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Table 2‑1. Common Configuration Settings (Continued)
Setting Mechanisms for Configuring
Configuring certificate checking Configuration File Property
Configuring SSL protocols and
cryptographic algorithms
Configuration File Property, Command Line
Using the Horizon Client Command-Line Interface and
Configuration Files
You can configure Horizon Client using command-line options or equivalent properties in a configuration
file.
You can use the vmware-view command-line interface or set properties in configuration files to define
default values your users see in Horizon Client or to suppress some dialog boxes from prompting users
for information. You can also specify settings that you do not want users to change.
Processing Order for Configuration Settings
When Horizon Client starts up, configuration settings are processed from various locations in the
following order:
1
/etc/vmware/view-default-config
2
~/.vmware/view-preferences
3 Command-line arguments
4
/etc/vmware/view-mandatory-config
If a setting is defined in multiple locations, the value that is used is the value from the last file or
command-line option read. For example, to specify settings that override users' preferences, set
properties in the /etc/vmware/view-mandatory-config file.
To set default values that users can change, use the /etc/vmware/view-default-config file. After
users change a setting, when they exit Horizon Client, any changed settings are saved in the
~/.vmware/view-preferences file.
Properties That Prevent Users from Changing Defaults
For many properties, you can set a corresponding view.allow property that controls whether users are
allowed to change the setting. For example, if you set the view.allowDefaultBroker property to
"FALSE" in the /etc/vmware/view-mandatory-config file, users will not be able to change the name
of the server when they connect using Horizon Client.
Syntax for Using the Command-Line Interface
Use the following form of the vmware-view command from a terminal window.
vmware-view [command-line-option [argument]] ...
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