Skip to main content

FileWave Client Status Check: How to ask the client what it is doing on macOS and Windows

What

Use fwcld -s to ask the FileWave Client what it is currently doing on macOS or Windows. This is useful when you have local access to a device and need a quick status check without waiting for server-side inventory or logs.

When/Why

The command shows client status, Filesets in inventory, Filesets not meeting requirements, and the current worklist.

You might find this feature beneficial when:

  • You are diagnosing why a Fileset or profile is not applying as expected.

  • The FileWave Client appears stuck and you want to see its current worklist.

How

Run the command on the device you want to check:

macOS

  1. Open the Terminal application on the macOS device.

  2. Run: /usr/local/sbin/FileWave.app/Contents/MacOS/fwcld -s

Windows

  1. Open the Command Prompt on the Windows device.

  2. On current Windows clients, run: "C:\Program Files\FileWave\client\fwcld.exe" -s

After running the command, you will see output similar to the historical example below. Its macOS, application, and Client versions illustrate the output format; they are not current deployment recommendations:

**************************
**FileWave Client Status**
**************************
User ID: 11354
Current Model Number: 660

Filesets in Inventory:

1. Fileset Mac MDM OS Update - macOS Monterey 12.6.3 12.6.3, revision ID 10148, ID 10148, revision ID 10148, version 1 - Apple MDM OS Update is not supported (0)
2. Fileset Mac MDM OS Update - Safari 16.3, revision ID 10149, ID 10149, revision ID 10149, version 1 - Apple MDM OS Update is not supported (0)
3. Fileset FileWave_macOS_Client_14.10.2_df52a47c77, revision ID 10169, ID 10169, revision ID 10169, version 1 - Active (0)
4. Fileset Profile - TeamViewerHost Allow Standard User, revision ID 10173, ID 10173, revision ID 10173, version 1 - Handled via MDM (0)
5. Fileset Profile - Microsoft  Defender - Kernel Extension, revision ID 10190, ID 10190, revision ID 10190, version 1 - Handled via MDM (0)
6. Fileset Profile - Microsoft Defender - Notifications, revision ID 10191, ID 10191, revision ID 10191, version 1 - Handled via MDM (0)
7. Fileset Profile - Microsoft Defender - Web Content Filter, revision ID 10192, ID 10192, revision ID 10192, version 1 - Handled via MDM (0)
8. Fileset Profile - Microsoft Defender - TCC, revision ID 10193, ID 10193, revision ID 10193, version 1 - Handled via MDM (0)
9. Fileset Profile - Microsoft Defender - Data Acceptance, revision ID 10194, ID 10194, revision ID 10194, version 1 - Handled via MDM (0)
10. Fileset Profile - Microsoft  Defender - System Extension, revision ID 10195, ID 10195, revision ID 10195, version 1 - Handled via MDM (0)
11. Fileset Profile - Microsoft  - Background Service, revision ID 10196, ID 10196, revision ID 10196, version 1 - Handled via MDM (0)
12. Fileset MS Defender macOS, revision ID 10197, ID 10197, revision ID 10197, version 1 - Active (0)
Filesets not meeting requirements:


Worklist:

The output provides the following information:

  • User ID (the FileWave device ID) and Current Model Number

  • Filesets currently in the device's inventory, including their status

  • Filesets not meeting requirements

  • Current worklist

Use this output as a snapshot of the local FileWave Client, not proof that every assigned item has installed successfully. An empty Worklist does not establish the outcome of a profile listed as Handled via MDM. For an Apple MDM-enrolled device, open its FileWave Anywhere Device Detail view and check Command History for the relevant Install Profile command and any reported error. For native Client processing, use the Fileset status and the Client or installer logs listed below to investigate the affected item.

Related Content

No comments to display