SIMS.net & TS

[Mcshammer_dj]

another thing to consider is that you will need access to 2 different areas. The exe files for Exams etc are normally located on the sims drive with the .net client files located in the C:\programs files\sism\sims .net

 

For a user to run one of the non .net modules they will need to have access to both area's.

 

Ideally could you let us see the contents of the SIms.ini (normally found in C:\windows and the connect.ini on the network drive

[wesleyw]

Right this is awkward. Firstly because it's TS there are slightly different considerations. From what our Support Team has said all V6 programs I.E. Assessment, Attendance, Exams won't work for any user on TS other than the one who installed it. A way round it is to install Sims Apps seperately for each user who needs the V6 tools. so within c:\program files\sims\ you would create a folder then install sims apps to that using that specific users account (may need power user or even admin rights for this) have an icon for that specific SIMS install for that user on the desktop/start menu named something like TS SIMS .Net this should then work fine.

 

 

Wes

[Hightower]

Ideally could you let us see the contents of the SIms.ini (normally found in C:\windows and the connect.ini on the network drive

 

SIMS.ini in C:\WINDOWS

 

[setup]
WorkStation=5.28
NeedIcons=FALSE
SIMSDirectory=S:\SIMS
Folder=SIMS Applications
SIMSsetupsDirectory=S:\SIMS\Setups
[bDE]
BDEVersion=2.52
BDEConfigPath=C:\IDAPI\IDAPI.CFG
BDEPath=C:\IDAPI
[Alerts]
AlertDirectory=S:\SIMS\ALERTS\
[Launcher]
WindowHandle=0
[Fonts]
SIMS Field Navigator 8pt (VGA res)=SIMSFNAV.FON
SIMS Clear 'a' font 8,10,12,14,18,24pt (VGA res)=SIMSCLRA.FON
SIMS Attendance Key 8pt (VGA res)=SIMSATT.FON
SIMS Monospaced 6,8pt (VGA res)=SIMSMONO.FON

 

Connect.ini from S:\SIMS

[sIMSCONNECTION]
ServerName=SERVERNAME\SIMS2005
DatabaseName=sims

[Mcshammer_dj]

am I missing something here, hightowere on the sims.ini you copied I can't see a sims .netdirectory setting which I am sure you should have.

[Hightower]

Right this is awkward. Firstly because it's TS there are slightly different considerations. From what our Support Team has said all V6 programs I.E. Assessment, Attendance, Exams won't work for any user on TS other than the one who installed it. A way round it is to install Sims Apps seperately for each user who needs the V6 tools. so within c:\program files\sims\ you would create a folder then install sims apps to that using that specific users account (may need power user or even admin rights for this) have an icon for that specific SIMS install for that user on the desktop/start menu named something like TS SIMS .Net this should then work fine.

 

 

Wes

 

Or, I can create a shared account and install SIMS as normal with that account and give anyone who needs access to v6 stuff those account details. Going to try that and will report back.

[Hightower]

Haha! It works! Thanks for your help guys! Especially Wes.

 

[dhicks]

From what our Support Team has said all V6 programs I.E. Assessment, Attendance, Exams won't work for any user on TS other than the one who installed it. A way round it is to install Sims Apps seperately for each user who needs the V6 tools. so within c:\program files\sims\ you would create a folder then install sims apps to that using that specific users account (may need power user or even admin rights for this) have an icon for that specific SIMS install for that user on the desktop/start menu named something like TS SIMS .Net this should then work fine.

 

Thanks for this post - I've (finally!) been setting up a Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services machine to run SIMS. I ran in to the same problem - SIMS reported sims.ini missing or incomplete, SIMS refused to run. I followed the advice quoted above and I've got SIMS working okay (I think - must get actual user to give it a try tomorrow). A thought, though - are we meant to be installing SIMS in Terminal Services' "install mode"? See:

 

Switching to installation mode not necessary anymore?, in the Terminal Services forum on BrianMadden.com

 

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David Hicks

[dhicks]

are we meant to be installing SIMS in Terminal Services' "install mode"?

 

Yes, I think we are. I've just reimaged the TS server back to its freshly-installed state from yesterday and gone through the SIMS install, this time opening a command prompt and running "change user /install" before starting SIMSINT.EXE from the same command prompt. After that I ran "simsperm.bat CONVENT\dhicks", also from "s:\sims\setups". I found I had to add my domain account (CONVENT\dhicks) to the Remote Desktop User group locally on the Terminal Server, adding to the domain one made no difference.

 

I should probably create a domain group ("simsusers" or something) and assign that to the Terminal Server's Remote Desktop User group and run simsperm.bat for that group instead of individual users, then I can simply add users to that group and they can use the terminal server to run SIMS.

 

I've set the connection type in SIMS' connect.ini to TrustedAuto, so as soon as I start SIMS on the terminal server I get logged in. I've created an RDP file set to run SIMS as soon as it logs in, which all results in a remote connection icon that you click on, enter your standard domain username and password and get SIMS up to use.

 

Does anyone else have any thoughts, hints or comments to add?

 

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David Hicks

[dhicks]

I should probably create a domain group ("simsusers" or something) and assign that to the Terminal Server's Remote Desktop User group and run simsperm.bat for that group instead of individual users, then I can simply add users to that group and they can use the terminal server to run SIMS.

 

Hmm, yes - but do this first, as the TS server seems to conk out and not let anyone log in remotely (and therefore needs reimaging again) if you try and move user/group permissions around too much.

 

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David Hicks