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Add Access Protection global exclusions

  • Published on Sep 13, 2026
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Exclude processes from triggering a rule when there is a violation.

  1. Log on to the system as a user with administrator rights.

  2. Navigate to the default or custom directory. For example:

    cd /opt/McAfee/ens/tp/bin

  3. To add the exclusion:

    ./mfetpcli --setapexclusions [name1:processfile1, name2: processfile2,…]

  4. To view the list of exclusions:

    ./mfetpcli --getapexclusions

  5. To remove the process from the exclusion:

    ./mfetpcli --deleteapexclusions [name1:processfile1, name2: processfile2,…]