Details on aexagentutil.com and AeXNSAgent.com
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Products
IT Management Suite
Issue/Introduction
Question:
Could you provide any details for us on the difference between aexagentutil.exe and aexagentutil.com (the same for aexnsagent.exe and aexnsagent.com)?
Environment
ITMS 7.x, 8.x
Resolution
Answer:
COM version is a simple Windows console redirector application. It starts EXE version and output results into the console. If you start CMD.exe and type aexnsagent + ENTER then COM version will start instead of EXE, this is how Windows loader works.
This way you can type “aexnsagent /?” or “aexnsagent /? > text.txt” or “aexnsagent | more” and any other command and get output into the console. Most of the old commands do not output anything , but the new commands like “computer power” or “/importprofile” do output execution result into the console.
These are the options available for AeXNSAgent.com and AeXAgentUtil.com in their Help menu:
| <install path>:\Program Files\Altiris\Altiris Agent\ | |
| AeXAgentUtil.com / AeXNSAgent.com | |
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Use: Use: |
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| Parameters: | Description: |
| /? | /h | /help | Shows this help |
| /s | /silent | Prevents messages output to Windows console |
| /v | /verbose | Forces log messages output to Windows console |
| /eng | Forces output of Windows console in English |
| Agent commands: | Description: |
| /start | Starts the Agent |
| /stop | Stops the Agent |
| /restart | Stops and starts the Agent |
| /recover | Stops the Agent and restarts it only if it stopped without crashing |
| /sendbasicinventory | Forces the Agent to send basic inventory |
| /updateconfiguration | Forces the Agent to update configuration |
| /resetguid[:<delay sec>] | Resets the Agent ID and forces the Agent to register on Notification Server after the optional delay |
| /registerguid[:<delay sec>] | Forces the Agent to register on Notification Server after the optional delay |
| /enablerc[:yes | no] | Enable remote control compatibility mode for agent user interface |
| Package Server commands: | Description: |
| /psrefreshall | Perform refresh of all packages on Package Server |
| /psresendall | Validate and secure Package Server folders, refresh all packages on Package Server and send the status to Notification Server |
| Agent diagnostics: | Description: |
| /diags | Enables the Agent diagnostics |
| /nodiags | Disables the Agent diagnostics |
| Agent troubleshooting and uninstallation: | Description: |
| /uninstall | /clean | Uninstalls the Agent |
| /uninstallagents | Uninstalls all the installed plug-ins |
| /removepsfiles | Removes the files downloaded by the Package Server plug-in |
| /removepackageserver | Removes the files downloaded by the Package Server plug-in and uninstalls the Package Server plug-in |
| /registerclient | Registers all the core agent modules |
| Event logging: | Description: |
| /nologging | Disables the logging |
| /enablelogging:error | Enables the error logging |
| /enablelogging:warning | Enables the error and warning logging |
| /enablelogging:info | Enables the error, warning and informational events logging |
| /enablelogging:trace | Enables the error, warning, informational and trace events logging |
| /enablelogging:verbose | Enables the error, warning, informational, trace and verbose events logging |
| /enablelogging:debug | Enables the error, warning, informational, trace, verbose and debug events logging |
| /enablelogging | Enables the default logging |
| Server switching: | Description: |
| /server:<server> | /ns:<server> | Switches the Agent to the new Notification Server specified by the host name <server> |
| /web:<web> | /nsweb:<web> | Switches the Agent to the new Notification Server specified by the URL <web> |
| Computer power: | Description: |
| /shutdown | Shuts down the computer |
| /reboot | /restartpc | Restarts the computer |
| /logoff[:<session ID>] | Logs off all the users or the specified session |
| /force | Forces running applications to close |
| /notify[:<limit min> | nolimit] | Notifies user about the power action for the specified number of minutes and then performs the action automatically. There is no limit set by default, use option 'nolimit' to explicitly set no limit |
| /defer[:<limit min> | nolimit] | Allows user to defer the power action up to the specified number of minutes. There is no limit set by default, use option 'nolimit' to explicitly set no limit |
| /msg:text | Allows user to specify the custom text to display to the user in the power action reminder window |
| /msg1 | Displays the predefined text in the power action reminder window indicating that some finished software setup has requested the power action. This is the message that is displayed by default |
| /msg2 | Displays the predefined text in the power action reminder window indicating that the administrator has requested the power action |
| /maintenancewindow | Power actions will be performed during maintenance windows only |
| Miscellaneous commands: | Description: |
| /enableasp | Enables use of ASP pages in IIS |
| /findcert[:Keyword,Keyword] | Allows user to find a specific certificate installed by SMA based on a keyword, this can be part of the thumbprint, serial number, the certificate store name, or some other certificate properties. Multiple keywords can be used. Example: C:\SMA>AeXNSAgent.com /findcert:77c7,Issuers |
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