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Table 2. Dell Command | Update CLI Options (continued)
CLI options Description Syntax Expected values
be enclosed in double
quotes.
-encryptedPassword
Allows the user to pass
the encrypted password inline
along with the encryption key
that was used to generate it.
NOTE: -encryptionKey is
required to be specified
along with this option.
Also, this value must be
enclosed in double quotes.
dcu-cli /applyUpdates
-encryptedPassword="myEncryp
tedPassword"
-encryptionKey="myEncryption
Key"
<encrypted password>
-encryptedPassword
File
Allows the user to pass the
encrypted password by file.
NOTE:
-encryptionKey is
required to be specified
along with this option.
dcu-cli /applyUpdates
-encryptedPasswordFile=C:\Te
mp\EncryptedPasswordFile.txt
-encryptionKey="myEncryption
Key"
A file path with
extension .txt
-exportSettings
Allows the user to export
application settings to the
specified folder path.
NOTE: This option cannot
be used with any other
options except -outputLog
and -silent.
dcu-cli.exe /configure
-exportSettings=C:\Temp
A folder path
-importSettings
Allows the user to import
application settings file.
NOTE: This option
cannot be used with
any other options
except -outputLog and
-silent.
dcu-cli.exe /
configure -importSettings=C:
\Temp\Settings.xml
An .xml file path
-lockSettings
Allows the user to lock all the
settings in the UI.
NOTE: This option
cannot be used with
any other options
except -outputLog and
-silent.
dcu-cli.exe /configure
-lockSettings=enable
<enable|disable>
-outputLog
Allows the user to log
the status and progress
information of a command
execution in a given log path.
dcu-cli.exe /
scan -outputLog=C:\Temp\
\scanOutput.log
A file path, with .log
extension
-outputPath
Allows the user to specify
the folder path to which
encrypted password file is
saved.
dcu-cli.exe /
generateEncryptedPassword
-encryptionKey="myEncryption
Key" -password="myPassword"
-outputPath=C:\Temp
A folder path
-password
Allows the user to specify the
password to be encrypted.
NOTE: encryptionKey is
required to be specified
dcu-cli.exe /
generateEncryptedPassword
-encryptionKey="myEncryption
Key" -password="myPassword"
password
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