Check Point Security Management Servers utilize a PostgreSQL database for storing configuration data, policies, and objects. To interact with this database directly, Check Point provides a wrapper script named psqlclient. This script simplifies the connection process. The correct syntax for the command is psqlclient . For the main management database, the name is cpm, and the default administrative user is postgres. Therefore, the command psqlclient cpm postgres correctly initiates a connection to the interactive shell for the management database.

A. mysqlclient cpm postgres is incorrect because mysqlclient is used for interacting with MySQL databases, not the PostgreSQL database used by Check Point Management Servers.

B. mysql -u root is incorrect as it is a standard command to connect to a MySQL database, not the specific Check Point PostgreSQL instance.

D. psqlclient postgres cpm is incorrect because it reverses the required order of the arguments. The correct syntax requires the database name (cpm) before the username (postgres).

1. Check Point SecureKnowledge (sk100495): "How to connect to the PostgreSQL database on Security Management Server / Multi-Domain Security Management Server". This article explicitly states the command syntax.

Section: Solution

Content: "To connect to the PostgreSQL database, run this command in Expert mode: [Expert@HostName:0]# psqlclient ... Example: To connect to the main management database: [Expert@HostName:0]# psqlclient cpm postgres"

2. Check Point SecureKnowledge (sk133312): "How to run queries on PostgreSQL database on a Security Management Server". This article also demonstrates the use of the psqlclient command for database operations.

Section: Solution, Step 1

Content: "Connect to the command line on the Security Management Server... Log in to the Expert mode... Connect to the PostgreSQL database: [Expert@HostName:0]# psqlclient cpm postgres"

3. Check Point R81.10 Security Management Administration Guide: While not providing a direct command example in a single section, the guide discusses database management and frequently refers to Expert mode commands and SK articles for advanced procedures like direct database access. The use of psqlclient is an established procedure documented within the official knowledge base linked from the guide.

Chapter: Maintenance > Backing Up and Restoring

Content: The guide describes management database structures and refers to advanced procedures found in the SecureKnowledge database, which includes the psqlclient command usage.