NAME¶

insights-client.conf - Red Hat Insights client configuration

DESCRIPTION¶

The insights-client.conf file contains configuration information for insights-client, the client for the Red Hat Insights service. This file is in an INI style format, option=value, default or example values are shown below.

[insights-client]

loglevel=DEBUG

Change log level, valid options DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL.

trace=False

Log each line executed.

auto_config=True

Automatically attempt to configure connectivity to Red Hat Insights.

authmethod=BASIC

Change authentication method, valid options BASIC, CERT. Default BASIC.

username=

Username to use when authmethod is BASIC.

password=

Password to use when authmethod is BASIC.

base_url=cert-api.access.redhat.com:443/r/insights

Base URL for API Interactions.

remove_file=/etc/insights-client/remove.conf

File that can be used to prevent files or commands from being collected or to exclude lines containing a specified word.
Each word specified in patterns will exclude the entire line containing the word in all commands and files.
Keywords will be obfuscated to keyword# in all commands and files and require the Obfuscate option to be True.
This file MUST be in the following format, and MUST match exactly what is in the dynamic_config for file or command name.

[remove]
files=/etc/cluster/cluster.conf,/etc/hosts
commands=/bin/dmseg,/bin/hostname
patterns=password,username
keywords=super$ecret,ultra$ecret

auto_update=True

Automatically update the dynamic configuration.

obfuscate=False

Obfuscate IP addresses.

obfuscate_hostname=False

Obfuscate hostname.

proxy=http://user:pass@192.168.100.50:8080

URL for the proxy.

no_schedule=False

Disable automatic scheduling.

SEE ALSO¶

insights-client(8)