Setting overrides

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Specific Settings are used to override the properties of an entry. Several settings can be overridden, such as the credentials or the display mode. There are two types of Specific Settings: user specific settings and local machine specific settings.

  • User Specific Settings override an entry's properties for a single user.
  • Local Specific Settings override an entry's properties for all users of a specific device.

This feature is only available when using an advanced data source. A setting on the data source allows usage of Specific Settings. Contact your administrator if the menu is grayed out.

User Specific Settings are shared between Remote Desktop Manager, Devolutions Server and Devolutions Hub.

If both User Specific Settings and Local Specific Settings are defined on the same entry, Local Specific Settings have the priority.

The options are available in the ribbon. Select EditSetting OverridesUser Specific Settings or Local Specific Settings.

Edit – Setting Overrides – User Specific Settings or Local Specific Settings
Edit – Setting Overrides – User Specific Settings or Local Specific Settings

These can also be accessed by using the right-click on an entry and going to Edit – User/Local Specific Settings.

Context menu – Edit – User and Local Specific Settings
Context menu – Edit – User and Local Specific Settings

Specific settings indicator

An indicator icon is displayed in the dashboard when an entry with Specific Settings is selected. Click on the icon to open the Specific Settings dialog.

Specific Settings indicator
Specific Settings indicator

Workflow

In the majority of cases, editing the Specific Settings displays the following dialog:

User Specific Settings
User Specific Settings

Specific settings are context sensitive, and several settings might not be available for some entry types.

Setting Overrides options are used to override the user specific settings or the local specific settings of a session.

Settings

Edit – Setting Overrides
Edit – Setting Overrides

OPTION DESCRIPTION
Edit Entry (User Specific Settings) Allows session setting override for a user. For more information see User Specific Settings.
Edit Entry (Local Specific Settings) Allow session setting override for the local machine. For more information see Local Machine Specific Settings.
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