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View the status of Access Protection

  • Published on Sep 13, 2026
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Print the status of Access Protection, whether it is enabled or disabled.

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

  2. Change the directory to the Threat Prevention bin directory.

    cd /opt/McAfee/ens/tp/bin

  3. Run the command:

    ./mfetpcli --getapstatus

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