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  • 1.  How to stop the SMC service through command line (Smc.exe -stop -p xxxxxxxx)

    Posted May 03, 2014 01:53 AM

    How to stop the SMC service through command line?

     

    tried directed to below paths.

     

    32bit: 

    C:\Program Files\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\12.1.3001.165.105\Bin

    64bit:
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\12.1.3001.165.105\Bin64

     

    and

     

    Smc.exe -stop -p xxxxxxxx

     

    but not working. smc.exe -stop is working; but with password it is not workig helpme out.



  • 2.  RE: How to stop the SMC service through command line (Smc.exe -stop -p xxxxxxxx)

    Posted May 03, 2014 01:58 AM

    did you set password to stop smc service? is tamper protection off?

    Available Command-Line Options for Smc.exe

    http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ent-security.nsf/904c88a5602c2de3882573410063493c/d02aafed7241b975802573aa0037fb30?OpenDocument


  • 3.  RE: How to stop the SMC service through command line (Smc.exe -stop -p xxxxxxxx)

    Posted May 03, 2014 02:00 AM

    it should be

    • smc [-p <password> <password></password>]-stop 
    Stops the client service and unloads it from memory. 

     

    Available Command-Line Options for Smc.exe

    http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH103048



  • 4.  RE: How to stop the SMC service through command line (Smc.exe -stop -p xxxxxxxx)

    Posted May 03, 2014 02:05 AM

    Thanks a lot Dude!!!!



  • 5.  RE: How to stop the SMC service through command line (Smc.exe -stop -p xxxxxxxx)

    Posted May 03, 2014 05:26 AM

    See below comments

    Check command on 64 bit OS

    %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\smc.exe" -p [Password] -stop

    Method:

    %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\smc.exe" -p 123 -stop

    In 32 BIt

    "%programfiles%\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\smc.exe" -p [Password] -stop

    Method:

    "%programfiles%\Symantec\Symantec Endpoint Protection\smc.exe" -p 123 -stop

     

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/sep-121-dos-commands



  • 6.  RE: How to stop the SMC service through command line (Smc.exe -stop -p xxxxxxxx)

    Posted May 03, 2014 07:08 AM

    smc -stop

    otherwise if password is present it's:

    smc -p {pass} stop