Deployment Agent For Windows; Aclient.exe Command-Line Switches - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Deployment Agent for Windows

Aclient.exe Command-line Switches

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for this service are set in the registry setting rather than in the Start Parameters
property of the service.
If you want to add start parameters after the install, you can modify the registry
settings. The registry key is LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSetXXX\Services\Altiris
Express Server.
The following sections identify command-line and input parameters for
the executable file for the Deployment Agent for Windows.
The executable installs and runs on client computers, enabling them to
Aclient.exe
be managed by a Deployment Server. It enables clients to receive work from the
Deployment Server, and it reports client status to the Server.
The program is normally installed and configured remotely using the Client Install
wizard, or the program is run at the client computer. However, you can use the
command-line options to run it from a script file if you want to. (If you use a script file,
see the following section on
specify install switches for the Deployment Agent.)
You can use either a forward slash (/) or a dash (-) with the command-line options.
Commands are not case sensitive.
Details
Function: Shows the version of aclient.exe running on the computer.
Function: Installs the client.
Option: -silent allows install to complete without sending output to the
client.
Example: To install aclient.exe from the Deployment Server directory
without sending messages to the client, type
Deployment Server /aclient /install /silent
Function: Removes (uninstalls) aclient.exe from a computer.
Option: -silent removes the Deployment Agent for Windows without
sending output to the client.
Example: To remove Deployment Agent for Windows, type
aclient -remove
Function: Manually starts aclient.exe on a computer.
Option: -silent starts the aclient.exe without sending output to the client.
Function: Manually turns off Deployment Agent for Windows on a
computer.
Option: -silent turns off Deployment Agent for Windows without sending
output to the client.
for information on using an import file to
aclient.inp
Command-Line Switches
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