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chrisc718
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

Logging in with Dropbox and VDI

Anyone using dropbox with VDI and figure out how to get user login credentials to be saved?

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    Jay
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    Hi chrisc718, thanks for posting in the Community!
     
    Could you clarify which VDI you're using?
     
    Is it possible to save your VDI sessions between logins?
      
    This will help me to assist further!
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      chrisc718
      Explorer | Level 3

      Using Vmware Horizon.

      Yes, I can save session information. From the limited research I've done, it seems like Dropbox ties the login info to the computername?

      In my case, whenever a user gets a new VDI session, the computername is randomly assigned (not persistent).

       

      • Jay's avatar
        Jay
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        For Dropbox to work correctly, it needs to be installed in an OS that is not part of a Shared Session.

        If installing into a virtual environment, it would need to be installed into a user account that is part of this virtual desktop or virtual machine and only accessed by that user account. The Dropbox folder should also be located on the same mounted drive that is running the virtual machine or virtual desktop.

        Please be aware that if you install Dropbox on a virtual machine or virtual desktop that are non-persistent, such that they are reset on a schedule or after logging off, Dropbox may be logged out and need to resync everytime this occurs.

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