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Coexistence with Other Products

When installing CA ControlMinder, consider the issue of CA ControlMinder coexistence with other programs on the computer.

CA ControlMinder runs in an environment alongside other programs, for example, CA Antivirus. This can lead to collisions between CA ControlMinder and the programs running on the local computer. To this end, the coexistence utility (eACoexist.exe) runs during CA ControlMinder installation to detect programs on the local computer that can cause a conflict. The utility uses a plug-in (binary module) for each coexisting program CA ControlMinder supports. If a program CA ControlMinder detects is trusted, CA ControlMinder registers the program by creating a SPECIALPGM rule. This SPECIALPGM rule determines the access to this program and makes sure that CA ControlMinder bypasses it when granting access.

Note: For more information about the eACoexist utility and the supported plug-ins, see the Reference Guide.

Example: Trusted Program Rules for Dr Watson

This example shows you the trusted program rules the coexistence utility can create for the Dr Watson application if it discovers it on the same computer as CA ControlMinder. These rules are as follows on a computer with a default Windows 2000 Server installation:

editres SPECIALPGM ('C:\WINNT\system32\DRWTSN32.EXE') pgmtype(DCM)
editres PROGRAM ('C:\WINNT\system32\DRWTSN32.EXE') owner(nobody) defacc(x) trust

More information:

eACoexist Utility—Detect and Register Coexisting Trusted Programs