fpupdate(8)fpupdate(8)NAMEfpupdate - F-PROT Antivirus Updater
SYNTAXfpupdate [options]
DESCRIPTIONfpupdate is a program which checks for virus signature updates over the
Internet. If a new virus signature file is available, it will be down‐
loaded and installed.
REPORTING OPTIONS
By default, when invoked from the commandline, fpupdate report the
process to stdout, including the progress of the download, success and
errors if any.
--version
Displays the version number.
CONFIGURATION OPTIONS--proxy http://proxy.name:portnumber
This option will cause the updater to use the 'proxy.name' as an
HTTP proxy server and the supplied portnumber for all HTTP com‐
munications.
--proxy-username username
This option will cause the updater to use 'username' as a user‐
name when authenticating to a proxy server (this option is only
needed if the HTTP proxy server requires authentication).
--proxy-password password
This option is used with the --proxy-username and will cause
'password' to be used when the updater authenticates with the
HTTP proxy.
--keyfile file
Specifies a path to a file containing a valid license key (line
of the form "FPROT_LICENSE_KEY=<key>", where <key> is a valid
license key). It is also possible to store the license key in
the f-prot.conf file by invoking the updater in the following
manner: fpupdate--keyfile /etc/f-prot.conf.
--ignore-lockfile
Ignore the lockfile. See EXAMPLES.
--force-lockfile
Attempt to unlink the lockfile. See EXAMPLES.
NOTES
It is vital that the antivir.def file is kept up to date. To ensure
this, the install script creates a crontab entry that runs fpupdate
regularly.
If you install F-PROT Antivirus manually, you will have to create the
crontab entry yourself.
We recommend that fpupdate is run once every hour. It is best to pick
the minute randomly to avoid peak loads on the update server.
EXAMPLESfpupdate uses a lockfile to ensure that only one instance of it is run‐
ning at a time.
If you wish, you can ignore the lockfile by running
fpupdate--ignore-lockfile
This can be useful if you do not wish to create the lockfile at all or
if a previous run has failed to remove the lockfile, in which case it
is recommended to remove the lockfile manually.
REQUIREMENTSfpupdate requires that the symbolic link /etc/f-prot.conf exists and
that it points to a valid configuration file (f-prot.conf). A file con‐
taining a valid license key must also be available to fpupdate. By
default it is expected to be in the same directory as the fpupdate pro‐
gram and is called 'license.key'.
LICENSING
For information about licensing, see the LICENSE file that comes with
F-PROT Antivirus.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Please direct any feedback to:
http://www.f-prot.com/support/contact_support.html
Updates will be advertised on: http://www.f-prot.com/
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