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HFNETCHK (Shavlik Technologies)
Network Security Hotfix Checker.
syntax hfnetchk.exe [options] options [-h hostname] NetBIOS computer name(s) to scan. default=local host. separate multiple host name entries with a comma, [-fh hostfile] The name of a file containing NetBIOS computer names to scan [-i ipaddress] The IP address of computer(s) to scan. separate multiple entries with a comma, [-fip ipfile] The name of a file containing IP addresses to scan. (Maximum 256 addresses per file) [-r range] An IP address range to be scanned, -r start_ip_address-end_ip_address [-d domainname] A domain name to scan. All computers in the domain are scanned. [-n] All computers on the local network are scanned. All computers in all domains are scanned. [-b] Scan only for `baseline critical` patches [-history level] Display explicit install history - ignoring supersedences and roll-up patches This option is not normally required [-t threads] The number of threads used to run the scan. (1 to 128). Default = 64. More threads may increase the speed of the scan. [-o output] The output format: tab = tab delimited format. wrap = word-wrapped format.(default) When scanning more than 255 hosts you must use tab output. tab is useful for redirecting the screen output to a text or spreadsheet file. [-x datasource] The XML hotfix data. An XML file name, compressed XML .cab file, or URL The default file is the Mssecure.cab file from the Microsoft Web site. Running Hfnetchk without the -x switch, the XML file Mssecure.xml is downloaded from Microsoft.com. store the XML file in the same folder as Hfnetchk.exe or host on a Web server or file server. After you download the file, you can run future scans with the -x switch [-z] Skip registry checks (file checks only) [-v] Verbose - display the reason a hotfix failed when combined with -z will display any missing files. [-s 1] Suppress NOTE warnings [-s 2] Suppress both NOTE and WARNING messages [-nosum] Skip checksum validation for the hotfix files. [-u username] The username to use when scanning a local or remote computer(s) [-p password] Password for above (sent via challenge-response authentication) [-f outfile] The name of a file to store the results. [-about] About info -? Menu of options
You can use the switches above in combination - so a single command
can scan a range of IP addresses plus a list of specific machines.
"It's completely intuitive; it just takes a few days to learn, but
then it's completely intuitive" Terry
Pratchett.
Related Commands:
Q303215
- Download HFNETCHK (plus examples)
HFNETCHK
- Microsoft HfNetChk Newsgroup.
Q296861 - Use QCHAIN
to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot.
Q310747 - System File
Checker (Sfc.exe)
Equivalent Linux BASH commands:
rpm - Remote Package Manager