaning.
Getting Started: Learning INI File Basics
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