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sdl-freerdp3
NAMESYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
CONFIGURATION FILE
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
GLOBAL CONFIGURATION
EXAMPLES
LINKS
AUTHOR
NAME
sdl-freerdp3 - FreeRDP SDL client
SYNOPSIS
sdl-freerdp3 [file] [options] [/v:server[:port]]
DESCRIPTION
sdl-freerdp3 is an SDL Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client which is part of the FreeRDP project. An RDP server is built-in to many editions of Windows. Alternative servers included ogon, gnome-remote-desktop, xrdp and VRDP (VirtualBox).
OPTIONS
/a : addin [, options ], /addin : addin [, options ]
Addin
/azure :[tenantid: id ],[use-tenantid[:[on|off]],[ad: url ]
AzureAD options
/action-script : file-name
Action script (default:˜/.config/freerdp/action.sh)
/admin , /console
Admin (or console) session
+aero
desktop composition (default:off)
/app :program:[ path | ||alias ],cmd: command ,file: filename ,guid: guid ,icon: filename ,name: name ,workdir: directory ,hidef:[on|off]
Remote application program
/assistance : password
Remote assistance password
/auto-request-control :
Automatically request remote assistance input control
+async-channels
Asynchronous channels (experimental) (default:off)
+async-update
Asynchronous update (default:off)
/audio-mode : mode
Audio output mode
+auth-only
Authenticate only (default:off)
/auth-pkg-list : !ntlm,kerberos
Authentication package filter (comma-separated list, use '!' to exclude)
-authentication
Authentication (experimental) (default:on)
+auto-reconnect
Automatic reconnection (default:off)
/auto-reconnect-max-retries : retries
Automatic reconnection maximum retries, 0 for unlimited [0,1000]
/bpp : depth
Session bpp (color depth) (default:16)
/buildconfig
Print the build configuration
/cache :[bitmap[:on|off],codec[:rfx|nsc],glyph[:on|off],offscreen[:on|off],persist,persist-file: filename ]
/cert :[deny,ignore,name: name ,tofu,fingerprint: hash : hash as hex [,fingerprint: hash : another hash ]]
Certificate accept options. Use
with care!
* deny ... Automatically abort connection if the certificate
does not match, no user interaction.
* ignore ... Ignore the certificate checks altogether
(overrules all other options)
* name ... Use the alternate <name> instead of the
certificate subject to match locally stored certificates
* tofu ... Accept certificate unconditionally on first
connect and deny on subsequent connections if the
certificate does not match
* fingerprints ... A list of certificate hashes that are
accepted unconditionally for a connection
/client-build-number : number
Client Build Number sent to server (influences smartcard behaviour, see [MS-RDPESC])
/client-hostname : name
Client Hostname to send to server
/clipboard :[[use-selection: atom ],[direction-to:[all|local|remote|off]],[files-to[:all|local|remote|off]]]
Redirect clipboard:
* use-selection:<atom> ... (X11) Specify which X
selection to access. Default is CLIPBOARD. PRIMARY is the
X-style middle-click selection.
* direction-to:[all|local|remote|off] control enabled
clipboard direction
* files-to:[all|local|remote|off] control enabled file
clipboard direction (default:on)
-compression , -z
compression (default:on)
/compression-level : level
Compression level (0,1,2)
+credentials-delegation
credentials delegation (default:off)
/d : domain
Domain
-decorations
Window decorations (default:on)
/disp
Display control
/drive : name , path
Redirect directory <path> as named share <name>. Hotplug support is enabled with /drive:hotplug,*. This argument provides the same function as "Drives that I plug in later" option in MSTSC.
+drives
Redirect all mount points as shares (default:off)
/dump : record|replay ,file: file [,nodelay]
record or replay dump
/dvc : channel [, options ]
Dynamic virtual channel
+dynamic-resolution
Send resolution updates when the window is resized (default:off)
/echo , /echo
Echo channel
-encryption
Encryption (experimental) (default:on)
/encryption-methods :[40,][56,][128,][FIPS]
RDP standard security encryption methods
/f
Fullscreen mode (<Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Enter> toggles fullscreen)
+fipsmode
FIPS mode (default:off)
/floatbar [:sticky:[on|off],default:[visible|hidden],show:[always|fullscreen|window]]
floatbar is disabled by default (when enabled defaults to sticky in fullscreen mode)
-fonts
smooth fonts (ClearType) (default:on)
+force-console-callbacks
Use default callbacks (console) for certificate/credential/... (default:off)
/frame-ack : number
Number of frame acknowledgement
/args-from : file |stdin|fd: number |env: name
Read command line from a file, stdin or file descriptor. This argument can not be combined with any other. Provide one argument per line.
