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Performing the Silent Mode Installation

The ArcotID OTP Desktop Client installer can be run in the silent mode, which does not require any user interaction to install the application. To run the installer in the silent mode, you must invoke the installer from the command line interface.

The following table lists the options that you must use to run the ArcotID OTP Desktop Client in the silent mode:

Command

Mandatory/
Optional

Description

--mode unattended

Mandatory

This option runs the installer in the silent mode. The installer Graphical User Interface (GUI) is not displayed to the user.

Usage:

OTPDesktop-Web-2.1-windows-installer.exe --mode unattended

--installdir <install_location>

Optional

This option specifies the location where the ArcotID OTP Desktop Client has to be installed.

This is an optional parameter. If you do not specify this option, the client is installed in the default location. See "Directory Structure" for the default installation directory.

Usage:

OTPDesktop-Web-2.1-windows-installer.exe --mode unattended --installdir <installation directory>

--unattendedmodeui <value>

Optional

This option controls whether a minimal progress window should be displayed during the silent mode installation. The value attribute determines whether the progress window is displayed or not. The possible values are:

  • none: Indicates that the installation is completely in silent-mode and the installer GUI is not displayed during installation.
  • minimal: Indicates that the minimal progress window is displayed during installation.

Usage:

OTPDesktop-Web-2.1-windows-installer.exe --mode unattended --unattendedmodeui minimal

--sharedArcotID <value>

Optional

This option controls the installation of the Shared ArcotID feature during silent mode installation. If you want to enable this feature, set the value of this option to true. Otherwise, set the value to false.

Usage:

OTPDesktop-Web-2.1-windows-installer.exe --mode unattended --sharedArcotID true