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CA ControlMinder Watchdog Service

Valid on Windows

The watchdog monitors the file information and digital signatures of programs that are defined in the database as trusted programs. Monitoring is performed in the background with a minimal load on the system. The CA ControlMinder agent service automatically starts the watchdog service.

The watchdog service performs the following functions:

You can run CA ControlMinder watchdog service from a command-prompt window. This command has the following format:

seoswd [start|remove|debug]
Start

Specifies to start the CA ControlMinder watchdog service

Remove

Specifies to remove the CA ControlMinder watchdog service from the operating system

Debug

Specifies to run the CA ControlMinder watchdog service as a console for debugging purposes