Comments on: Implementing App-V – Part III: Integrating Clients

By: Augusto Alvarez

Augusto Alvarez — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:18:53 +0000

Hello Saba,
App-V Management Server does not support publishing to computer objects instead of groups, the supported approach is using MSI and Group Policy to accomplish this. You’ll get some kind of central administration using GPO, but you won’t be able to do it in App-V Management Server.
Sorry for the delay on this.
Hope it helps,
Augusto

By: jseth

jseth — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:11:47 +0000

I have downloaded the App-V 4.5 from the Microsoft Licensing site, and in the Installers>Client folder, have tried to install the SETUP.EXE, which does install the prerequisites as shown in your tutorial, however, I also get the “Error 25001.Microsoft Application Virtualization Client for Remote Desktop Services requires that Remote Desktop Services is installed on the system.” I downloaded the MDOP 2011 and apparently the App-V in there is still the old one called Softricity, and the WD version installed ok on my client computer, but the screen shots do not look like yours, of course. Where do I find the App-V Desktop Client? I have searched everywhere and have wasted numerous hours trying to find it! It is not easily available on the Licensing website. Thank you.

By: sabasaab@hotmail.com

sabasaab@hotmail.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:02:29 +0000

Hi Augusto,

Thanks for all the posts… Good work!

I am trying to give access permissions to a user group for app-v in server manager. My problem is, I want any domain user who logs on to a specific computer have access to those published apps. Is there a way of doing this? Meaning I don’t want all domain users through out the forest to have these applications shortcuts show up on any computer they login to. Just want a specific group of computers to have these applications show up regardless of whoever logs in. Please explain if there is a way of doing this. Thanks

Saba

By: Jordan Hung

Jordan Hung — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:33:14 +0000

Hello Sir,
Maybe you can check your shared directory and NTFS file/directory permission. Last time I met this problem is that I just create the shared permission only.

By: Dave C

Dave C — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:37:37 +0000

New Problem now Augusto (and I bought your book!).
If I log into the client PC as a domain admin, all works fine. If I log in as a normal domain user (who is a member of the App-V Users Group), I get an error on the client when I try to refresh server of: The Application Virtualization Client could not update publishing information from the server (insert servername here).
The server could not authorize you to access the requested data.
what am I missing? (I have rights to the content folder/share)

By: Dave C

Dave C — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:13:55 +0000

Got it to work! You and your website are the best Augusto!!!

Dave

By: Augusto Alvarez

Augusto Alvarez — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:52:05 +0000

If you placed the folder created (where the SPRJ is stored) within the content folder (meaning that you have \content\winzip structure), remember that the RTSP path included in the OSD must be RTSP://server/wizip/winzip.sft.
Review the Part IV of this series to check the publication process.
Cheers,
Augusto

By: Dave C

Dave C — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:26:16 +0000

Ok, when I sequenced, WinZip, it made a folder on my desktop (that’s where I told it to put it), that has the osd files, the winzip.msi, the sft and sprj files and icons.
I put that on the server. It also installed to a Q: drive on that PC which has the normal WinZip executable and all the other files it needs to run normally. That folder doesn’t go on the server, does it?

By: Dave C

Dave C — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:21:37 +0000

Yes, that’s the first thing I did when I got the default app to work.
How do you clear the cache in the client?
I just “refresh” the server.

By: Augusto Alvarez

Augusto Alvarez — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:19:17 +0000

Good to know.
Did verify in WinZip OSD if the path and port is correct?
Did you clear cache in App-V Client?
Cheers,
Augusto

By: Dave C

Dave C — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:06:42 +0000

I think I got the fix, at least for the default application.
I had one port set to 554 and the other to 544.

Now, the second app (WinZip) still doesn’t work, says it can’t find the package.
Oh well… there’s always tomorrow!

By: Dave C

Dave C — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:09:23 +0000

In the event viewer on the server, I get this:
Log Name: Security
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing
Date: 6/28/2011 1:52:29 PM
Event ID: 4625
Task Category: Logon
Level: Information
Keywords: Audit Failure
User: N/A
Computer: SRV-DSK-APPV1.DOMAIN.net
Description:
An account failed to log on.

