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Password No If specied, the password will be automatically populated.
PromptCaption No
Optional prompt to display.
The default prompt is Please enter your network username and password.
ResultsFile No
A results le is automatically created every time CREDActivate is executed. Use this
option to change the location and name of the results le. This le contains a single
line specifying the result of the last activation attempt.
The default location is C:\ProgramData\Dell\Dell Data Protection\Encryption
\CredActivateResult.txt.
LogFile No
A log le is automatically created every time CREDActivate starts. Use this option to
change the location and name of the log le.
The default location is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data
\CREDANT\CREDActivate.txt.
LogVerbosity No
Species the log le verbosity level.
0 - No logging
1 - Fatal
2 - Error
3 - Warning
4 - Info (default value)
5 - Verbose
6 - Debug
ActivationType Yes, must be NOSHIELD Type of activation that the Security Server will perform. This must always be
NOSHIELD.
DeviceUniqueId No The fully qualied host name of the computer or a value that is unique to this
computer in the enterprise. CREDActivate will automatically collect the FQHN on
execution. This value is used by the Security Management Server to uniquely
identify this device. The value specied must be unique to the computer where
CREDActivate is being run.
DCID No
An auto-generated value that is provided to the client by the Security Management
Server upon successful activation. This value should only be used in recovery
scenarios.
If attempting to recover a previous client from another computer, specify the DCID
of the previous computer before running CREDActivate.
RemoteGkGroupID No
The Policy Proxy group for this client to be a member of.
By default, the Security Management Server will use CMGREMOTE.
Dell recommends that you use the default value.
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CREDActivate Usage Guide
Congure CREDActivate