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sepmd Utility—Manage the PMDB

The sepmd utility stops and starts Policy Models and on UNIX, it also reloads configuration settings that affect the Policy Model.

Note: In Windows, unlike UNIX, sepmd does not stop or start the Policy Model service. Instead, it activates and deactivates the Policy Model.

You must have ADMIN authority in the Policy Model to use sepmd for starting or querying the Policy Model.

This command has the following format:

sepmd {-c|-e|-k|-S} pmd

sepmd -tm seconds

‑c

Clears the Policy Model error log.

‑e

Displays the Policy Model error log.

‑k

On UNIX, shuts down the Policy Model daemon safely. On Windows, it deactivates the Policy Model service.

Note: Do not use the kill command on UNIX to shut down the Policy Model daemon.

‑ri

On UNIX, it reloads the Policy Model and CA ControlMinder configuration files (pmd.ini and seos.ini respectively) while sepmdd is running. You can only use this option at intervals of one minute or more. This option checks configuration changes in the following tokens: parent_pmd, _retry_timeout_, _min_retries_, and _shutoff_time_.

On Windows it reloads Policy Model information from the registry to the hosts. Use this if you changed data and want to be sure it is sent to the host PMDBs.

‑S

On UNIX, starts the Policy Model daemon. On Windows, it activates the Policy Model service.

Use this option to start the daemon when you do not have any other commands to execute.

-tm seconds

(Windows only) Sets an initial timeout interval (in seconds) for executed request.

pmd

Specifies the name of the Policy Model.