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Manual Update Sophos Endpoint - Missing ALUPDATE.EXE

Mike Lamb

I am looking for information for a command line to update Sophos endpoint.  According to this link  and this link it provides the guidance for the command line. 

Alupdate.exe file doesn't exists in the directory  for Window 64-bit: ( C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate )

 Has the file changed with the new version or am I missing this file?  Is there an alternative to trigger a manual update?

Thanks



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    This has always been the same. Is AutpUpdate installed OK?  Does the AutoUpdate service exist?  Where is that installed to?

    powershell -command $(New-Object -comObject "ActiveLinkClient.ClientUpdate.1").UpdateNow(1,1)

    Should do it.

    Where: "ActiveLinkClient.ClientUpdate.1" is provided by the AutoUpdate service - "C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALsvc.exe"

    This command will cause the service (alsvc.exe) to launch:

    On-prem:
    Alupdate.exe from C:\ProgramData\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Cache\sophos_autoupdate1.dir\
    Rather than the installed file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Alupdate.exe

    Central:
    SophosUpdate.exe from C:\ProgramData\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Cache\sophos_autoupdate1.dir\
    Rather than the installed file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\SophosUpdate.exe

    This way AutoUpdate can update AutoUpdate.

    Regards

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    This has always been the same. Is AutpUpdate installed OK?  Does the AutoUpdate service exist?  Where is that installed to?

    powershell -command $(New-Object -comObject "ActiveLinkClient.ClientUpdate.1").UpdateNow(1,1)

    Should do it.

    Where: "ActiveLinkClient.ClientUpdate.1" is provided by the AutoUpdate service - "C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALsvc.exe"

    This command will cause the service (alsvc.exe) to launch:

    On-prem:
    Alupdate.exe from C:\ProgramData\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Cache\sophos_autoupdate1.dir\
    Rather than the installed file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Alupdate.exe

    Central:
    SophosUpdate.exe from C:\ProgramData\Sophos\AutoUpdate\Cache\sophos_autoupdate1.dir\
    Rather than the installed file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\AutoUpdate\SophosUpdate.exe

    This way AutoUpdate can update AutoUpdate.

    Regards

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