Command options
When working with the Remote Upgrader for Linux Universal Forwarders, the following command options are available:
| Option | Desc | Example |
|---|---|---|
| --accept-license | Accept the license silently | ./bin/install.sh --accept-license |
| --create-user | Create a default user and/or group to run the Remote Upgrader for Linux Universal Forwarders daemon. The user and group name can be customized in ./config/local_config.
You cannot use this option in conjunction with --user or --group |
./bin/install.sh --create-user |
| -u or --user
-g or --group |
Provide an existing user and group to run the Remote Upgrader for Linux Universal Forwarders upgrader daemon. | Cannot use in conjunction with --create-user
. /bin/install.sh --user <user> --group <group> |
| --splunk-home | The path to SPLUNK_HOME to be upgraded. Use this if there are multiple Splunk products installed on the same instance. | ./bin/install.sh --splunk-home /opt/splunkforwarder |
Once installed, the Remote Upgrader for Linux Universal Forwarders continues monitoring one specific folder to wait for universal forwarder packages and upgrades the universal forwarder when the package becomes available.