Installing FortiClient using the CLI
You can install FortiClient using the CLI. The following table summarizes the installation options available when using the CLI:
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Option |
Description |
|---|---|
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/quiet |
Installation is in quiet mode and requires no user interaction. |
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/passive |
Installation is in unattended mode, showing only the progress bar. |
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/norestart |
Does not restart the machine after installation is complete. |
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/promptrestart |
Prompts you to restart the machine if necessary. |
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/forcerestart |
Always restarts the machine after installation. |
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/uninstallfamily |
Uninstalls FortiClient. With this option, the FortiClient installer detects whatever version of FortiClient is installed and uninstalls it. For example, a FortiClient 6.4.7 installer can detect and uninstall an installed copy of FortiClient 7.0.0. |
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/log <path to log file> |
Creates a log file in the specified directory with the specified name. |
The following example installs FortiClient build 1131 in quiet mode, does not restart the machine after installation, and creates a log file with the name "example" in the c:\temp directory:
FortiClientSetup_6.4.7.1131_x64.exe /quiet /norestart /log c:\temp\example.log