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Configure client task to control access

  • Published on Aug 26, 2026
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Use a client task to remotely set Custom Properties on client systems.

  1. Select Menu → Client Tasks → Client Task Catalog.

    Note

    For ePO - On-prem 5.9 or earlier and McAfee ePO Cloud, select Menu → Policy → Client Task Catalog.

  2. From the Client Task Types list, select Trellix Agent → Custom Properties.

  3. Click New Task, select Custom Properties as task type, then click OK.

  4. Type a name and description for the task.

  5. In Custom Properties, configure these fields as needed:

    • Set Values — Enable or disable setting custom property value through a task.

      • Overwrite client system values:

        • If enabled, a new value overwrites the existing value regardless of the value set on the client system.

        • If disabled and property is empty on the client system, a new value is set.

      • Value — A new value that needs to be set on the client system.

    • Grant one-time edit permission — Enable or disable ePO - On-prem administrator to grant one-time edit permission through a task.

      • One-time edit permission — Grant one-time permission for system administrators to edit a particular custom property on the client system.

  6. Click Save.

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