Devolution Launcher on Terminal Server

Hello,

We received a request very recently on adding the custom installer feature for Launcher: https://forum.devolutions.net/topics/43231/launcher-custom-installer
We will note your interest in this as it would simplify deployments of Launcher.

At the moment you might be able to achieve something like this manually if you install through scripting or SCCM for example and package the configuration files alongside the Launcher installation.

Regards,

Hello,

The following script can help your users to automatically create the data source or update the existing one.

The script requires PowerShell 7 and the Devolutions.PowerShell module.
https://docs.devolutions.net/powershell/rdm-powershell/rdm-powershell-core-module/

It's important for the script to be executed before loading the Devolutions.PowerShell or running one of its cmdlets.

$override = Get-RDMPowerShellOverride
$override.OptionFilePath = 'C:\my\path\LauncherRDM.cfg'
Set-RDMPowerShellOverride

# Create a new data source
$nds = New-RDMDataSource -Name 'My Data Source Name' -DVLS -Username '%USERNAME@%DOMAINDNSNAME%' -Server '%USERNAME@%DOMAINDNSNAME%' -SetDataSource
#

# Or Update a data source
$nds = Get-RDMDataSource -Name 'Data Source To Modify'
Set-RDMDatasourceProperty -DataSource $nds -Property UserName -Value '%USERNAME@%DOMAINDNSNAME%'
Set-RDMDatasourceProperty -DataSource $nds -Property Server -Value '%USERNAME@%DOMAINDNSNAME%'
Set-RDMDataSource -DataSource $nds
#	

$override = Get-RDMPowerShellOverride
$override.OptionFilePath = ''
Set-RDMPowerShellOverride

Let us know if that works.

Best regards,

Thanks Erica,

The login user won't be able to have the ability to run the script manually. I was thinking to apply a GPO to run the script on login.

Since the script will run everytime they login, if they already have the data source setup, I don't want the script to create another duplicate data source, but to only create a data source if they don't have one. This will make it easier to manager new and existing users

If I use the script above will it achieve that?

Hello Michael,

Thank you for your feedback.

Here is the script you can use to test whether the data source already exists to avoid creating it multiple times. Please update the data source name 'My Data Source Name' in the script with the one you want to use.

$override = Get-RDMPowerShellOverride
$override.OptionFilePath = 'C:\my\path\LauncherRDM.cfg'
Set-RDMPowerShellOverride

# Test if the data source already exists
$ds = Get-RDMDataSource -Name 'My Data Source Name'

if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($ds))
{
    # Create a new data source
    $nds = New-RDMDataSource -Name 'My Data Source Name' -DVLS -Username '%USERNAME@%DOMAINDNSNAME%' -Server '%USERNAME@%DOMAINDNSNAME%' -SetDataSource
    #
}
else 
{
    # Or Update a data source
    Set-RDMDatasourceProperty -DataSource $ds -Property UserName -Value '%USERNAME@%DOMAINDNSNAME%'
    Set-RDMDatasourceProperty -DataSource $ds -Property Server -Value '%USERNAME@%DOMAINDNSNAME%'
    Set-RDMDataSource -DataSource $ds
    #	
}

$override = Get-RDMPowerShellOverride
$override.OptionFilePath = ''
Set-RDMPowerShellOverride

We recommend testing it before deploying it at large.

Let us know if that helps.

Best regards,

Hi Erica,

I get the following error when running the script

Please advise

Hello Michael,

I forgot to mention that you must adapt 'My Data Source Name' with one of your existing DVLS data source names. From the error message you posted, it's Devolution Server.

Let us know if that helps.

Best regards,