System and method for using directory services to facilitate access to applications available on thin client servers

摘要

In order to permit a directory service such as Novell Directory Services to not only manage application stored locally on a network, but also to manage access to thin client application programs supplied by any number of thin client servers or server farms, the thin client application programs are published in the directory services. During sign-on to the published applications, any information necessary to locate the thin client servers is retrieved from the directory serves and supplied to the client that carries out the sing-on procedure. The thin client application programs may be Citrix Systems' MetaFrame 3* published applications, and the sign-on client may be a Citrix Systems ICA 3* client.