Caffeine is a great app for keeping a Mac from going to screensaver.

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> On Nov 2, 2015, at 5:07 PM, Mark Liechty <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Yes, as well as the Mac Combo of FN-Ctrl-Alt-Del   that sends the command to 
> the VM in Fusion and not the VM running in the Citrix Session inside of the 
> Fusion VM.
> 
> I think I need some kind of keystroke app that keeps the Screensaver from 
> engaging in the first place.   It is an interesting problem and for nearly 20 
> years this group has a habit of beating upon interesting problems.
> 
> 
>> On Nov 2, 2015, at 1:27 PM, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Have you tried Ctrl-Alt-End or Ctrl-Alt-Shift-End to send the Ctrl-Alt-Del 
>> keystroke?
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 
>> On Behalf Of Mark Liechty
>> Sent: 02 November 2015 21:24
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: [NTSysADM] Keeping a remote session alive in a VM in a VM.....
>> 
>> Here is a fun one I am hoping someone has an answer for.
>> 
>> My primary system is a Mac (not changing) I connect to several Windows VM 
>> (Win7, 8, 8.1, 10) using VMWare Fusion.
>> From some of those I use Citrix To connect to customer Environments (XenApp, 
>> XenDesktop) In some of those cases the Screensavers are forced at very tight 
>> intervals.
>> 
>> Once the Screensaver goes off I cannot find a way to get a 
>> control-alt-delete to the session and the only option I have found is to 
>> logout of the VM in my Fusion session and then start over.   A major hassle 
>> as it screws with some reporting tasks.
>> 
>> Most of the time this is not a problem.  It is now because I have a project 
>> that requires me to track migrating data and user sessions every 15-30 
>> minutes and the screensaver is 5 minutes.  
>> 
>> Any great tool to have a screenshot sent from my Windows Desktop to the VM 
>> in Citrix to keep it from activating the screensaver?
> 
> 
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