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Horizon Client Configuration Settings and Command-Line Options
For your convenience, almost all conguration seings have both a key=value property and a corresponding
command-line option name. For a few seings, there is a command-line option but no corresponding
property you can set in a conguration le. For a few other seings, you must set a property because no
command-line option is available.
I Some command-line options and conguration keys are available only with the version of
Horizon Client provided by third-party vendors. For more information about VMware thin-client and zero-
client partners, see the VMware Compatibility Guide at
hp://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=vdm.
Table 2‑2. Horizon Client Command-Line Options and Configuration File Keys
Configuration Key Command-Line Option Description
view.allMonitors --allmonitors
Hides the host operating system and opens the
Horizon Client user interface in full screen mode on all
monitors that are connected when the client is
launched.
If you are seing the conguration key, specify "TRUE"
or "FALSE". Default is "FALSE".
view.allowDefaultBroker -l, --lockServer
Using this command-line option, or seing the property
to "FALSE", disables the Server eld unless the client
has never connected to any server, and no server
address is provided in the command line or the
preferences le.
Example of using the command-line option:
--lockServer -s view.company.com
view.autoConnectBroker
None Automatically connects to the last View server used
unless the view.defaultBroker conguration
property is set or unless the --serverURL= command-
line option is used.
Specify "TRUE" or "FALSE". Default is "FALSE".
Seing this property and the
view.autoConnectDesktop property to "TRUE" is the
equivalent of seing the view.nonInteractive
property to "TRUE".
view.autoConnectDesktop
None Automatically connects to the last View desktop used
unless the view.defaultDesktop conguration
property is set or unless the --desktopName=
command-line option is used.
Specify "TRUE" or "FALSE". Default is "FALSE".
Seing this property and the
view.autoConnectBroker property to "TRUE" is the
equivalent of seing the view.nonInteractive
property to "TRUE".
view.autoDisconnectEmptyAppSession
None
When set to "TRUE" (the default), if the application
session becomes empty because the user quits all
applications, a message is displayed to the end user.
This message prompts the user to choose between
disconnecting the empty session or keeping the empty
session running. If set to "FALSE", the session is closed
according to the timeout seing used in View
Administrator, which by default would be to
disconnect after one minute.
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