Dell Data Protection

Administrator Guide 29
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Activation as Administrator
The Client Tool offers the administrator new methods for activating the client software on a Mac computer and
examining the client software. Two methods of activation are available:
• Activation using Administrator credentials
• Temporary activation that emulates the user without leaving footprints on that computer.
Both methods can be used directly through a shell, or in a script.
WARNING: Do not activate the client software on more than five computers with the same network account. Serious security vulnerabilities
and degraded performance of your Enterprise Server/Enterprise Server - VE could result.
Prerequisites
• DDP|Enterprise Edition for Mac 8.1.3 or later must be installed on the remote computer.
• Do not activate through the client user interface prior to attempting to activate from a remote location.
Activate
Use this command to activate the client as administrator.
Example:
client -a [e-mail] password admin admin
Activate Temporarily
Use this command to activate the client without leaving footprints on the computer.
1 Open a shell or use a script to activate the client software:
client - at [e-mail] password
2 Use the Client Tool to retrieve information about the client software, its policies, disk status, user account and more. For
more information about the Client Tool, see
Appendix D: Client Tool.
NOTE: After activation, information about the client software, including policies, disk status, and user information, is also available in System
Preferences in the Dell Data Protection preferences.