Dell Data Protection

38 Administrator Guide
* The Client tool’s account is used for the localAccount unless another is specified.
The Plist Option
The -plist option prints the results of the command with which it is combined. It follows the command and must appear
prior to its arguments to make the results print as a plist.
Examples
Library/PreferencePanes/Dell\ Data\ Protection.prefPane/Contents/Helpers/client -p -plist
To retrieve the policies from the client and print them.
Library/PreferencePanes/Dell\ Data\ Protection.prefPane/Contents/Helpers/client -at -plist localAccount domainAccount
domainPassword
To temporarily activate the client and print the result.
Library/PreferencePanes/Dell\ Data\ Protection.prefPane/Contents/Helpers/client -s ; echo$?
To poll the server for updated policies on behalf of the client and display them on-screen.
Library/PreferencePanes/Dell\ Data\ Protection.prefPane/Contents/Helpers/client -d -plist
To retrieve the client’s disk status and prints it.
Global Return Codes
No error 0
Parameter error 4
Unrecognized command 5
Socket timed out 8
Internal error 9
Server Polls the server for
updated policies on
behalf of the Mac
client
NOTE: The poll can take
several minutes to
complete.
-s 0 = Success
Any other value indicates that
either the server or Mac client
software was busy or not
responding.
Test Test the Mac client’s
activation status
-t localAccount* 0 (domainAccount) = Success
1 = Not activated
6 = User not found
User Request user
information
-u localAccount* The user’s account information
displays:
0 (account information) =
Success
6 = User not found
Version Request the Mac
client’s version
-v The version of the Mac client
displays:
Example: 8.x.x.xxxx
Client Tool Commands
Command Purpose Syntax Results