Free CheckPoint 156-587 R81.20 Actual Exam Questions - Question 7 Discussion

Question No. 7
You do not see logs in the SMS. When you login on the SMS shell and run cpwd_admin list you notice
that the RFL process is with status T. What command can you run to try to resolve it?
Select one option, then reveal solution.
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Mark N.
2026-02-21

B tbh, I’d rule out C and D right away since smartlog_server commands and those typos don’t look relevant here. Between A and B, evstart and evstop might deal with event handling, which sometimes ties into logging issues. Even though RFL is stuck, restarting event services could reset dependencies and indirectly fix the problem without messing directly with RFL processes. Worth a shot if A doesn’t work or if you want to avoid restarting the main RFL process right away.

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Ryan K.
2026-02-15

Good catch on the typo in D; doesn’t seem like valid commands. A looks clean and matches usual syntax for restarting stuck processes. Ryan K. A

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Irfan E.
2026-02-14

Makes sense to focus on the exact process stuck, so restarting RFL with A seems more targeted than messing with smartlog_server. A

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Jason F.
2026-02-13

D imo, since the commands match the RFL process name more closely than A’s typo version.

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Bilal L.
2026-02-12

Maybe A. Since the RFL process is stuck with status T, stopping and starting it again seems like the straightforward fix here. The other options don’t directly target the RFL.

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Bilal L.
2026-02-02

A imo, since the RFL process shows status T, restarting it with RFLstop and RFLstart makes the most sense to try fixing that specific process hanging.

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Mohammad V.
2026-01-23

I’m on the same page with not choosing D because of the typo—it’s probably a trick. The RFL process stuck in status T definitely points to needing to restart it properly, so A sounds right. The other options don’t seem related to RFL at all, so I’d say go with A.

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John K.
2026-01-22

A, since the question mentions RFL status T, stopping and starting RFL makes sense.

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Paul Z.
2026-01-17

Option A makes sense since you want to restart the RFL process properly.

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Paul Z.
2026-01-17

This one's tricky 'cause of that typo with "rflsop" in option D. Seems like A is the proper command to restart RFL process. So I'll go with A.

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