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Delete a Firewall rule

  • Published on Sep 13, 2026
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Delete a specific rule by its index number.

  1. Log on to the system as a user with administrator rights.

  2. Change the directory to the Firewall bin directory:

    /opt/McAfee/ens/fw/bin

  3. Run the command:

    ./mfefwcli --fw-rule-delete -index

    • --index — Specifies the rule number corresponding to the rule list.

    • --force — Deletes the rule without any prompt. If you don't enable this option, you are prompted to delete the rule.

    • --adaptive — Deletes the rule from the adaptive rules list.

Delete a rule

Delete a rule from the Firewall rule list

./mfefwcli --fw-rule-delete --index <index_number_of_rule_to_delete>



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