Running, stopping, and viewing the current state of the application

To start, stop, or view the current status of Kaspersky Endpoint Agent application using the command line interface:

On the workstation, run the command line interpreter (for example, Command Prompt cmd.exe) under the local administrator user account.
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.

Run the following command and press ENTER:

agent.exe --product=<start|stop|state> [--pwd=<current user password>]

Command options for starting, stopping, and viewing the current status of Kaspersky Endpoint Agent

Parameter

Description

--product=<start|stop|state>

Allows starting, stopping, and viewing the current status of the application.

--product=<start> starts the application.
--product=<stop> stops the application.
If password protection is configured for the application, you must enter a password to run the --product=<stop> command.
--product=<state> displays the current status of the application: started or stopped.

--pwd=<current user password>

Lets you enter the password of the user account that is used to run the command.

Return codes of the --product=<start|stop|state> command:

-1 – command not supported.
0 – command executed successfully.
1 – mandatory argument missing.
2 – general error.
4 – syntax error.
9 – incorrect operation (for example, attempt to run --product=start if the application is already started).
8 – access rights error.