# \`ctest --preset\` and Ctest Dashboard client

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/ctest-preset-and-ctest-dashboard-client/2858
**Category:** Code
**Created:** [February 28, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/ctest-preset-and-ctest-dashboard-client/2858 "2021-02-28T16:42:59Z")
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### Author: ![scivision](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@scivision](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/scivision)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/ctest-preset-and-ctest-dashboard-client/2858/1 "2021-02-28T16:42:59Z")

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It looks like `ctest --preset` doesn’t take effect (silently ignored) with `ctest -S` Dashboard client. Is that the intended behavior?