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ERMM Command Line

Remote monitoring management is run using the command line interface. The default ESET Endpoint Antivirus installation contains the file ermm.exe located in the Endpoint application within the directory c:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Security.

Run the Command Prompt (cmd.exe) as an Administrator and navigate to the mentioned path (to open Command Prompt, press Windows button + R on your keyboard, type cmd into the Run window and press Enter).

The command syntax is: ermm context command [options]

The log parameters are case sensitive.

ermm

ermm.exe uses three basic contexts: Get, Start and Set. In the table below you can find examples of commands syntax. Click the link in the Command column to see the further options, parameters, and usage examples. After successful execution of command, the output part (result) will be displayed. To see an input part, add parameter --debug at the of the command.

Context

Command

Description

get

 

Get information about products


application-info

Get information about product


license-info

Get information about license


protection-status

Get protection status


logs

Get logs


scan-info

Get information about running scan


configuration

Get product configuration


update-status

Get information about update


activation-status

Get information about last activation

start

 

Start task


scan

Start on demand scan


activation

Start activation of product


deactivation

Start deactivation of product


update

Start update of product

set

 

Set options for product


configuration

Set configuration to product

In the output result of every command, the first information displayed is result ID. To understand better the result information, check the table of IDs below.

Error ID

Error

Description

0

Success

 

1

Command node not present

"Command" node not present in input json

2

Command not supported

Specific command is not supported

3

General error executing the command

Error during execution of command

4

Task already running

Requested task is already running and has not been started

5

Invalid parameter for command

Bad user input

6

Command not executed because it's disabled

RMM is not enabled in advanced settings or started as an administrator