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Table 311. Horizon Client Command-Line Options (Continued)
Option Description
-desktopProtocol protocol
Species the display protocol to use as it would appear in the desktop and
application selection window. The display protocol can be Blast, PCoIP, or
RDP.
-domainName domain_name
Species the NETBIOS domain that the end user uses to log in to
Horizon Client. For example, you would use mycompany rather than
mycompany.com.
-file le_path
Species the path of a conguration le that contains additional command
options and arguments. See “Horizon Client Conguration File,” on page 57.
-h
Shows help options.
-hideClientAfterLaunchSession When set to true, hides the remote desktop and application selector window
and the Show VMware Horizon Client menu after launching a remote
session. When set to false, shows the remote desktop and application
selector window and the Show VMware Horizon Client menu after
launching a remote session. The default is true.
-languageId Locale_ID
Provides localization support for dierent languages in Horizon Client. If a
resource library is available, specify the Locale ID (LCID) to use. For US
English, enter the value 0x409.
-logInAsCurrentUser When set to true, uses the credential information that the end user provides
when logging in to the client system to log in to the View Connection Server
instance and ultimately to the View desktop. The default is false.
-nonInteractive
Suppresses error message boxes when starting Horizon Client from a script.
This option is implicitly set if you specify the -unattended option.
-noVMwareAddins
Prevents loading of VMware-specic virtual channels such virtual printing.
-password password
Species 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
Species the URL, IP address, or FQDN of the View Connection Server
instance.
-shutdown
Shuts down all desktops and applications and relevant UI components.
-singleAutoConnect
Species 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 seing spares the user
from having to select the desktop or application from a list that contains only
one item.
-smartCardPIN PIN
Species the PIN when an end user inserts a smart card to login.
-usernameHint user_name
Species the account name to use as the username hint.
-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 dierent
View Connection Server.
For multiple desktop connections to the same server or to a dierent server,
using the secure tunnel is supported.
N The second desktop connection might not have access to local
hardware, such as USB devices, smart, cards, printers, and multiple monitors.
-supportText le_name
Species the full path of a text le. The content of the le is displayed in the
Support Information dialog.
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