Using DellCSFConfig Utility to Configure Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise for Mac

Summary: Dell provides the DellCSFConfig utility as part of the installation media to allow administrators the ability to configure the Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise for Mac product after the product has been installed on an endpoint. ...

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Symptoms

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Affected Products:

  • Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise for Mac

Dell provides the DellCSFConfig utility as part of the installation media to allow administrators the ability to make additional configuration changes for the Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise for Mac after the product has been installed on an endpoint.

The following are a list of options that can be configured with the utility:

  • Server Host Name - Name of the Dell Management Server in the environment
  • Server Host Port - Port the agent should communicate on with the server.
  • Dump Inventory to an XML file.
  • Disable the Certificate Trust Chain check.
  • Disable the signature verification of XML policies.
  • Force a server poll by the agent.
  • Change Log Verbosity

Cause

Not Applicable

Resolution

The utility is found in the Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise for Mac DMG file. The utility can be run from the DMG file that is once mounted, or it can be copied to the endpoint if wanted. The utility requires sudo rights to run.

Once the DMG has been mounted, the DellCSFConfig utility is found in the Utilities folder. Use Terminal to go to the following directory:

  1. Type: cd /Volumes/Endpoint\Security\Suite\Enterprise\ for \ Mac/Utilities and press Enter.
  2. Type: cd DellCSFConfig.app/ Contents/MacOS/ and press Enter.
  3. Type: sudo ./DellCSFConfig and press Enter.
Note: sudo credentials must be provided.

The utility outputs the current settings, without specifying any options:

Output with no options
Figure 1: (English Only) Output with no options

-help outputs the list of configuration options:

Output of -help flag
Figure 2: (English Only) Output of -help flag

The following are sample commands for the listed configuration options:

  • Server Host Name - Name of the Dell Management Server in the environment:
sudo ./DellCSFConfig -serverhost Dell_Management_Server
  • Server Host Port - Port the Agent should communicate on with the Server:
sudo ./DellCSFConfig -serverport 8888
  • Dump Inventory to an XML file:
sudo ./DellCSFConfig -dumpinventory True
  • Disable the Certificate Trust Chain check:
sudo ./DellCSFConfig -disablecerttrust True
  • Disable the signature verification of XML policies:
sudo ./DellCSFConfig -disablepolicycheck True
  • Force a server poll by the eagent:
sudo ./DellCSFConfig –pollserver
  • Change Log Verbosity:
sudo ./DellCSFConfig -logverbosity 15

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Affected Products

Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise
Article Properties
Article Number: 000123380
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 08 Sept 2023
Version:  10
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