Script Commands for Android Plus Devices

Halts the installation of a package and forces the installation status in the SOTI MobiControl console to report "Failed" when used in a SOTI MobiControl pre-install script.

See Using Package Studio for more information.

Retrieves the current agent mode (user or administrator) of a device with lockdown mode applied and displays it in the Logs section of the Device Information panel.

Prevents the device user from uninstalling an application that was installed using packages.

Where bundleID is the bundle id of the application whose uninstallation you want to prevent.

Example

To prevent the device user from uninstalling the Google Photos app:

afw_prevent_uninstall com.google.android.apps.photos enable

Sets the default response for future runtime permission requests by the SOTI MobiControl device agent.

Where

• prompt prompts the device user for all permissions
• grant automatically grants all permissions that an application requires
• deny automatically denies all permissions that an application requires
• clear resets the policy to the agent define default state

Applies blacklist rules. This command supports a limited set of parameters.

Where

• -s clears application run control rules
• -b adds an application to the blacklist
• -w adds an application to the whitelist
• containerID is the ID of the application

Example

To add the Facebook app to the blacklist:

appcontrol -b com.facebook.appmanager

Specifies if an application should adhere to the battery optimization restrictions.

Example

To add an application to the Battery Optimization whitelist (app will ignore battery optimization restrictions):

batteryoptimize disable com.microsoft.office.outlook

To remove an application from the Battery Optimization whitelist (app will follow battery optimization restrictions):

batteryoptimize allow com.microsoft.office.outlook

Deletes a certificate on the device.

Where

• IssuerName is the common name of the certificate issuer
• SerialNumber is the serial number of the certificate
• storage is the type of storage into which to import the certificate

Example

To delete a certificate issued by apache.org:

certdelete -issuer "*.apache.org" -sn 00A03DB42A7841AFF5

Imports a user-specified certificate of X.509 type, which could be either DER or Base64 encoded.

Where

• filepath is the relative or absolute path of the certificate (.cer) file to import.
• certificate_type is either CERT or PKCS12
• -pwd "password" -itype "install_type" -storage "storage_type" are optional arguments and do not need to be included in the script
• "password" is a string with the pfx password
• "install_type" is either silent (default) or ui
• storage is the storage location into which to import the certificate. MY, the only supported alternative option, installs the certificate in a keystore only usable from SOTI MobiControl. It's recommended to omit the -storage argument

Example

To import a certificate test.cer into current user storage:

certimport -cert "test.cer" -ctype CERT

Prompts the device agent to attempt to connect to the deployment server.

Where -f forces the device agent to connect regardless of configuration or setup settings.

Example

To connect to the deployment server regardless of configuration or setup settings:

connect -f

Copies one or more files to another location.

On Windows Mobile/CE and Desktop Classic devices, files can be copied between desktop computers and mobile devices.

On Android devices, files can only be copied locally.

Example

To copy all files with the extension .txt from the C:\ to the temp directory on the device:

C:\tempt\*.txt 1:\temp

Deletes one or more files.

Example

To delete example.txt in the current directory:

del example.txt

To delete all files with the extension .tmp in the current directory and its subfolders:

del *.tmp

Renames a device.

If the name contains spaces, use quotation marks

Example

To change the name of a device to Apricot Candy:

devrename "Apricot Candy"

Disconnects the device from the SOTI MobiControl deployment server.

Adds or removes the Samsung ELM agent to/from Android Doze Mode whitelist, enabling the agent to circumvent battery optimizations that limit connectivity between the agent and the deployment server.

Available on Samsung devices running Android 6.0 or later and Knox Standard SDK 5.7 or later.

Example

To add ELM agent to whitelist:

elm_awaken 1

To remove ELM agent from whitelist:

elm_awaken 0

Allows a system application on the device to be used in the Android Enterprise container.

Example

To add Google Chrome to the Android Enterprise container:

enable_system_app com.android.chrome

Finishes the current script without processing the rest of the package and reports package installation as successful to the deployment server. This is useful particularly in packages that involve wiping a device. This script command can be used to skip reinstalling the package but still report back as successfully installed to the deployment server.

