Installing FortiClient using the CLI
You can install FortiClient using the CLI. When an EMS administrator creates a FortiClient installer as Adding a FortiClient deployment package describes, EMS creates .exe and .msi installers. You can use either to install FortiClient:
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Installer file |
Description |
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.exe |
Includes custom modifications as configured when creating the deployment package. You can double-click the file to run the installer, or install FortiClient in the CLI. |
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.msi |
You must use the .msi installer in combination with the .mst file., as the .msi file does not include any custom modifications configured when creating the deployment package. If using the .msi file, you must install FortiClient using the CLI so that you can provide the accompanying .mst file. Otherwise, the custom modifications are unavailable to FortiClient after installation. |
The following table summarizes the installation options available when using the CLI. All of the following options are available if you use the .exe file. If you use the .msi file with the .mst file, not all of the following options are available, as you are constrained by the CLI options that Windows Installer permits. See Command-Line Options.
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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 7.2.4 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, using the .exe file:
FortiClientSetup_7.2.4.1131_x64.exe /quiet /norestart /log c:\temp\example.log
The following example installs FortiClient using the .msi and .mst files, and creates a log file with the name "output":
msiexec.exe /i "FortiClient.msi" TRANSFORMS="FortiClient.mst" /log output.log