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SEP 14 antivirus client commands in Linux

Published: January 24, 2020 | Modified: January 24, 2020 | 85 views



List of Symantec Endpoint Protection 14 antivirus client commands in Linux and few errors along with their possible solutions

SEP Linux client commands

In this article, we will walk you through few SEP 14 antivirus agent commands which will help you troubleshoot your issues related to it and then we will give solutions to some frequently seen errors.

Symantec Endpoint Protection 14 Linux client commands

How to restart SEP 14 Linux client processes

Stop SEP 14 Linux client using single command below –

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[root@kerneltalks tmp]# /etc/init.d/symcfgd stop
Stopping smcd: ..                                                    done
 
Stopping rtvscand: ..                                                done
 
Stopping symcfgd: .                                                  done
 

Start SEP 14 Linux client using below commands in the given order –

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[root@kerneltalks tmp]# /etc/init.d/symcfgd start
Starting symcfgd:                                                    done
 
[root@kerneltalks tmp]# /etc/init.d/rtvscand start
Starting rtvscand:                                                   done
 
[root@kerneltalks tmp]# /etc/init.d/smcd start
Starting smcd:                                                       done
 
How to uninstall SEP 14 client from Linux machine
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[root@kerneltalks tmp]# cd /opt/Symantec/symantec_antivirus
[root@kerneltalks symantec_antivirus]# ./uninstall.sh
 

All the below commands are of binary sav which is located in /opt/Symantec/symantec_antivirus

Display auto-protect module state

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[root@kerneltalks symantec_antivirus]# ./sav info -a
Enabled
 

Display virus definition status

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[root@kerneltalks symantec_antivirus]# ./sav info -d
11/24/2019 rev. 2
 

Check if the client is Self-managed or being managed from the SEPM server. The output is server hostname or IP who is managing the client.

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[root@kerneltalks symantec_antivirus]# ./sav manage -s
syman01
 

Display the management server group to which the current client belongs.

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[root@kerneltalks symantec_antivirus]# ./sav manage -g
My Company\Default Group
 

Run immediate virus definition update

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[root@kerneltalks symantec_antivirus]# ./sav liveupdate -u
Update was successful
 

Triggers the heartbeat immediately and download the profile from SEPM server

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[root@kerneltalks symantec_antivirus]# ./sav manage -h
Requesting updated policy from the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager ...
 

Import sylink file in the client

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[root@kerneltalks symantec_antivirus]# ./sav manage -i /tmp/sylink.xml
Imported successfully.
 

Now, let’s look at a few errors and their possible solutions –

SAV manage server is offline
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[root@kerneltalks symantec_antivirus]# ./sav manage -s
Offline
 

This means your client is not able to communicate with the SEPM server. Make sure there is no firewall ( internal to OS like iptables or external ) is blocking the traffic. Also, you have proper proxy configurations in place. If its internal server make sure you excluded it from proxy as no_proxy hosts.

Refer SEP communication ports here which will help you drill down communication issues.

LiveUpdate fails

Best way to troubleshoot LiveUpdate issues is to go through the log file /opt/Symantec/LiveUpdate/Logs/lux.log. It has a descriptive message about the error which helps to quickly drill down to the problem.

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[[email protected] symantec_antivirus]# ./sav liveupdate -u
sep::lux::Cseplux: Failed to run session, error code: 0x80010830
Live update session failed. Please enable debug logging for more information
Unable to perform update
 

Or error logged in lux.log file as below –

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Result Message: FAIL - failed to select server
Status Message: Server was not selected
 

The client is unable to reach the LiveUpdate server or LiveUpdate Administrator i.e. LUA. Again same troubleshooting steps as above.

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