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Which command in CLI session is used to check status of Check Point processes on Harmony Endpoint Management server?
The correct answer is A. cpwd_admin list. The command cpwd_admin list is used in the CLI session to check the status of Check Point processes on the Harmony Endpoint Management server. This command lists the processes managed by the Check Point Watchdog (cpwd), helping administrators monitor the health and status of…
Question
Which command in CLI session is used to check status of Check Point processes on Harmony Endpoint Management server?
Options
- Acpwd_admin list
- Bps -aux | grep EPM
- Cshow mgmt. server state
- Dcpwd state
How the community answered
(34 responses)- A88% (30)
- B6% (2)
- C3% (1)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
The command cpwd_admin list is used in the CLI session to check the status of Check Point processes on the Harmony Endpoint Management server. This command lists the processes managed by the Check Point Watchdog (cpwd), helping administrators monitor the health and status of various services running on the management server.
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Samuel O.Jun 26, 2026cpwd_admin list is the right call here. That command queries the Check Point watchdog daemon directly, which is what actually manages and monitors CP processes on the management server, Harmony Endpoint included. The watchdog is responsible for starting, stopping, and restarting those processes, so cpwd_admin list gives you the authoritative status of everything it is tracking, including whether processes are up, down, or in a restart loop. The other options are either Linux generic tools that lack CP context or commands that do not exist in the Check Point CLI as written.
Luis F.Jun 29, 2026Solid breakdown Samuel, just worth noting that on some older R80 builds cpwd_admin list can miss processes that moved under the CPUSE framework, so pairing it with cpuse status or cpprod_util CPPROD_GetValue gives you a more complete picture.
Luis F.Jun 25, 2026I honestly first guessed C because "show mgmt. server state" sounded like exactly the kind of command Check Point would use for that, but then I remembered that cpwd_admin is the Check Point Watchdog daemon tool and "cpwd_admin list" is the actual standard command for listing and checking the status of all CP processes on the server. Burned that one into my brain after getting it wrong on a practice set last week.
Samuel O.Jun 28, 2026cpwd_admin list is the right anchor to burn in, though it helps to pair it with "cpstat os" so you have a separate hammer for system-level resource checks when the exam starts mixing those two concepts together.
Yusuf A.Jun 26, 2026Saw this exact one on my exam, cpwd_admin list shows all CP watchdog processes running.