Administration

Table 12-2. Vdmadmin Command Options
Option Description
-A Administers the information that Horizon Agent records in its log files. See Configuring Logging in Horizon
Agent Using the -A Option.
Overrides the IP address reported by Horizon Agent. See Overriding IP Addresses Using the -A Option
-F Updates the Foreign Security Principals (FSPs) in Active Directory for all users or for specified users. See
Updating Foreign Security Principals Using the ‑F Option.
-H Displays health information about Horizon 7 services. See Listing and Displaying Health Monitors Using
the ‑H Option.
-I Generates reports about Horizon 7 operation. See Listing and Displaying Reports of Horizon 7 Operation
Using the ‑I Option.
-L Assigns a dedicated desktop to a user or removes an assignment. See Assigning Dedicated Machines
Using the ‑L Option.
-M Displays information about a virtual machine or physical computer. See Displaying Information About
Machines Using the -M Option.
-N Configures the domains that a Connection Server instance or group makes available to Horizon Client. See
Configuring Domain Filters Using the ‑N Option.
-O Displays the remote desktops that are assigned to users who are no longer entitled to those desktops.
See Displaying the Machines and Policies of Unentitled Users Using the ‑O and ‑P Options.
-P Displays the user policies that are associated with the remote desktops of unentitled users. See Displaying
the Machines and Policies of Unentitled Users Using the ‑O and ‑P Options.
-Q Configures the account in Active Directory account and Horizon 7 configuration of a client device in kiosk
mode. See Configuring Clients in Kiosk Mode Using the ‑Q Option.
-R Reports the first user who accessed a remote desktop. See Displaying the First User of a Machine Using
the -R Option.
-S Removes a configuration entry for a Connection Server instance from the configuration of Horizon 7. See
Removing the Entry for a Connection Server Instance or Security Server Using the ‑S Option.
-T Provides Active Directory secondary credentials to administrator users. See Providing Secondary
Credentials for Administrators Using the ‑T Option.
-U Displays information about a user including their remote desktop entitlements and ThinApp assignments,
and Administrator roles. See Displaying Information About Users Using the ‑U Option.
-V Unlocks or locks virtual machines. See Unlocking or Locking Virtual Machines Using the ‑V Option.
-X Detects and resolves duplicated LDAP entries on replicated Connection Server instances. See Detecting
and Resolving LDAP Entry and Schema Collisions Using the -X Option.
Configuring Logging in Horizon Agent Using the -A Option
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -A option to configure logging by Horizon Agent.
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