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Table 3‑11. Horizon Client Command-Line Options (Continued)
Option Description
-singleAutoConnect
Specifies that if the user is entitled to only one remote desktop or application,
after the user authenticates to the server, the desktop or application is
automatically connected and the user is logged in. This setting spares the user
from having to select the desktop or application from a list that contains only
one item.
-smartCardPIN PIN
Specifies the PIN when an end user inserts a smart card to login.
-standalone
Supported for backwards compatibility purposes. This is the default behavior
for this client. Specifying -standalone is not necessary. Launches a second
instance of the Horizon Client that can connect to the same or a different
View Connection Server.
For multiple desktop connections to the same server or to a different server,
using the secure tunnel is supported.
NOTE The second desktop connection might not have access to local
hardware, such as USB devices, smart, cards, printers, and multiple monitors.
-unattended
Runs Horizon Client in a noninteractive mode that is suitable for clients in
kiosk mode. You must also specify:
n
The account name of the client, if you did not generate the account name
from the MAC address of the client device. The name must begin with
the string “custom-” or an alternate prefix that you have configured in
ADAM.
n
The password of the client, if you did not generate a password
automatically when you set up the account for the client.
The -unattended option implicitly sets the -nonInteractive,
-connectUSBOnStartup, -connectUSBOnInsert , and
-desktopLayout multimonitoroptions.
-userName user_name
Specifies the account name that the end user uses to log in to Horizon Client.
You do not need to specify this option for clients in kiosk mode if you
generate the account name from the MAC address of the client device.
Options that you specify on the command line or in the configuration file take precedence over any global
system policies that you have defined, which in turn override user policies.
You can specify all options by Active Directory group policies except for -file, -languageId,
-printEnvironmentInfo, -smartCardPIN, and -unattended.
Horizon Client Configuration File
You can read command-line options for Horizon Client from a configuration file.
You can specify the path of the configuration file as an argument to the -file file_path option of the vmware-
view command. The file must be a Unicode (UTF-16) or ASCII text file.
Example: Example of a Configuration File for a Noninteractive Application
The following example shows the contents of a configuration file for a noninteractive application.
-serverURL https://view.yourcompany.com
-userName autouser
-password auto123
-domainName companydomain
-desktopName autodesktop
-nonInteractive
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