Group Policy Object (GPO) template

GPO Editor

Folders for Remote Desktop Server includes *.admx and *.adml administrative template files. These template files allow to configure the product via Local GPO and/or Domain-Based GPO. Please refer to Microsoft MSDN article on managing ADMX files.

The archive file containing administrative template can be found in the installation directory: 

%ProgramFiles%\FabulaTech\Folders for Remote Desktop (Server)\policies.zip

Additionally, the administrative template files are deployed to a local GPO during product installation and can be found here: 

%WINDIR%\PolicyDefinitions\Fabulatech.admx
%WINDIR%\PolicyDefinitions\ftfoldersrdpsrv.admx
%WINDIR%\PolicyDefinitions\en-US\Fabulatech.adml
%WINDIR%\PolicyDefinitions\en-US\ftfoldersrdpsrv.adml

It's recommended to use the GPO template files provided with the latest product version of Folders for Remote Desktop Server.

Some GPO policies can be set in different locations, depending on their target (Computer Configuration, User Configuration), or their level of applicability (FabulaTech, Product). If a policy is configured in multiple locations, the following priority order applies (from highest to lowest):

  1. Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> FabulaTech
  2. User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> FabulaTech
  3. Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> FabulaTech -> Folders for Remote Desktop (Server)
  4. User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> FabulaTech -> Folders for Remote Desktop (Server)
  5. Product settings (GUI, registry, etc.)

Policies defined at a higher level override those set at lower levels.

The GPO template can be used to configure the following settings:

Setting Target Level Description
Licensing Computer FabulaTech, Product

This policy setting configures the licensing method used by the product. The following licensing modes are available:

License Key
Uses the specified license key.
Note: If configured at the FabulaTech level, the license key is a combined license key string containing licenses for all products. Each product extracts and validates its own license information from the shared license key string. At the product level, the license key applies only to the corresponding product.
License Server
Uses a centralized license server to manage licensing.

When License Key is selected, specify the appropriate license key in the corresponding field.

When License Server is selected, specify the license server address in the following format: 

server[:port]

where server is the host name or IP address of the license server. The port is optional. If omitted, the default license server port is 33033.

If this policy setting is enabled, the licensing mode and related settings defined by this policy override any configuration made through the product's settings interface.

If this policy setting is disabled or not configured, the product uses the licensing configuration specified through the settings interface.

Note: This policy setting can be configured at both the FabulaTech level and the product level. If this policy setting is applied at the FabulaTech level, it overrides the same policy setting applied at the product level for all installed FabulaTech products.

Log file rotation Computer Product

This policy setting controls advanced log file rotation behavior. The product may create multiple logs for each user, depending on factors such as Session ID, Process ID (PID), and FabulaTech product module. Each log is stored on disk as a set of log file parts, which are created as the log is rotated. When the active log file part reaches the configured size limit, it is rotated: the current file part is renamed, and a new empty file part is created for the same log. If any of the configured limits are exceeded, the oldest log file parts are automatically removed according to the configured rules.

Maximum log file part size (per file), MB
Range: 50-1000
Specifies the maximum size, in megabytes, of a single log file part. When a log file part exceeds this value, the file is rotated and a new file part is created for the same log.
Maximum log file parts (per log)
Range: 1-99
Specifies the maximum number of log file parts allowed for each individual log. If this limit is exceeded, the oldest file part belonging to that log is removed. If set to 1, only a single log file part is kept. When the maximum file size is reached, the file part is overwritten.
Maximum log file parts (global)
Specifies the maximum total number of log file parts stored on disk across all logs and all users. If this limit is exceeded, the oldest log file parts are removed, regardless of which log they belong to. If 0, no global limit is applied; an unlimited number of log file parts is allowed.

If this policy is disabled or not configured, log file rotation behavior is controlled by the application’s internal log rotation settings.

Log level Computer Product
Log Level
Range: 0–3
This policy setting configures the log level, which determines which events are written to the log files. This setting is intended for troubleshooting purposes and is typically enabled at the request of the FabulaTech technical support team.

The following values are supported:

  • 0 - Error
  • 1 - Warning
  • 2 - Information
  • 3 - Debug

If this policy is disabled or not configured, the log level is controlled by the application’s internal logging settings.
Read only Computer, User Product This policy setting is used to disable write support for all redirected drives.
Turn off "Check for updates" Computer FabulaTech, Product

This policy setting determines whether the application is allowed to check for updates and notify the logged-on user.

Enabled:
Disables the "Check for updates" feature. The application will not check for updates and users will not receive update notifications.

Disabled:
Enables the "Check for updates" feature. The application can check for updates and notify users when updates are available.

Not Configured:
The application’s local settings determine whether it checks for updates and notifies the user.

Note: If this policy setting is applied at the FabulaTech level, it overrides the same policy setting applied at the product level for all installed FabulaTech products.

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