Administration

Procedure
u To connect to a remote session, type the appropriate command for your platform.
Option Description
Windows Enter C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon
View Client\vmware-view.exe -unattended [-serverURL
connection_server] [-userName user_name] [-password password]
-password password
Specifies the password for the client's account. If you defined a password
for the account, you must specify this password.
-serverURL connection_server
Specifies the IP address or FQDN of the Connection Server instance that
Horizon Client will use to connect to its remote desktop. If you do not
specify the IP address or FQDN of the Connection Server instance that the
client will use to connect to its remote desktop, the client uses the default
Connection Server instance that you configured for it.
-userName user_name
Specifies the name of the client's account. If you want a client to
authenticate itself using an account name that begins with a recognized
prefix string, such as "custom-", rather than using its MAC address, you
must specify this name.
Linux Enter vmware-view --unattended -s connection_server [--once]
[-u user_name] [-p password]
--once
Specifies that you do not want Horizon Client to retry connecting in the
case of an error occurring.
Important You should usually specify this option, and use the exit
code to handle the error. Otherwise, you might find it difficult to kill the
vmware-view process remotely.
-p password
Specifies the password for the client's account. If you defined a password
for the account, you must specify this password.
-s connection_server
Specifies the IP address or FQDN of the Connection Server instance that
the client will use to connect to its desktop.
-u user_name
Specifies the name of the client's account. If you want a client to
authenticate itself using an account name that begins with a recognized
prefix string, such as "custom-", rather than using its MAC address, you
must specify this name.
If the server authenticates the kiosk client and a remote desktop is available, the command
starts the remote session.
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