If a hard reset is initiated from a package's post-install script, the entire package will reinstall after the reset. A check can be included in the pre-install script that determines whether the package's files have already been installed.

Example

"1:\PersistentStorage\subfolder" finishpkg

For platforms that support the if command, you use finishpkg conditionally: If a package's post-install script contains:

md "1:\PersistentStorage\subfolder"reset /w

then the pre-install script could contain a check to prevent the package from being reinstalled endlessly:

if exist "1:\PersistentStorage\subfolder" finishpkg

Switches the SOTI MobiControl service between foreground and background modes. While running in foreground mode the SOTI MobiControl process receives high priority and is not killed by the system.

While the service is running in foreground mode, a SOTI MobiControl icon is displayed in the notification area of the device.

Example

To enable foregroundmode

foreground enable

Copies a file or directory from an ftp server.

Where

• get copies a file on the ftp server to the local computer
• wget copies a file on the local computer to the ftp server
• -r specifies recursive
• -o specifies to override existing files

Example

To copy a file from ftp to local SD card on the device:

ftp get -o

To copy a folder from the device to ftp server:

ftp wget -o -r ftp:://user:password@server/folder %sdcard%www

Identifies the current top activity on the device.

Identifies the signature of a package and displays it in the device ADB logs.

Example

identify_package_certificate com.my.helloworld

Displays the configuration of the network interfaces on the SOTI MobiControl console.

Where if no interfaceName is provided, then all is used as the default and lists all interfaces.

Use -i with all to display the interface names only.

Example

To list all interface names:

ifconfig all -i

To show the configuration of eth0 interface

ifconfig eth0

Installs an application on the device.

Where appInstallerPath is the full path to the application installer file on the device

Example

To install the Gmail app located on an sd card:

install /mnt/sdcard/Gmail.apk

Installs a system update from the specified file.

Example

To install a system update from a file on an SD card:

install_system_update /sdcard/et1.zip

install_system_update /storage/sdcard0/et1.zip

Installs a SOTI MobiControl package built using Package Studio.

Example

To install a package from the %tmp% folder:

installpackage %tmp%package1.pcg now

Lists the IP addresses of the device.

Terminates a process that is currently running on the device.

Requires

• Android Classic
• Android Enterprise
  • Agent: 14.0.0

Example

To terminate the Angry Birds game process on the device

kill_application com.rovio.angrybirds

Lists storage volume information of remote managed device. The results are displayed using a custom event on the console.

Turns the device screen off and locks device until device user enters the correct password.

Sets the orientation of the device screen while its in lockdown or kiosk mode.

Where orientation is either landscape or portrait

Example

To set the orientation of the lockdown screen to landscape:

lockdownorientation landscape

To set the orientation of the lockdown screen to portrait:

lockdownorientation portrait

Sends a customs message to the SOTI MobiControl deployment server from the device. This message appears in the Logs tab of the Device Information panel in the SOTI MobiControl console.

Where type is the type of the associated message and the options are:

• -e for Error
• -w for Warning
• -i for Information

Example

To send a notification to the SOTI MobiControl console at certain intervals during a software push:

log -i "Starting Software Push"

Initiates a Webroot scan for malware on the device.

Creates a new directory.

Example

To create a directory named "test" from the current directory:

mkdir test

To create test\test1\test2\test3 recursively:

mkdir test \test1 \test2 \test3

Submits XML configuration instructions to the MX layer of the device.

Example

mxconfig /sdcard/test.xml

Executes an xml command from the inputPath and puts the result into the outputPath.

Where

• inputPath is the path to an xml file containing configuration settings for MX XML API.
• outputPath is the path to a folder for the script execution result

Sends a script that notifies other SOTI applications about data sync. You can use it to notify lockdown applications that lockdown view synchronized.

Added in v9 to support re-enrolling a device on another SOTI MobiControl system

Where alias is a friendly name for the kiosk app.

Example

To notify kiosk about data sync:

notify kiosk or

notify net.soti.mobicontrol.lockdown net.soti.mobicontrol.lockdown.LockDownUpdateReceiver

Prompts user to change or set a password on their device by displaying a "Password Policy Pending" notification in the device agent.

