- Running the SylinkDrop tool

- Legal notice

## Running the SylinkDrop tool

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The SylinkDrop tool replaces the sylink.xml file on the targeted client computer. You first export the sylink.xml file from Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager and then import it in the client computer using SylinkDrop.exe.

You use the SylinkDrop tool for the following reasons:

- Converting an unmanaged client to a managed client.

- Restoring the communication settings between the client and the management server.

- Restoring the communication breakages to the client that cannot be corrected on the management server.

- Migrating or moving clients from an old domain or management server to a new domain or management server.

For information on how to export and import the Sylink.xml file, see the following articles:

Exporting the client-server communications file (Sylink.xml) manually

Restoring client-server communication settings by using the SylinkDrop tool

How to convert an unmanaged Symantec Endpoint Protection for Macintosh client to managed

Command-line options

You can use the following command-line options.

The syntax for this command is:

SylinkDrop [-silent] [-p password] [SylinkFile]

-silent | Hide user interface
-p | Use this argument if smc requires a password to stop
password | Password to stop smc
[SylinkFile] | Specifies the drive, the path, and the file name of the sylink.xml file

The return values are:

1 | The user aborted the program
0 | Successfully replaced Sylink file
-1 | Error replacing Sylink file
-2 | Unrecognized argument

## Legal notice

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Documentation version: 3

This document was last updated on: February 18, 2020

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