Using Command Line Parameters

You can launch Sentry 2020 application with command line parameters using a shortcut, from command prompt or from another application. Sentry.exe is a GUI application and will display dialog boxes when necessary, while SentryCommand.exe is a console mode application and will communicate using console window. Other then that, both executables are identical and support exactly the same command line parameters:

 

mount [/computer server1] [/file] filename.key [/password 12345] [/drive X] [/timeout 10] [/readonly yes] [/volume filename.raw]

dismount [/computer server1] [/file] filename.key

dismountall [/computer server1]

 

Any parameter value containing spaces must be enclosed in double quotation marks.

 

Examples:

 

Sentry.exe mount /file "C:\Private Data\Secure Files.key"

Sentry.exe dismount /file "C:\Private Data\Secure Files.key"