Provided by: sosreport_3.5-1~ubuntu14.04.3_amd64 
NAME
sosreport - Collect and package diagnostic and support data
SYNOPSIS
sosreport
[-l|--list-plugins]
[-n|--skip-plugins plugin-names]
[-e|--enable-plugins plugin-names]
[-o|--only-plugins plugin-names]
[-a|--alloptions] [-v|--verbose]
[-k plug.opt|--plugin-option plug.opt]
[--no-report] [--config-file conf]
[--batch] [--build] [--debug]
[--name name] [--case-id id] [--ticket-number nr]
[-s|--sysroot SYSROOT]
[-c|--chroot {auto|always|never}
[--tmp-dir directory]
[-p|--profile profile-name]
[--list-profiles]
[--verify]
[--log-size]
[--all-logs]
[-z|--compression-type method]
[--experimental]
[-h|--help]
DESCRIPTION
sosreport generates an archive of configuration and diagnostic information from the
running system. The archive may be stored locally or centrally for recording or tracking
purposes or may be sent to technical support representatives, developers or system
administrators to assist with technical fault-finding and debugging.
Sos is modular in design and is able to collect data from a wide range of subsystems and
packages that may be installed. An XML or HTML report summarizing the collected
information is optionally generated and stored within the archive.
OPTIONS
-l, --list-plugins
List all available plugins and their options. Plug-ins that would not be enabled by
the current configuration are listed separately.
-n, --skip-plugins PLUGNAME[,PLUGNAME]
Disable the specified plugin(s). Multiple plug-ins may be specified by repeating
the option or as a comma-separated list.
-e, --enable-plugins PLUGNAME[,PLUGNAME]
Enable the specified plugin(s). Multiple plug-ins may be specified by repeating the
option or as a comma-separated list.
-o, --only-plugins PLUGNAME[,PLUGNAME]
Enable the specified plugin(s) only (all other plugins should be disabled).
Multiple plugins may be specified by repeating the option or as a comma-separated
list.
-k PLUGNAME.PLUGOPT[=VALUE], --plugin-option=PLUGNAME.PLUGOPT[=VALUE]
Specify plug-in options. The option PLUGOPT is enabled, or set to the specified
value in the plug-in PLUGNAME.
-a, --alloptions
Set all boolean options to True for all enabled plug-ins.
-v, --verbose
Increase logging verbosity. May be specified multiple times to enable additional
debugging messages.
-q, --quiet
Only log fatal errors to stderr.
--no-report
Disable HTML/XML report writing.
--config-file CONFIG
Specify alternate configuration file.
-s, --sysroot SYSROOT
Specify an alternate root file system path. Useful for collecting reports from
containers and images.
-c, --chroot {auto|always|never}
Set the chroot mode. When --sysroot is used commands default to executing with
SYSROOT as the root directory (unless disabled by a specific plugin). This can be
overriden by setting --chroot to "always" (always chroot) or "never" (always run in
the host namespace).
--tmp-dir DIRECTORY
Specify alternate temporary directory to copy data as well as the compressed
report.
--list-profiles
Display a list of available profiles and the plugins that they enable.
-p, --profile NAME
Only run plugins that correspond to the given profile. Multple profiles may be
specified as a comma-separated list; the set of plugins executed is the union of
each of the profile's plugin sets. Currently defined profiles include: boot,
cluster, desktop, debug, hardware, identity, network, openstack, packagemanager,
security, services, storage, sysmgmt, system, performance, virt, and webserver.
--verify
Instructs plugins to perform plugin-specific verification during data collection.
This may include package manager verification, log integrity testing or other
plugin defined behaviour. Use of --verify may cause the time taken to generate a
report to be considerably longer.
--log-size
Places a global limit on the size (in MiB) of any collected set of logs. The limit
is applied separately for each set of logs collected by any plugin.
--all-logs
Tell plugins to collect all possible log data ignoring any size limits and
including logs in non-default locations. This option may significantly increase the
size of reports.
-z, --compression-type METHOD
Override the default compression type specified by the active policy.
--batch
Generate archive without prompting for interactive input.
--name NAME
Specify a name to be used for the archive.
--case-id NUMBER
Specify a case identifier to associate with the archive. Identifiers may include
alphanumeric characters, commas and periods ('.'). Synonymous with --ticket-
number.
--ticket-number NUMBER
Specify a ticket number or other identifier to associate with the archive.
Identifiers may include alphanumeric characters, commas and periods ('.').
Synonymous with --case-id.
--build
Do not archive copied data. Causes sosreport to leave an uncompressed archive as a
temporary file or directory tree.
--debug
Enable interactive debugging using the python debugger. Exceptions in sos or plug-
in code will cause a trap to the pdb shell.
--experimental
Enable plugins marked as experimental. Experimental plugins may not have been
tested for this port or may still be under active development.
--help Display usage message.
MAINTAINER
Bryn M. Reeves <bmr@redhat.com>
AUTHORS & CONTRIBUTORS
See AUTHORS file in /usr/share/doc/sosreport.
TRANSLATIONS
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Mon Mar 25 2013 SOSREPORT(1)