/from-stdin [:force]
Read credentials from stdin. With <force> the prompt is done before connection, otherwise on server request.
/gateway :g: gateway [: port ],u: user ,d: domain ,p: password ,usage-method:[direct|detect],access-token: token ,type:[rpc|http[,no-websockets][,extauth-sspi-ntlm]|auto[,no-websockets][,extauth-sspi-ntlm]]|arm,url: wss://url ,bearer: oauth2-bearer-token , /gw :g: gateway [: port ],u: user ,d: domain ,p: password ,usage-method:[direct|detect],access-token: token ,type:[rpc|http[,no-websockets][,extauth-sspi-ntlm]|auto[,no-websockets][,extauth-sspi-ntlm]]|arm,url: wss://url ,bearer: oauth2-bearer-token
Gateway Hostname
/gdi :sw|hw
GDI rendering
/geometry
Geometry tracking channel
+gestures
Consume multitouch input locally (default:off)
/gfx [:[[progressive[:on|off]|RFX[:on|off]|AVC420[:on|off]AVC444[:on|off]],mask: value ,small-cache[:on|off],thin-client[:on|off],progressive[:on|off],frame-ack[:on|off]]]
RDP8 graphics pipeline
-grab-keyboard
Grab keyboard focus, forward all keys to remote (default:on)
-grab-mouse
Grab mouse focus, forward all events to remote (default:on)
/h : height
Height (default:768)
-heartbeat
Support heartbeat PDUs (default:on)
/help , /?
Print help
+home-drive
Redirect user home as share (default:off)
/ipv4 [:[:force]], /4 [:[:force]]
Prefer IPv4 A record over IPv6 AAAA record
/ipv6 [:[:force]], /6 [:[:force]]
Prefer IPv6 AAAA record over IPv4 A record
/jpeg
JPEG codec support
/jpeg-quality : percentage
JPEG quality
/kbd :[layout:[0x id | name ],lang: 0xid ,fn-key: value ,type: value ,subtype: value ,unicode[:on|off],remap: key1 = value1 ,remap: key2 = value2 ,pipe: filename ]
Keyboard related options:
* layout: set the keybouard layout announced to the server
* lang: set the keyboard language identifier sent to the
server
* fn-key: Function key value
* remap: RDP scancode to another one. Use /list:kbd-scancode
to get the mapping. Example: To switch 'a' and 's' on a US
keyboard: /kbd:remap:0x1e=0x1f,remap:0x1f=0x1e
* pipe: Name of a named pipe that can be used to type text
into the RDP session
/kerberos :[kdc-url: url ,lifetime: time ,start-time: time ,renewable-lifetime: time ,cache: path ,armor: path ,pkinit-anchors: path ,pkcs11-module: name ]
Kerberos options
/load-balance-info : info-string
Load balance info
/list :[kbd|kbd-scancode|kbd-lang[: value ]|smartcard[:[pkinit-anchors: path ][,pkcs11-module: name ]]|monitor|tune|timezones]
List available options for subcommand (default:List available options for subcommand)
/log-filters : tag : level [, tag : level [,...]]
Set logger filters, see wLog(7) for details
/log-level :[OFF|FATAL|ERROR|WARN|INFO|DEBUG|TRACE]
Set the default log level, see wLog(7) for details
/max-fast-path-size : size
Specify maximum fast-path update size
/max-loop-time : time
Specify maximum time in milliseconds spend treating packets
+menu-anims
menu animations (default:off)
/microphone [:[sys: sys ,][dev: dev ,][format: format ,][rate: rate ,][channel: channel ]], /mic [:[sys: sys ,][dev: dev ,][format: format ,][rate: rate ,][channel: channel ]]
Audio input (microphone)
/monitors : id [, id [,...]]
Select monitors to use (only effective in fullscreen or multimonitor mode)
-mouse-motion
Send mouse motion (default:on)
+mouse-relative
Send mouse motion with relative addressing (default:off)
/mouse :[relative:[on|off],grab:[on|off]]
Mouse related options:
* relative: send relative mouse movements if supported by
server
* grab: grab the mouse if within the window
/multimon [:force]
Use multiple monitors
+multitouch
Redirect multitouch input (default:off)
-multitransport
Support multitransport protocol (default:on)
-nego
protocol security negotiation (default:on)
/network :[invalid|modem|broadband|broadband-low|broadband-high|wan|lan|auto]
Network connection type
/nsc , /nscodec
NSCodec support
/orientation :[0|90|180|270]
Orientation of display in degrees
+old-license
Use the old license workflow (no CAL and hwId set to 0) (default:off)
/p : password
Password
/parallel [: name [, path ]]
Redirect parallel device
/parent-window : window-id
Parent window id
/pcb : blob
Preconnection Blob
/pcid : id
Preconnection Id
/pheight : height
Physical height of display (in millimeters)
/play-rfx : pcap-file
Replay rfx pcap file
/port : number
Server port
-suppress-output
suppress output when minimized (default:on)
+print-reconnect-cookie
Print base64 reconnect cookie after connecting (default:off)
/printer [: name [, driver [,default]]]
Redirect printer device
/proxy :[ proto ://][ user : password @] host [: port ]
Proxy settings: override env. var (see also environment variable below). Protocol "socks5" should be given explicitly where "http" is default.
