ness-dlp

Data loss prevention (DLP) agent.

Commands are run by name (the installer adds the binaries to PATH). On Windows, run them in PowerShell as administrator (recommended; required where marked "Yes"). On macOS and Linux, with sudo.

Windows

Argument	Description	Example	Requires admin
--doctor	DLP health check.	ness-dlp --doctor	Recommended
--sync	Syncs the policy with the NESS server.	ness-dlp --sync	Recommended
--group-policy	Shows the device group and applied policies. Alias: --policy.	ness-dlp --group-policy	Recommended
--install	Installs the DLP service.	ness-dlp --install	Yes
--uninstall	Uninstalls the DLP service.	ness-dlp --uninstall	Yes

macOS

Argument	Description	Example	Requires admin
--install	Installs the DLP service.	sudo ness-dlp --install	Yes (sudo)
--uninstall	Uninstalls the DLP service.	sudo ness-dlp --uninstall	Yes (sudo)
--doctor	DLP health check.	sudo ness-dlp --doctor	Yes (sudo)
--trigger	Sends data to the NESS cloud immediately.	sudo ness-dlp --trigger	Yes (sudo)
--scan-path <ruta>	Scans a path for sensitive data.	sudo ness-dlp --scan-path ~/Documents	Yes (sudo)
--version	Shows the version.	ness-dlp --version	Yes (sudo)

Linux

Argument	Description	Example	Requires admin
--install	Installs the DLP service.	sudo ness-dlp --install	Yes (sudo)
--uninstall	Uninstalls the DLP service.	sudo ness-dlp --uninstall	Yes (sudo)
--doctor	DLP health check.	sudo ness-dlp --doctor	Yes (sudo)
--sync	Syncs the policy with the NESS server.	sudo ness-dlp --sync	Yes (sudo)
--version	Shows the version.	ness-dlp --version	Yes (sudo)

Source

Agent binaries help (--help) on Windows, macOS and Linux; NESS confirmations (Oct-2026).