The ArcGIS Administrator

The ArcGIS Administrator Wizard helps you administer your ArcGIS for Desktop and provides valuable information about your installation. With it, you can perform tasks such as

NoteNote:

Although you can switch the product type for concurrent use, a license for that product must be present and available for the applications to open and function.

The ArcGIS Administrator Wizard is only launched the first time you install ArcGIS for Desktop. After you have completed the ArcGIS Administrator Wizard, you can access the ArcGIS Administrator by clicking Start > Programs > ArcGIS > ArcGIS Administrator.

Citrix Users

The value options are

For more information, see Knowledge Base article 23661 and Knowledge Base article 17970.

NoteNote:

If you do not have the proper permissions, the ArcGIS Administrator will not allow you to change product types or the license manager. Create and delete permissions are required for the following registry hives to change seat type and license manager:

  1. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
  2. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ESRI

Refer to Knowledge Base article 17970 for more information.

3/7/2014