Applicable Products

• NetScaler Gateway

Download Citrix Workspace App, Citrix ADC and all other Citrix workspace and networking products. Receive version updates, utilities and detailed tech information. Root@ns# mv CitrixAccessGateway.dmg CitrixAccessGateway.dmg.bak. Upload the new version to the same directory and with the exact same name CitrixAccessGateway.dmg by using any file transfer application such as WinSCP: root@ns# ls -la total 20518 drwxr-xr-x 2 root 2 512 Jul 16 10:13. Drwxrwxrwx 5 daemon 2 512 Jul 4 12:31.

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This article describes how to deploy an updated version of NetScaler Gateway Plug-in for Mac OS X from the NetScaler Gateway appliance. There is a version of NetScaler Gateway plug-in which is bundled as part of the installed NetScaler software release that can be overwritten with a later version.

Instructions

To deploy an updated version of NetScaler Gateway Plug-in for Mac OS X, complete the following procedure:

1. Log on to NetScaler Command Line through any SSH client and run the following command to switch to the shell prompt on the appliance:
   shell

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2. Run the following commands to open the directory that contains the Macintosh client:
   root@ns# cd /var/netscaler/gui/vpns/scripts/mac/
   root@ns# ls -la
   total 20518
   drwxr-xr-x 2 root 2 512 Jul 16 10:13 .
   drwxrwxrwx 5 daemon 2 512 Jul 4 12:31 ..
   -r--r--r-- 1 root 1001 10485754 Apr 23 02:31 Citrix_Access_Gateway.dmg
   -r--r--r-- 1 root 1001 12 Jul 16 10:14 macversion.txt

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3. Run the following command to back up the existing version of the plug-in:
   root@ns# mv Citrix_Access_Gateway.dmg Citrix_Access_Gateway.dmg.bak

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4. Upload the new version to the same directory and with the exact same name Citrix_Access_Gateway.dmg by using any file transfer application such as WinSCP:
   root@ns# ls -la
   total 20518
   drwxr-xr-x 2 root 2 512 Jul 16 10:13 .
   drwxrwxrwx 5 daemon 2 512 Jul 4 12:31 ..
   -r--r--r-- 1 root 2 10469427 Jul 16 10:13 Citrix_Access_Gateway.dmg
   -r--r--r-- 1 root 1001 10485754 Apr 23 02:31 Citrix_Access_Gateway.dmg.bak

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5. Ensure that the permissions for the new file are read-only, if necessary run a change mode command:
   root@ns# chmod 444 Citrix_Access_Gateway.dmg

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6. Run the following command to view the version and build number of the plug-in in the macversion.txt file:
   root@ns# cat macversion.txt
   2.1.2 (102)

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7. Change the macversion.txt file to the version and build number installed; in this example 2.1.2 (200) using vi or edit or any other text editor.
   When a user connects to the NetScaler Gateway portal using an older client, they will be prompted to upgrade:

8. The pluginlist.xml file exists only in NetScaler Gateway version 11.0 and later. Modify the version and compatibleFrom attributes as shown in the following example:

   Sample plugin node with type 'MAC-VPN' in pluginlist.xml before update.

   Sample plugin node with the version and compatibleFrom updated to 3.1.4 (357).