Caffeine is a great app for keeping a Mac from going to screensaver. Sent from my iPhone
> 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? > > >