/pth : password-hash , /pass-the-hash : password-hash
Pass the hash (restricted admin mode)
/pwidth : width
Physical width of display (in millimeters)
/rdp2tcp : executable path[:arg...]
TCP redirection
/reconnect-cookie : base64-cookie
Pass base64 reconnect cookie to the connection
/redirect-prefer : FQDN|IP|NETBIOS ,[...]
Override the preferred redirection order
/relax-order-checks , /relax-order-checks
Do not check if a RDP order was announced during capability exchange, only use when connecting to a buggy server
/restricted-admin , /restrictedAdmin
Restricted admin mode
/remoteGuard , /remoteGuard
Remote guard credentials
/rfx
RemoteFX
/rfx-mode :[image|video]
RemoteFX mode
/scale :[100|140|180]
Scaling factor of the display (default:100)
/scale-desktop : percentage
Scaling factor for desktop applications (value between 100 and 500) (default:100)
/scale-device :100|140|180
Scaling factor for app store applications (default:100)
/sec :[rdp[:[on|off]]|tls[:[on|off]]|nla[:[on|off]]|ext[:[on|off]]|aad[:[on|off]]]
Force specific protocol security. e.g. /sec:nla enables NLA and disables all others, while /sec:nla:[on|off] just toggles NLA
/serial [: name [, path [, driver [,permissive]]]], /tty [: name [, path [, driver [,permissive]]]]
Redirect serial device
/server-name : name
User-specified server name to use for validation (TLS, Kerberos)
/shell : shell
Alternate shell
/shell-dir : dir
Shell working directory
/size : width x height or percent %[wh]
Screen size (default:1024x768)
/smart-sizing [: width x height ]
Scale remote desktop to window size
/smartcard [: str [, str ...]]
Redirect the smartcard devices containing any of the <str> in their names.
/smartcard-logon [:[cert: path ,key: key ,pin: pin ,csp: csp name ,reader: reader ,card: card ]]
Activates Smartcard (optional certificate) Logon authentication.
/sound [:[sys: sys ,][dev: dev ,][format: format ,][rate: rate ,][channel: channel ,][latency: latency ,][quality: quality ]], /audio [:[sys: sys ,][dev: dev ,][format: format ,][rate: rate ,][channel: channel ,][latency: latency ,][quality: quality ]]
Audio output (sound)
/span
Span screen over multiple monitors
/spn-class : service-class
SPN authentication service class
/ssh-agent , /ssh-agent
SSH Agent forwarding channel
/sspi-module : SSPI module path
SSPI shared library module file path
/winscard-module : WinSCard module path
WinSCard shared library module file path
/disable-output
Deactivate all graphics decoding in the client session. Useful for load tests with many simultaneous connections
/t : title , /title : title
Window title
-themes
themes (default:on)
/timeout : time in ms , /timeout : time in ms
Advanced setting for high latency links: Adjust connection timeout, use if you encounter timeout failures with your connection (default:9000)
/timezone : windows timezone
Use supplied windows timezone for connection (requires server support), see /list:timezones for allowed values
/tls :[ciphers|seclevel|secrets-file|enforce]
TLS configuration options: *
ciphers:[netmon|ma|<cipher names>]
* seclevel:<level>, default: 1, range: [0-5] Override
the default TLS security level, might be required for older
target servers
* secrets-file:<filename>
* enforce[:[ssl3|1.0|1.1|1.2|1.3]] Force use of SSL/TLS
version for a connection. Some servers have a buggy TLS
version negotiation and might fail without this. Defaults to
TLS 1.2 if no argument is supplied. Use 1.0 for windows
7
-toggle-fullscreen
Alt+Ctrl+Enter to toggle fullscreen (default:on)
/tune : setting:value , setting:value
[experimental] directly manipulate freerdp settings, use with extreme caution! (default:)
/u :[[ domain ] user | user [@ domain ]]
Username
+unmap-buttons
Let server see real physical pointer button (default:off)
/usb :[dbg,][id: vid : pid #...,][addr: bus : addr #...,][auto]
Redirect USB device
/v : server [:port]
Server hostname
/vc : channel [, options ]
Static virtual channel
/version
Print version
/video
Video optimized remoting channel
/prevent-session-lock [: time in sec ]
Prevent session locking by injecting fake mouse motion events to the server when the connection is idle (default interval: 180 seconds)
/vmconnect [: vmid ]
Hyper-V console (use port 2179, disable negotiation)
/w : width
Width (default:1024)
-wallpaper
wallpaper (default:on)
+window-drag
full window drag (default:off)
/window-position : xpos x ypos
window position
/wm-class : class-name
Set the WM_CLASS hint for the window instance
/workarea
Use available work area
CONFIGURATION FILE
Format and Location:
The configuration file is stored per user.
