Ubuntu Manpage: ocsinventory-agent - Unified client for OCS-Inventory

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NAME

       ocsinventory-agent - Unified client for OCS-Inventory

SYNOPSIS

       ocsinventory-agent [ -fhilpruw ] [ --server server | --local /tmp ]...

EXAMPLES

           % ocsinventory-agent --server localhost
           # send an inventory to the OCS server

           % ocsinventory-agent --server http://localhost/ocsinventory2
           # send an inventory over http to a server with a non standard
           # virtual directory

           % ocsinventory-agent --server https://localhost/ocsinventory
           # send an inventory over https to the OCS server

           % ocsinventory-agent --local /tmp
           # write an inventory in the /tmp directory

           % ocsinventory-agent --server localhost --user=toto --password=pw --realm="Restricted Area"
           # send a report to a server protected by a basic authentication
           % ocsinventory-agent --lazy
           # send an inventory only if the a random delay between 0 and PROLOG_FREQ had been run over.

           % ocsinventory-agent --delaytime 60 -d
           # If NO PROLOG_FREQ has been preset, pick a time between execution and --delaytime for the agent to contact the server [default is 3600 seconds]

DESCRIPTION

       ocsinventory-agent creates inventory and send or write them. This agent is the successor
       of the former linux_agent which was released with OCS 1.01 and prior. It also replaces the
       Solaris/AIX/BSD unofficial agents. The detailed list of supported Operating System is
       available in the Wiki.

       GNU/Linux
       Solaris
       FreeBSD
       NetBSD
       OpenBSD
       AIX
       MacOSX
       GNU/kFreeBSD

OPTIONS

Most of the options are available in a short form and a long form. For example, the two
lines below are all equivalent:

% ocsinventory-agent -s localhost
% ocsinventory-agent --server localhost

--backend-collect-timeout=SECONDS_BEFORE_KILL
Time before OCS kills modules processing which don't end before the timeout.

--basevardir=DIR
Indicate the place where the agent should store its files.

-d, --daemon
Launch ocsinventory-agent in background. Proc::Daemon is needed.

--debug
Turn the debug mode on.

--devlib
This option is designed for backend module developer. With it enabled, ocsinventry-
agent won't try to load the Backend module installed on the system. Instead it will
scan the ./lib directory.

--delaytime=SECONDS_TO_WAIT
This option defaults to waiting a random() time between 0 and 3600 before initially
contacting the server assuming NO PROLOG_FREQ has been set. Once PROLOG_FREQ has been
set, it uses that number at the top end of it's random setting. Useful for pre-setting
a deployed agent's initial start time (so you don't jam the server all at once, but
don't have to wait an hour to make sure the deployment worked).

-f, --force
The agent will first contact the server during the PROLOG period. If the server
doesn't know the machine or has outdated informations, it will ask for an inventory.
With this option, the agent doesn't run the PROLOG with the server first but directly
sends an inventory.

-i, --info
Turn the verbose mode on. The flag is ignored if --debug is enable.

--lazy
Do not contact the server more than one time during the PROLOG_FREQ and do an exit if
there is nothing to do. Useful if you want to start the agent script regulary from the
crontab but don't want to overload the server.

-l, --local=DIR
Write an inventory in the DIR directory. A new file will be created if needed.

--logfile=FILE
Log message in FILE and turn off STDERR

-p, --password=PASSWORD
Use PASSWORD for an HTTP identification with the server.

-P, --proxy=PROXY
Use PROXY to specify a proxy HTTP server. By default, the agent uses HTTP_PROXY
environment variable.

-r, --realm=REALM
Use REALM for an HTTP identification with the server. For example, the value can be
'Restricted Area'. You can find it in the login popup of your Internet browser.

-s, --server=URI
The uri of the server. If URI doesn't start with http:// or https://, the assume the
parameter is a hostname and rewrite it like that:

% http://servername/ocsinventory

If you want to use https or another virtual directory you need to enter the full path.

--server is ignored if --local is in use.

--stdout
Print the inventory on stdout.

% ocsinventory-agent --stdout > /tmp/report.xml
# prepare an inventory and write it in the /tmp/report.xml file.
# A file will be created.

--scan-homedirs
Authorized OCS to scan home directories to increase the Virtual Machine inventory.
WARNING: beware with user privacy by using this option because it may encounter
private data scans (even if it's not designed for !).

--tag=TAG
Mark the machine with the TAG tag. Once the initial inventory is accepted by the
server this value is ignored and you've to change the information directly on the
server. The server do so in order to centralize the administration of the machine.

-u USER, --user=USER
Use USER for the server authentication.

--version=USER
Print the version and exit.

-w DURATION, --wait=DURATION
Wait before initializing the connexion with the server. If DURATION equal server the
agent will use the PROLOG_FREQ of the server to determine the duration of this
periode. Exactly like it would had done if it was in --daemon mode. Else if duration
is a numerical value, it will be used directly.

% ocsinventory-agent --wait 5 --server localhost

--nosoftware
Do not inventory the software installed on the machine. --nosoft also works but is
deperecated.

--nolocal
Desactivate local mode even if it is set in config file or command line

CONFIG FILE

       The agent try to initialize the settings from the ocsinventory-agent.cfg config file.

       It looks for the file in these directories:

       /etc/ocsinventory
       /usr/local/etc/ocsinventory
       /etc/ocsinventory-agent

AUTHORS

       The maintainer is Guillaume PROTET <guillaume.protet@mortheres.info>

       Please read the AUTHORS, Changes and THANKS files to see who is behind OCS Inventory
       Agent.

BUGS

       Please, use the forum as much as possible. You can open your own bug tickets.  Patches are
       welcome. You can also use LaunchPad bugtracker or push your Bazaar branch on LaunchPad and
       do a merge request.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2006-2011 OCS Inventory contributors

        This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
        it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
        the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
        (at your option) any later version.

        This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
        but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
        MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
        GNU General Public License for more details.

        You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
        along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
        Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA