Setting Up for Linux Desktops

Table 6‑1. Configuration Options in /etc/vmware/config
Option Value/Format Default Description
RemoteDisplay.alwaysLossless
true or false false
Graphic applications, especially graphic design
applications, require pixel-exact rendering of
images in the client display of a Linux desktop.
You can congure a lossless PNG mode for images
and video playback that are generated on a Linux
desktop and rendered on the client device. This
feature uses additional bandwidth between the
client and the ESXi host.
mksVNCServer.useUInputBu
onMapping
true or false false
Set this option to enable the support of a left-
handed mouse on Ubuntu or RHEL 7. CentOS and
RHEL 6 support a left-handed mouse and you do
not need to set this option.
RemoteDisplay.allowAudio
true or false true
Set this option to enable/disable audio out.
VVC.ScRedir.Enable
true or false true
Set this option to enable/disable smart card
redirection.
VVC.logLevel
fatal error,
warn, info,
debug, or trace
info
Use this option to set the log level of the VVC
proxy node.
VVC.RTAV.Enable
true or false true
Set this option to enable/disable audio input.
Clipboard.Direction
0, 1, 2, or 3 2
This option determines the clipboard redirection
policy.
n
0 - Disable clipboard redirection.
n
1 - Enable clipboard redirection in both
directions.
n
2 - Enable clipboard redirection from client to
remote desktop only.
n
3 - Enable clipboard redirection from remote
desktop to client only.
cdrserver.logLevel
error, warn,
info, debug,
traceor verbose
info Use this option to set the log level for vmware-
CDRserver.log
cdrserver.forcedByAdmin
true or false false
Set this option to prevent or allow the client from
sharing additional folders that are not specied
with the cdrserver.shareFolders option.
cdrserver.sharedFolders
file_path1,R;f
ile-path2,;
file_path3,R;
...
undened Specify one or more le paths to the folders that
the client can share with the Linux desktop. For
example:
n
for a Windows client:
C:\spreadsheets,;D:\ebooks,R
n
for non-Windows
client:/tmp/spreadsheets;/tmp/ebooks,
;/home/finance,R
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