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Table 3‑11. Horizon Client Command-Line Options (Continued)
Option Description
-password password
Specifies the password that the end user uses to log in to Horizon Client. The
password is processed in plain text by the command console or any scripting
tool. You do not need to specify this option for clients in kiosk mode if you
generate the password automatically. For improved security, it is
recommended that you do not specify this option. Users can enter the
password interactively.
-printEnvironmentInfo
Displays the IP address, MAC address, and machine name of the client
device.
-serverURL connection_server
Specifies the URL, IP address, or FQDN of the View Connection Server
instance.
-shutdown
Shuts down all desktops and applications and relevant UI components.
-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.
-supportText file_name
Specifies the full path of a text file. The content of the file is displayed in the
Support Information dialog.
-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.
You can specify all options by Active Directory group policies except for -file, -languageId,
-printEnvironmentInfo, -smartCardPIN, and -unattended.
NOTE Group policy settings take precedence over settings that you specify in the command line.
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.
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