The Linux client command line tool lets you control and check on your Linux client.
Note: Root privilege is required to use this tool.
To manage your Linux Agent using the command line tool:
1. On a Linux client computer, navigate to the following location:
/opt/Symantec/sdcssagent/AMD/tools
2. Run the sav command as follows:
./sav [options] command
Options for sav
Option | Description | Applies to |
-h|--help |
Displays available options and commands for sav. | As of 14.3 RU2 |
-q|--quiet |
Quiet | As of 14.3 RU2 |
Commands for sav
Command | Description | Applies to |
autoprotect -d|--disable |
Disables Auto-Protect. | As of 14.3 RU2 |
autoprotect -e|--enable |
Enables Auto-Protect. To check the Auto-Protect status, run the following command: [root@localhost tools]# cat /proc/sisap/status | The reply can be one of the following commands: • mode=ENA (if enabled) |
As of 14.3 RU2 |
info -a|--autoprotect |
Displays the status of auto-protect on the computer. | As of 14.3 RU4 |
info -d|--defs |
Shows the version and date of the current virus and security risk definitions used on the device. | As of 14.3 RU3 |
info -e|--engine |
Shows the version of the scan engine that the device is using. | As of 14.3 RU3 |
info -p|--product |
Shows the Symantec Agent version in use on the device. | As of 14.3 RU3 |
liveupdate -u|--update |
Runs LiveUpdate immediately. | As of 14.3 RU3 |
manage -i|--import <file> |
Imports the sylink.xml file to the specified location. | As of 14.3 RU2 |
manualscan -s|--scan <file list> |
Starts a manual scan. <file list> specifies the file and directory list to scan. To specify this list, type a list of files and directories that are separated by line feeds and ending with an end of file signal, such as CTRL-D. If a directory is specified, all subdirectories are also scanned. Wildcard characters are supported. If you specify a hyphen (-) instead of a list of files and directories, then the list of path names is read from the standard input. You can use commands that produce a list of files or path names that are separated by line feeds. Submitting a long list of items to this command can negatively affect performance. Symantec recommends that you limit lists to a maximum of a few thousand items. |
As of 14.3 RU3 |
manualscan -t|--stop |
Stops a manual scan that is in progress. |
As of 14.3 RU3 |
quarantine -d|--delete <ID> |
Delete the specified item from the Quarantine. To view the ID of an item, list the items that are in the Quarantine. |
As of 14.3 RU4 |
quarantine -i|-- info <ID> |
Provides detailed information about the quarantined item. To view the ID of an item, list the items that are in the Quarantine. |
As of 14.3 RU4 |
quarantine -l|--list |
List all of the items that are in the local Quarantine. |
As of 14.3 RU4 |
quarantine -r|--restore <ID> |
Restores the quarantined item that is specified. To view the ID of an item, list the items that are in the Quarantine. |
As of 14.3 RU4 |
scheduledscan -c|-- create scan_id parameters pathname |
Creates a new local scheduled scan that is identified by scan_id, which must be unique. If an existing scan_id is specified, the existing scan_id The pathname specifies the file and directory list to scan. To specify this list, type a list of files and directories separated by spaces. If a directory is specified, all subdirectories are also scanned. Wildcard characters are supported.
Submitting a long list of items to this command can negatively affect performance. Symantec recommends that you limit lists to a maximum of a few thousand items. |
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scheduledscan -d|--delete scan_id |
Deletes the local scheduled scan that is specified by scan_id. Administrator-defined scheduled scans cannot be deleted manually. |