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DisableManagementWatchDog Method—Reads or sets the Enabled State of the SiteMinder Management Watchdog

The DisableManagementWatchdog method reads or sets the enabled state of the SiteMinder Management Watchdog.

Note: The watchdog is used internally and should not be disabled.

Syntax

The DisableManagementWatchdog method has the following format:

Netegrity::PolicyMgtAPI‑>DisableManagementWatchDog([watchDogFlag])

Parameters

The DisableManagementWatchdog method accepts the following parameter:

watchDogFlag (int)

(Optional) Specifies the value of the flag to set:

• 0 to enable the WatchDog
• 1 to disable the WatchDog

Return Value

The DisableManagementWatchdog method returns one of the following values:

• The existing enabled state (0 or 1) if no argument is specified.
• The new enabled state if a flag value is passed to the method.

Remarks

The default state is enabled. The enabled state reverts to the default at the start of each new session.

Attempting to set the enabled state has no effect after PolicyMgtAPI‑>CreateSession is called.