Configuring Local Users

You can create user accounts locally on Citrix Gateway to supplement the users on authentication servers. For example, you might want to create local user accounts for temporary users, such as consultants or visitors, without creating an entry for those users on the authentication server.

If you are using local authentication, create users and then add them to groups that you create on Citrix Gateway. After configuring users and groups, you can apply authorization and session policies, create bookmarks, specify applications, and specify the IP address of file shares and servers to which users have access.

To create local users

1. In the configuration utility, click theConfigurationtab and in the navigation pane, expandCitrix Gateway > User Administration, and then clickAAA Users.
2. In the details pane, clickAdd.
3. InUser Name, type the user name.
4. If you are using local authentication, clearExternal Authentication.Note: SelectExternal Authenticationto have users authenticate against an external authentication server, such as LDAP or RADIUS. Clear the check box to have Citrix Gateway authenticate against the local user database.
5. InPasswordandConfirm Password, type the password for the user, clickCreate, and then clickClose.

To change a user password

After creating a local user, you can change the user’s password or configure the user account to be authenticated against an external authentication server.

1. In the configuration utility, click theConfigurationtab and in the navigation pane, expandCitrix Gateway > User Administration, and then clickAAA Users.
2. In the details pane, select a user and then clickOpen.
3. InPasswordandConfirm Password, type the new password for the user, and then clickOK.

To change a user’s authentication method

If you have users who are configured for local authentication, you can change the authentication to an external authentication server. To do this, enable external authentication.

1. In the configuration utility, click theConfigurationtab and in the navigation pane, expandCitrix Gateway > User Administration, and then clickAAA Users.
2. In the details pane, select a user and then clickOpen.
3. SelectExternal Authentication, and then clickOK.

To remove a user

You can also remove a user from Citrix Gateway.

1. In the configuration utility, click theConfigurationtab and in the navigation pane, expandCitrix Gateway > User Administration, and then clickAAA Users.
2. In the details pane, select a user, and then clickRemove.

When you remove a user from Citrix Gateway, all associated policies are also removed from the user profile.