This post is nothing special, but for some reason this information isn't documented anywhere except if you do a wswc /? once you have the View Client installed. I personally like to run the View Client as a ThinApp (that way its portable) so it was annoying that this information wasn't out there in a document. So here it is all the flags that are exposed for the VMware View Client for Windows:
VMware View Client 5.0.0 build-481677 command line usage:
| Command | Description |
|---|
| -desktopName XXX | Desktop to autostart |
| -domainName XXX | Domain for server login |
| -file XXX | File with additional command line parameters |
| -languageId XXX | LCID of language to use (if available), e.g. 0x409 for English |
| -nonInteractive | Suppress error message boxes for fully scripted startup |
| -password XXX | Password for server login |
| -smartCardPIN XXX | PIN for smart card login |
| -desktopProtocol XXX | Attempt to use the specified desktop display protocol |
| -desktopLayout XXX | Specify desktop screen size (e.g. fullscreen, multimonitor, windowLarge, or windowSmall) |
| -serverURL XXX | URL for the View Connection Server |
| -logInAsCurrentUser XXX | Log in as current user (true or false) |
| -userName XXX | User name for server login |
| -unattended | Start in unattended mode. Connects to the entitled desktop without user interaction |
| -connectUSBOnStartup XXX | Connect all USB devices to a desktop when it is launched (true or false) |
| -connectUSBOnInsert XXX | Connect a USB device to the foreground desktop when the device is plugged in (true or false) |
| -printEnvironmentInfo | Print information about the system |
| -rollback | Rolls back a check out (need -desktopName) |
| -confirmRollback | Confirm rollback operation in non-interactive mode |
| -? | Show this help |
| |
| -standalone | This is a hidden flag but what it does is it allows you to run multiple View Clients simultaneously |
Option names are case insensitive.
So if I wanted to setup kiosk mode I'd juse the username, passwordk, URL, and desktop flag. I'd probably throw in unattended to just to keep in clean.
Gunnar Berger
www.gunnarberger.com
