Appendix D. Command options for insights-client
You can use the settings in the /etc/insights-client/insights-client.conf
configuration file to change how the Insights client operates on your system.
D.1. Options for the Insights client configuration file
When the configuration file and the CLI have similar options, the CLI option is executed when you enter the insights-client
command. When the scheduler runs the client, the configuration file options are executed.
You must enter the choices exactly as shown. True
and False
use initial capital letters.
To enable an option in the configuration file, remove the #
as the first character of the line and provide a value for the option. The changes take effect either at the next scheduled run, or when you enter the insights-client
command.
Option | Description |
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[insights-client] | Required first line of the configuration file, even if you specify a different location or name for the client configuration file. |
#loglevel=DEBUG |
Change the log level. Options are: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL. The default is DEBUG. The default log file location is |
#auto_config=True |
Attempt to auto configure with Satellite server. Values can be Note
When |
#authmethod=CERT | Set the authentication method. Valid option is CERT. The default value is CERT. |
#username= |
|
#password= |
|
#base_url=cert-api.access.redhat.com:443/r/insights | Base URL for the API. |
#proxy= | URL for your proxy. Example: http://user:pass@192.168.100.50:8080 |
#auto_update=True |
Automatically update the dynamic configuration. The default is |
#obfuscate=False |
Obfuscate IPv4 addresses. The default is |
#obfuscate_hostname=False |
Obfuscate hostname. You must set |
#display_name= |
Display name for registration. The default is to use |
#cmd_timeout=120 | Timeout for commands run during collection, in seconds. The command processes are terminated when the timeout value is hit. |
#http_timeout=120 | Timeout for HTTP calls, in seconds |
#remove_file=/etc/insights-client/remove.conf | Location of redaction file Insights client may prevent processes from initializing real-time scheduling. |