1spacecmd(1) spacecmd(1)
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6 spacecmd - a command-line interface to Spacewalk and Satellite servers
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9 spacecmd [options] [command]
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12 spacecmd is a command-line interface to Spacewalk and Satellite servers.
13 It is written in Python and uses the XML-RPC API provided by the server.
14 Nearly all aspects of the Satellite can be managed by spacecmd. These
15 include managing systems, software channels, configuration channels,
16 activation keys, Kickstarts and users.
17 spacecmd can be run as an interactive shell by running it without a
19 command. It can also run a single command by passing the command
20 and the required arguments on the command line.
21 Run 'spacecmd help' to list the actions that are availble.
23 Run 'spacecmd -- <command> --help' to get help for a particular command.
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27 When running spacecmd non-interactively, you must take care to escape
28 arguments passed to the spacecmd functions. This involves putting a '--'
29 before the command starts so that the arguments to the function are not
30 treated as global arguments to spacecmd. You must also escape any quotes
31 that you pass to the functions so that the shell does not interpret them.
32 Example:
34 spacecmd -s server1 -- softwarechannel_create -n \'My Channel\' \
35 -l channel1 \
36 -a x86_64
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39 -u USERNAME, --username=USERNAME
40 use this username to connect to the server
41 -p PASSWORD, --password=PASSWORD
43 use this password to connect to the server
44 -s SERVER, --server=SERVER
46 connect to this server [default: localhost]
47 --nossl
49 use HTTP instead of HTTPS
50 --nohistory
52 do not store command history
53 -y, --yes
55 answer yes for all questions
56 -q, --quiet
58 print only error messages
59 -d, --debug
61 print debug messages
62 -h, --help
64 show this help message and exit
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67 Configuration files are loaded from /etc/spacecmd.conf and ~/.spacecmd/config.
68 The default section is [spacecmd]. It can then be overridden with server
69 specific sections. Command-line arguments always override options in the
70 configuration files.
71 [spacecmd]
73 server=localhost
74 username=admin
75 password=redhat
76 nossl=0
77 [satellite.example.com]
79 username=joe
80 password=secret
81 nossl=1
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84 Make temporary groups on-the-fly
85 spacecmd> ssm_add search:driver:bnx2
86 Systems Selected: 111
87 spacecmd> ssm_add search:device:vmware
89 Systems Selected: 285
90 spacecmd> ssm_add search:hostname:external.example.com
92 Systems Selected: 16
93 Add and remove packages from the commandline
96 [user@sat]$ spacecmd -y system_installpackage www* mod_python
97 Scheduled 6 system(s)
98 [user@sat]$ spacecmd -y system_removepackage wiki02 mod_perl
100 Scheduled 1 system(s)
101 Schedule reboots from the commandline
104 [user@sat]$ spacecmd -y -- system_reboot ldap* -s +6h
105 Start Time: 20160106T07:01:00
107 Systems
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110 ldap01
111 ldap02
112 ldap03
113 [user@sat]$ spacecmd -y system_reboot www01
115 Start Time: 20160106T02:01:00
117 Systems
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120 www01
121 Apply errata from the command line
125 [user@sat]$ spacecmd -y errata_apply RHSA-2010:0423
126 Scheduled 42 system(s)
127 [user@sat]$ spacecmd -y system_applyerrata group:web_servers RHSA-2010:0040
129 Scheduled 16 system(s)
130 Quickly generate reports
133 spacecmd> system_listerrata ldap03
134 System: ldap03
135 Security Errata:
137 RHSA-2010:0458 Moderate: perl security update 6/7/10
138 RHSA-2010:0449 Moderate: rhn-client-tools security update 6/1/10
139 RHSA-2010:0423 Important: krb5 security update 5/18/10
140 spacecmd> report_errata
142 # Systems Errata
143 --------- ------
144 CLA-2010:0474 88
145 CLA-2010:0475 6
146 CLA-2010:0488 183
147 CLA-2010:0490 273
148 CLA-2010:0500 4
149 CLA-2010:0501 5
150 RHBA-2010:0402 1
151 RHSA-2010:0474 2
152 RHSA-2010:0488 1
153 RHSA-2010:0490 5
154 spacecmd> report_outofdatesystems
156 System Packages
157 ------ --------
158 monkey 310
159 shark 63
160 hedgehog 39
161 pomeranian 4
162 spacecmd> report_ipaddresses
164 System Hostname IP
165 ------ -------- --
166 dns01 dns01.dmz.example.com 192.168.254.53
167 www01 www01.dmz.example.com 192.168.254.80
168 ztest ztest.test.example.com 192.168.42.111
169 spacecmd> report_kernels
171 System Kernel
172 ------ ------
173 system01 2.6.9-89.0.25.ELsmp
174 system02 2.6.9-89.0.3.ELsmp
175 system03 2.6.9-89.0.26.ELsmp
176 Tab completion of everything
179 spacecmd> system_installpackage ssm vmware-tools [tab]
180 vmware-tools vmware-tools-kmod
181 vmware-tools-common vmware-tools-nox
182 Easily view system information
185 spacecmd> system_details www01.example.com
186 Name: www01.example.com
187 System ID: 1000010001
188 Locked: False
189 Registered: 20100311 19:31:36
190 Last Checkin: 20100621 18:31:53
191 OSA Status: online
192 Hostname: www01.example.com
194 IP Address: 192.168.1.80
195 Kernel: 2.6.18-164.el5
196 Software Channels:
198 custom-rhel-i386-server-5
199 |-- custom-extras-i386-rhel5
200 |-- clone-rhn-tools-rhel-i386-server-5
201 Configuration Channels:
203 sudoers
204 base
205 base-rhel5
206 Entitlements:
208 Management
209 Provisioning
210 System Groups:
212 all_linux_systems
213 all_linux_VMs
214 rhel5-i386
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217 Please report any bugs to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/ under the "spacecmd"
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221 https://github.com/spacewalkproject/spacewalk/wiki/spacecmd
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224 spacecmd was written by Aron Parsons <aronparsons@gmail.com>
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