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Run a DAT update task

  • Published on Sep 13, 2026
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Run the DAT update task immediately.

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

  2. Navigate to the directory.

    cd /opt/McAfee/ens/tp/bin

  3. View the tasks list to identify the index number of your DAT update task.

    ./mfetpcli --listtasks

  4. Run the DAT update task.

    ./mfetpcli --runtask --index <index_number>.

Example to run a DAT update task

If the index number of your DAT update task is 3, you must run the command.

./mfetpcli --runtask --index 3



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