Inserts a comment line in a script/batch file.

Example

To add a comment about pumpkins:

rem The pumpkins are looking great this harvest

Removes Samsung managed information for specified applications.

Performs a soft or hard reset of the device.

Where

• /S is the default option and soft resets the device. Any desktop remote control sessions will also be terminated.
• /H is used to hard reset a device running on the Windows Pocket PC or Windows CE platforms. It clears any data stored in the volatile memory. On Windows Mobile 5.0 and later devices this is equivalent to a soft reset. The real-time clock may also reset depending on the device make and model.
• /W is used to wipe data stored on the device and reset the device to factory default settings.
  Note: The wipe command is only supported on the Windows Mobile 5 operating system with AKU2 or later and newer versions of Windows Mobile.
• /E is used to wipe data stored on the device and its external storage as well as reset the device to factory default settings.
• /P is used to bypass factory reset protection. It is only supported on Android Enterprise Work Managed devices.

On Android Plus devices it is possible to specify a /delay parameter (in seconds): reset /S /delay 10

If /delay parameter is not defined, the default value is 5 seconds

Example

To soft reset a device:

reset /S

To reset an Android Plus device to its factory settings in 30 seconds:

reset /E /delay 30

Resets device password to new password.

Example

To reset current password to password12345

resetpassword password12345

Clears proxy configuration settings for the specified SSID (which should exist on the device before sending the command).

Example

To reset a proxy configuration for SSID 105:

resetwifiproxy 105

Restarts the device agent.

As of Android agent v14.3.1, the agent waits until it's idle before it restarts (generally less than 10 seconds). Add --immediately if you want to restart the agent as soon as the script is received. Earlier versions of the agent restart immediately.

Deletes a directory.

Where /S removes any subdirectories

On Android Plus and Linux devices, this command requires the /S option and will delete the specified item whether it is a directory or a file.

Example

To remove an empty directory named "test" from the current directory:

rmdir test

To remove a directory named "test" and all of its contents from the current directory:

rmdir /S test

To provide location:

rmdir /mnt/sdcard/test

Sets the zoom level in the SOTI Surf app.

Where value is a percentage that represents the level of zoom.

Example

To set the zoom level of the SOTI Surf app to 400%:

sendinfo net.soti.action.surf BROWSERZOOMLEVEL 400

Sends intent to devices.

See The sendintent Command for more information

Sends a debug report from the device agent to the SOTI ftp server.

Configures the system update policy for Android devices with work feature enabled.

Where

• policy type specifies the behavior of the update policy with the following options:
  • 0 is the default option and represents the platform's default behavior
  • 1 is Automatic. The system update installs automatically as soon as an update is available
  • 2 is Windowed. The system update is only installed automatically when the system clock is inside a daily maintenance window. If the update is not installed within 30 days, the system reverts to the default policy.
  • 3 is Postpone. The system update is postponed for 30 days. After 30 days, the system reverts to the default policy.
    Note: Rebooting the device can remove the script and unblock the system update.
• startTime is the start of the maintenance window. Only applicable on the Windowed policy type. Time
• endTime is the end of the maintenance window. Only applicable on the Windowed policy type.

If the start and end times are the same, the window includes the whole 24 hours, that is, updates can install at any time. If the start time is later than the end time, the window spans midnight.

Example

To set the system update policy as default:

set_system_update_policy 0

To set the system update policy as windowed with the maintenance window set to occur from 11 pm to 3 am:

set_system_update_policy 2 1380 180

Sets proxy configuration on device level (iptables based).

Example

setfirewallproxy 192.168.2.127 8080

Sets the device's default locale.

Enables or disables mobile data on a device.

Where 0 disables mobile data and 1 enables mobile data.

Example

To disable mobile data:

setmobiledata 0

To enable mobile data

setmobiledata 1

Enables or disables WiFi, Bluetooth, or cellular networks for the device. If the phone radio is disabled, no telephony functionalities in terms of both audio and data can occur. A phone reboot will typically re-enable the radio again.