Subject:
Security ID: (hidden domain name)\dcadmin
Account Name: dcadmin
Account Domain: domain
Logon ID: 0x11174c3

Logon Type: 3

Account For Which Logon Failed:
Security ID: NULL SID
Account Name: Guest
Account Domain: SRV-DSK-APPV1

Failure Information:
Failure Reason: Account currently disabled.
Status: 0xc000006e
Sub Status: 0xc0000072

Process Information:
Caller Process ID: 0xddc
Caller Process Name: C:\Windows\explorer.exe

Network Information:
Workstation Name: SRV-DSK-APPV1
Source Network Address: -
Source Port: -

Detailed Authentication Information:
Logon Process: Advapi
Authentication Package: Negotiate
Transited Services: -
Package Name (NTLM only): -
Key Length: 0
- Key length indicates the length of the generated session key. This will be 0 if no session key was requested.
Event Xml:

4625
0
0
12544
0
0×8010000000000000

17167

Security
SRV-DSK-APPV1.DOMAIN.net

S-1-5-21-2135040803-1544507447-440082522-20821
dcadmin
DOMAIN
0x11174c3
S-1-0-0
Guest
SRV-DSK-APPV1
0xc000006e
%%2310
0xc0000072
3
Advapi
Negotiate
SRV-DSK-APPV1
-
-
0
0xddc
C:\Windows\explorer.exe
-
-

Not sure why it’s trying to use a Guest account.

By: Augusto Alvarez

Augusto Alvarez — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:01:58 +0000

Hello Dave,
Check the Event Viewer / log and verify that you are not using the RTSPS protocol and that the RTSP appears as the protocol from which the client is connecting to the server.
I would also verify that the content folder has all the necessary read permissions (NTFS and shared).
Other workarounds for this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930697
Cheers,
Augusto

By: Dave C

Dave C — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:13:17 +0000

Still getting:
Application Virtualization Error
A network operation did not complete in time. Check your network connection and try again.

Error code: 4615186-19D0810A-10000005

By: Dave C

Dave C — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:43:52 +0000

Still getting an error in the event log that it could not connect (in one) and in another error, could not connect to stream.

By: Dave C

Dave C — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:27:07 +0000

Trying that now.
Is there any way to make RTSP the default?
Also, every time, it takes quite some time to do a “checking for updates”.
I’m rebooting the PC to try again, but the event log is showing an error that it can’t talk to the application server.

By: Augusto Alvarez

Augusto Alvarez — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:14:44 +0000

Did you notice that you are using RTSPS protocol? If you didn’t import any certificate and you did not configure the secure protocol for streaming, natively you are using RTSP.
Change that value in the OSD file for the application and clear the App-V Client cache.
Hope it helps,
Augusto

By: Dave C

Dave C — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:11:43 +0000

Here’s the client error log (just the pertinent part)
[06/28/2011 11:51:44:494 JGSW ERR] {hap=6:app=DefaultApp MFC Application 1.0.0.1:tid=6C4:usr=dcadmin}
The Application Virtualization Client could not connect to stream URL ‘rtsps://SRV-DSK-APPV1:554/DefaultApp.sft’ (rc 19D0810A-10000005, original rc 19D0810A-10000005).

[06/28/2011 11:51:44:541 SWAP ERR] {hap=6:app=DefaultApp MFC Application 1.0.0.1:tid=6C4:usr=dcadmin}
The client was unable to connect to an Application Virtualization Server (rc 19D0810A-10000005)

[06/28/2011 11:51:44:931 TRAY ERR] {tid=D94:usr=dcadmin}
The Application Virtualization Client could not launch DefaultApp MFC Application 1.0.0.1.

A network operation did not complete in time. Check your network connection, and then try again. If the problem persists, report the following error code to your System Administrator.

Error code: 4615186-19D0810A-10000005

By: Augusto Alvarez

Augusto Alvarez — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:03:37 +0000

What is the exact error you are receiving? In the Event Viewer or Client log you’ll get the full description.
Did you try the DefaultApp from App-V?
Cheers,
Augusto

By: Dave C

Dave C — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:52:53 +0000

I figured it out!
In the application properties, it had a drive letter instead of the \\servername.
Now though, I double click on the desktop icon, and get Application Virtualization Error
A network operation did not complete in time

I’m getting closer….