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prlsrvctl set

Sets the Parallels Desktop preferences.

Syntax

prlsrvctl set [--mem-limit auto|size]

              [-s,--min-security-level low|normal|high]

              [-c,--cep on|off]

              [{--device device --assignment host|vm}]

              [--default-encryption-plugin plugin-id] |

                           [--reset-default-encryption-plugin]

              [--allow-attach-screenshots on|off]

              [--require-custom-pwd {create-vm|add-vm|remove-vm|

                    clone-vm|edit-preferences}:on|off]

              [--custom-pwd [--custom-pwd-mode on|off|change]]

              

Parameters

Name

Description

--mem-limit

Sets the upper limit of the memory size that can be reserved for Parallels Desktop operations. The following options are available:

  • auto -- if this option is used, the memory size will be calculated automatically.
  • size -- user-defined memory size, in megabytes.

-s,--min-security-level

The lowest allowable security level that can be used to connect to the Parallels Desktop. The following options are available:

  • low -- plain TCP/IP (no encryption).
  • normal -- most important data is sent and received using SSL over TCP/IP (user credentials during login, guest OS clipboard, etc.) Other data is sent and received using plain TCP/IP with no encryption.
  • high -- all of the data is sent and received using SSL.

-c,--cep

Enables/disables  the participation in the Customer Experience Program. The following options are available:

  • on -- enables CEP.
  • off -- disables CEP.

--device device --assignment

Sets the assignment mode for the specified VTd device. The following options are available:

  • host  -- assign the device to host.
  • vm  -- assign the device to virtual machines.

--default-encryption-plugin  plugin-id

Specifies which encryption plug-in should be used by default. An encryption plug-in implements an encryption algorithm, which is used to encrypt a virtual machine. Use this option to specify the ID of the plug-in, which should be used by default.

--reset-default-encryption-plugin

Resets the default encryption plug-in assignment and sets the built-in plug-in to be used by default.

--allow-attach-screenshots

Specifies whether to attach screenshots to problem reports:

  • on -- attach screenshots.
  • off -- do not attach screenshots.

--require-custom-pwd

Enables custom password requirement for a specified user action in Parallels Desktop. The actions are: create-vm, add-vm, remove-vm, clone-vm, edit-preferences. The on|off switch turns the requirement on or off.

To set the password, use the --custom-pwd command (see below).

--custom-pwd

Sets the custom password for restricting user actions in Parallels Desktop.

To use the command in interactive mode, execute it with no parameters.

To perform a particular task, include the --custom-pwd-mode parameters and specify whether you want to turn the password on, off, or to change it.