Running Kaspersky Endpoint Agent database update

To start Kaspersky Endpoint Agent database update using the command line interface:

1. On the workstation, run the command line interpreter (for example, Command Prompt cmd.exe) under the local administrator user account.
2. Use the cd command to change to the directory where the agent.exe file is located.

   For example, you can type cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Endpoint Agent\" and press ENTER.

3. Run the following command and press ENTER:

   agent.exe --update=bases [--source=<addresses of user-defined database update sources separated with semicolons without spaces>|kl|ksc]

   Command options for starting Kaspersky Endpoint Agent database update

   Parameter	Description
   --update=bases	Download and apply database updates of updateable components of Kaspersky Endpoint Agent.
   --source=<addresses of user-defined database update sources>|kl|ksc]	Optional option. Allows specifying a database update source. --source=<addresses of user-defined database update sources> lets you specify a Custom HTTP or FTP servers or network folders database update source and a path to a network folder or an IP address of an FTP or HTTP server that the application will download its database updates from. You can specify multiple user-defined database update sources separated with semicolons without spaces (";"). The application loads updates from the first available database update source. If none of the addresses are available, the task completes with an error. --source=kl lets you specify a Kaspersky update servers database update source. If servers are unavailable, the task completes with an error. --source=ksc lets you specify a Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server database update source. If the Administration Server is unavailable, the task completes with an error.

Return codes of the --update=bases command:

• -1 – command not supported.
• 0 – command executed successfully.
• 1 – mandatory argument missing.
• 2 – general error.
• 4 – syntax error.
• 200 – all objects are up to date.
• 8 – access rights error.
• -206 – update files are missing in the specified database update source or their format is unrecognized.
• -209 – error connecting to the database update source.
• -232 – error connecting to the proxy server.
• -234 – error connecting to the Kaspersky Security Center.
• -236 – application databases are corrupted.

See also Configuring tracing Configuring dump creation Viewing information about Quarantine options and quarantined objects Actions with quarantined objects Managing Kaspersky Sandbox integration options Running, stopping, and viewing the current state of the application Password protecting the application Securing services of the application using the PPL technology

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