Administrator Guide

Table 1. Client Tool Commands (continued)
Command Purpose Syntax Results
With the client tool
you can activate a
different local user
than the one logged
in and associate the
domain credentials
with that user.
client -a <user to activate*> <domainUser>
<domainPassword>
If you use the No Auth User List policy to
create classes of users that do not get
activated to the Dell Server, optionally, you
can use the client tool to specify a different
local account than the one logged in. See No
Auth User List policy in step 3.
Activate
temporarily
Activates a Mac
client without
leaving a footprint.
-at domainAccount domainPassword
-at localAccount* domainAccount
domainPassword
Disk Request the status
of the disk
-d Disk status displays,
including the disk's ID,
encryption status, and
policies
If empty braces are
returned, it means no disks
are encrypted.
FileVault Change
Recovery
Cycle recovery keys
for FileVault
volumes
-fc deviceId recoveryPassphrase
-fc deviceId personalRecoveryKey
-fc deviceId pathToKeychain
keychainPassword
-fc deviceId recoveryFile
NOTE:
deviceId must be a Logical Volume UUID or
resolved to exactly one LVUUID. Often, a
mount point or devnode works.
0 = Success
7= LVUUID not found
10 = Credential failure
11 = Escrow failed
Policy Request the policies
of the Mac client
-p Policies display
Server Polls the Dell 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 Dell 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:
36 Tasks for the Encryption Client