Where

• wifi is WiFi
• bt is Bluetooth
• phone is Cellular
• 0 disables the radio
• 1 enables the radio

Example

To disable Bluetooth radio

setradioenable bt 0

To enable WiFi

setradioenable wifi 1

Sets WiFi proxy settings using a provided host and port for the specified SSID. The access point ID should exist on the device before sending this command.

Example

To set up a WiFi proxy:

setwifiproxy 105 192.168.2.127 8080

Sets WiFi proxy settings using a provided PAC file. The access point ID should exist on the device before sending this command.

Example

To set up a WiFi proxy using a PAC file:

setwifipacurl 105 https://website.com/proxy.pac

Displays a message box on the device screen.

Where

• message is the message displayed in the message box. Use quotation marks (" ") if there are spaces in the message.
• [timer] is the number of seconds until the message box disappears automatically. If you omit a timer value or add the keyword NO_TIMER, the message box will persist until the device user dismisses it.
• [type] is type of of message box. Options are:
  • 1 displays an information window with an OK button
  • 2 displays a question window with Yes and No buttons
  • 3 displays a warning window with an OK button
  • 4 displays a question window with OK and Cancel buttons
  • 5 displays an error window with an OK button
• [default button] sets the default buttons for message box types 2 (YES | NO) or 4 (OK | CANCEL)
• NOTIFY_DEVICE notifies the device user of the message, depending on the notification settings applied to the device. That is, devices set to ring, will ring, set to vibrate, will vibrate, and muted devices will have no notification. Only supported on Android Plus devices with agents 14.0.0 or later.

The return values for the showmessagebox are stored in a global variable, ShowMessageBoxReturn This variable can be used in scripts as %ShowMessageBoxReturn% to execute actions based on user response. Possible return values are IDYES, IDNO, IDOK, IDCANCEL. The value for this global variable does not change if the type is not 2 or 4.

Example

To show a simple message:

showmessagebox "This is a test message"

To provide device information using a macro:

showmessagebox "Your device's IP address is %IP%"

To set a 3 second timer to your message:

showmessagebox "This is a test message with a 3 second timer" 3

To add YES and NO buttons to your message box with no timer

showmessagebox "This is a test message with Yes/No button and no timer" NO_TIMER 2

To provide followup actions to a user response to message box:

showmessagebox "Abort the operation?" NO_TIMER 4 YES
if %ShowMessageBoxReturn% == IDYES goto Exit

Turns off the device.

Where delay is a time period in seconds.

Example

To turn off the device:

shutdown

To turn off the device in 25 seconds:

shutdown 25

Initiates sleep mode on the device for a set period. Only use this command in scripts.

Where length is in seconds

Example

To set the device to sleep for 5 seconds:

sleep 5

Initiates sleep mode on the device for a set period. Only use this command in scripts.

Where length is in milliseconds

Example

To set the device to sleep for 3.5 seconds:

sleep 3500

Starts a program on the device. When the /wait option is specified, the script processor waits for the initiated program to terminate before executing the next command in the script.

Example

To start Pocket Word and wait until it is terminated:

start /wait "\software\apps\pword.exe"

Shuts down the device. You can specify a delay (in milliseconds) before shutdown.

Example

To turn off the device in 3.5 seconds:

turnoff 3500

Removes the specified program from the device.

Where

• /w delays the uninstallation for the specified amount of time in seconds
• program is the program ID for the program you want to uninstall

Example

To remove the program Google Maps:

uninstall com.google.maps

Removes the agent from the device and clears any previously applied policies. This process can take up to 30 seconds.

Unlocks the device and dismisses the password lock screen.

Prompts Webroot to update its malware definitions.

Enables or disables WiFi mobile access point.

Where 0 disables WiFi and 1 enables WiFi

Example

To disable WiFi:

wifiapenable 0

Forces the device to drop a WiFi connection and reconnect.

Wipes application data for the specified application from the device.

Saves or deletes specified settings on a device.

See The writeprivateprofstring Command for more information.

This command has the same functionality as writeprivateprofstring except that the data that is being written is not logged.

See The writeprivateprofstring Command for more information.