Usage
apgupd [ Options ... ]
apgupd Options
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--url=URL URL for update methods
default: http://cdws.ificlaims.com
--user=s User name default: test (will fail)
--password=s Password default: test (will fail)
--noindex Don't queue up indexing
--force Force the update even if it redundant
--tmp=dir Specify temporary file storage. default=/tmp/
--pgdbname=s Specify configuration database entry
default: alexandria
--facility=s Logging facility (default=apgupd)
--noclean Do not remove temporary processing directory. Default is to clean.
NOTE: this option should only be used to debug errors
--apgupexe=s Specify non-default apgup script (used for debugging)
Default is apgup as found in PATH environment
Process Options
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--nodaemon Don't put process into background. Default is to damonize
--interval=i n-seconds between probing for new updates. Default=10
--die-on-error
Exit on error. This will terminate the process in
case of an error at any stage of the update
--help print this usage and exit
Detailed description of the arguments
General Options
| Argument | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
--url | Used for support. The web service url. This argument should only be used when specified by CLAIMS Direct support staff | http://cdws.ificlaims.com |
--user | Your CLAIMS Direct user name | test |
--password | Your CLAIMS Direct password | test |
--noindex | When set (=1), the indexing queue will not be populated. | N/A |
--force | If a load-id has been previously processed, default behavior is to skip it. A value (=1) forces the load to be processed. | N/A |
--tmp | The temporary processing location. The update packages will be downloaded to this area, unpacked and loaded. Generally, 10-20GB is sufficient. | /tmp |
--pgdbname | The name of the configuration database entry as specified in /etc/alexandria.xml | alexandria |
--facility | Logging facility. Changing from the default value assumes a logger has been defined in /etc/alexandria-log.conf | apgupd |
--noclean | Used for debugging. When specified (=1), the downloaded package and temporary directory will not be removed after processing | N/A |
--apgupexe | Used for debugging. When specified, an alternative update process will be called to load and merge the package. | apgup |
Process Options
| Argument | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
--nodaemon | When specified (=1), apgupd will run in the foreground. ctrl+c can be used to cancel it | N/A |
--interval | The interval (in seconds) between subsequent update checks. | 10 |
--die-on-error | When specified (=1), any error at any stage of the update process will case apgupd to exit | N/A |
Daemon Execution
Starting
# all defaults $INSTALL_BASE/bin/apgupd --user=x --password=y # use a specific temporary work area $INSTALL_BASE/bin/apgupd --user=x --password=y --tmp=/some/place/with/fast/disk # do not background process $INSTALL_BASE/bin/apgupd --user=x --password=y --nodaemon
Pausing/Resuming/Stopping
apgupd explicity handles 3 signals: USR1, USR2, INT
# Pause the daemon kill -s USR1 <pid> # Resume processing kill -s USR2 <pid> # Stop daemon completely kill -s INT <pid>