The XDG_CONFIG_HOME environment variable can be used to override the base directory.
This defaults to ˜/.config The location relative to XDG_CONFIG_HOME is $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/freerdp/sdl-freerdp.json
The configuration is stored in JSON format
Supported options:
SDL_KeyModMask
Defines the key combination required for SDL client shortcuts.
Default KMOD_RSHIFT
An array of SDL_Keymod strings as defined at /SDL_Keymod
SDL_Fullscreen
Toggles client fullscreen state.
Default SDL_SCANCODE_RETURN .
A string as defined at /SDLScancodeLookup
SDL_Minimize
Minimizes the client window
Default SDL_SCANCODE_M .
A string as defined at /SDLScancodeLookup
SDL_Resizeable
Toggles local window resizeable state.
Default SDL_SCANCODE_R .
A string as defined at /SDLScancodeLookup
SDL_Grab
Toggles keyboard and mouse grab state.
Default SDL_SCANCODE_G .
A string as defined at /SDLScancodeLookup
SDL_Disconnect
Disconnects from the RDP session.
Default SDL_SCANCODE_D .
A string as defined at /SDLScancodeLookup
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
wlog environment variable
sdl-freerdp3 uses wLog as its log facility, you can refer to the corresponding man page (wlog(7)) for more information. Arguments passed via the /log-level or /log-filters have precedence over the environment variables.
GLOBAL CONFIGURATION
Format and Location:
The configuration file is stored in global system configuration.
The location is /etc/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/certificates.json
File format is JSON
Supported options:
deny
JSON boolean
Deny the certificate if the check against system SSL store was not successful
ignore
JSON boolean
Ignore certificate failures, just ignore the certificate
deny-userconfig
JSON boolean
If the checks in the global configuration do not accept the certificate do not ask the user
certificate-db
JSON array
An array of JSON objects with:
type
JSON string
a string identifying the hash algorithm used, e.g. sha256
hash
JSON string
a string of hex integer values representing the certificate hash, e.g. 0123456789abcdef
EXAMPLES
sdl-freerdp3 connection.rdp /p:Pwd123! /f
Connect in fullscreen mode using a stored configuration connection.rdp and the password Pwd123!
sdl-freerdp3 /u:USER /size:50%h /v:rdp.contoso.com
Connect to host rdp.contoso.com with user USER and a size of 50 percent of the height . If width (w) is set instead of height (h) like /size:50%w. 50 percent of the width is used.
sdl-freerdp3 /u:CONTOSO\\JohnDoe /p:Pwd123! /v:rdp.contoso.com
Connect to host rdp.contoso.com with user CONTOSO\\JohnDoe and password Pwd123!
sdl-freerdp3 /u:JohnDoe /p:Pwd123! /w:1366 /h:768 /v:192.168.1.100:4489
Connect to host 192.168.1.100 on port 4489 with user JohnDoe , password Pwd123! . The screen width is set to 1366 and the height to 768
sdl-freerdp3 /u:JohnDoe /p:Pwd123! /vmconnect:C824F53E-95D2-46C6-9A18-23A5BB403532 /v:192.168.1.100
Establish a connection to host 192.168.1.100 with user JohnDoe , password Pwd123! and connect to Hyper-V console (use port 2179, disable negotiation) with VMID C824F53E-95D2-46C6-9A18-23A5BB403532
+clipboard
Activate clipboard redirection
/drive:home,/home/user
Activate drive redirection of /home/user as home drive
/smartcard:<device>
Activate smartcard redirection for device device
/printer:<device>,<driver>
Activate printer redirection for printer device using driver driver
/serial:<device>
Activate serial port redirection for port device
/parallel:<device>
Activate parallel port redirection for port device
/sound:sys:alsa
Activate audio output redirection using device sys:alsa
/microphone:sys:alsa
Activate audio input redirection using device sys:alsa
/multimedia:sys:alsa
Activate multimedia redirection using device sys:alsa
/usb:id,dev:054c:0268
Activate USB device redirection for the device identified by 054c:0268
LINKS
http://www.freerdp.com/
AUTHOR
The FreeRDP Team