How have people been using the ArcGIS Pro workstation alias?

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06-29-2015 08:29 AM
curtvprice
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ArcGIS Pro allows users to set a workstation alias to make it possible for the AGOL administrator to identify your session. I have been advising users to use: computername\username, i.e. PLUTO\cprice.

Has anyone else developed a strategy for this?

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by Anonymous User
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ThomasColson
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I was, then found it to be a waste of time. At least in our licensing environment, the FQDN of the machine is what hits the license server. I discovered this by using ridiculous Pro Workstation alias's (e.g Sasquatch's furry tummy), waiting for the license admin to send out an angry email to the whole org "Who the hell is doing this stop it!". Did this for months, finally made up some problem where I asked him to look at the license server logs. 

Imagine my disappointment.....