Installation and Setup Guide

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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