Issue
- Stop all On-demand scans on Windows Server with ESET Shell (eShell)
- Stop all On-demand scans on Windows Server in ESET PROTECT On-Prem
Solution
Stop all On-demand scans on Windows Server with ESET Shell
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On your Windows Server system running ESET server security products, click the Start menu icon, expand the ESET folder and click ESET Shell.
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In the ESET Shell window, type one of the following commands and press Enter on your keyboard to stop all file scans:
- To stop all file scans, type
stop computer scans on-demand scan all
- To stop all email database scans in ESET Mail Security, type
stop server on-demand database-scan scan all
- To stop all file scans, type
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A notification window will open that confirms that On-demand scans are stopped.
Stop all On-demand scans in ESET PROTECT On-Prem
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Open ESET PROTECT On-Prem in your web browser and log in.
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Click Tasks → New → Client Task.
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In the Name field, type a name for your task. From the Task Category drop-down menu, select All Tasks and from the Task drop-down menu, select Run Command.
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Click Settings and in the Command line to run field, type one of the following commands and click Finish:
- To stop all file scans, type
eshell stop computer scans on-demand scan all
- To stop all email database scans in ESET Mail Security, type
eshell stop server on-demand database-scan scan all
- To stop all file scans, type
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Create a trigger and add target your Windows Server to execute the task.