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If you do not specify a name for the group, the command returns the GUID of the group to which the local
View Connection Server instance belongs. You can use the GUID to verify whether a View Connection
Server instance is a member of the same View Connection Server group as another View Connection Server
instance.
For a description of how to use SCOM with View, see the View Integration document.
Options
The -c option specifies the name of the View Connection Server group. If you do not specify this option, the
command returns the GUID of the group.
Examples
Set the name of a View Connection Server group to VCSG01.
vdmadmin -C -c VCSG01
Return the GUID of the group.
vdmadmin -C
Updating Foreign Security Principals Using the ‑F Option
You can use the vdmadmin command with the -F option to update the foreign security principals (FSPs) of
Windows users in Active Directory who are authorized to use a desktop.
Syntax
vdmadmin -F [-b authentication_arguments] [-u domain\user]
Usage Notes
If you trust domains outside of your local domains, you allow access by security principals in the external
domains to the local domains' resources. Active Directory uses FSPs to represent security principals in
trusted external domains. You might want to update the FSPs of users if you modify the list of trusted
external domains.
Options
The -u option specifies the name and domain of the user whose FSP you want to update. If you do not
specify this option, the command updates the FSPs of all users in Active Directory.
Examples
Update the FSP of the user Jim in the EXTERNAL domain.
vdmadmin -F -u EXTERNAL\Jim
Update the FSPs of all users in Active Directory.
vdmadmin -F
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