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Table 17-2. Vdmadmin Command Options
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Option Description
-N
Configures the domains that a View Connection Server instance or group makes available to View Clients.
See “Configuring Domain Filters Using the -N Option,” on page 421.
-O
Displays the desktops that are assigned to users who are no longer entitled to those desktops. See “Displaying
the Desktops and Policies of Unentitled Users Using the -O and -P Options,” on page 427.
-P
Displays the user policies that are associated with the desktops of unentitled users. See “Displaying the
Desktops and Policies of Unentitled Users Using the -O and -P Options,” on page 427.
-Q
Configures the account in Active Directory account and View Manager configuration of a client device in
kiosk mode. See “Configuring Clients in Kiosk Mode Using the -Q Option,” on page 428.
-R
Reports the first user who accessed a desktop. See “Displaying the First User of a Desktop Using the -R
Option,” on page 432.
-S
Removes a configuration entry for a View Connection Server instance from the configuration of View
Manager. See “Removing the Entry for a View Connection Server Instance or Security Server Using the -S
Option,” on page 432.
-T
Sets the split limit for View Transfer Server packages. See “Setting the Split Limit for Publishing View
Transfer Server Packages Using the -T Option,” on page 433.
-U
Displays information about a user including their desktop entitlements and ThinApp assignments, and
Administrator roles. See “Displaying Information About Users Using the -U Option,” on page 434.
-V
Allows data to be recovered from a local desktop by decrypting its virtual machine. See “Decrypting the
Virtual Machine of a Local Desktop Using the -V Option,” on page 434.
Unlocks or locks virtual machines including local desktops and View Transfer Server instances. See
“Unlocking or Locking Virtual Machines Using the -V Option,” on page 437.
-X
Detects and resolves duplicated LDAP entries on replicated View Connection Server instances. See
“Detecting and Resolving LDAP Entry Collisions Using the -X Option,” on page 438.
Configuring Logging in View Agent Using the -A Option
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -A option to configure logging by View Agent.
Syntax
vdmadmin -A [-b
authentication_arguments ] -getDCT-outfile local_file -d desktop -m machine
vdmadmin -A [-b authentication_arguments ] -getlogfile logfile -outfile local_file -d desktop -m
machine
vdmadmin -A [-b authentication_arguments ] -getloglevel [-xml] -d desktop [-m machine ]
vdmadmin -A [-b authentication_arguments ] -getstatus [-xml] -d desktop [-m machine ]
vdmadmin -A [-b authentication_arguments ] -getversion [-xml] -d desktop [-m machine ]
vdmadmin -A [-b authentication_arguments ] -list [-xml] [-w | -n] -d desktop -m machine
vdmadmin -A [-b authentication_arguments ] -setloglevel level -d desktop [-m machine ]
Usage Notes
To assist VMware Technical Support in troubleshooting a View Agent, you can create a Data Collection Tool
(DCT) bundle. You can also change the logging level, display the version and status of View Agent, and save
individual log files to your local disk.
Options
Table 17-3 shows the options that you can specify to configure logging in View Agent.
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