Command Line Tools

/usr/bin/kcarectl - Manage KernelCare patches for your kernel.

/usr/bin/kcare-uname - Print certain system information.

kcarectl

/usr/bin/kcarectl - Manage KernelCare patches for your kernel.

-i, --info	Display information about patches installed by KernelCare.
-u, --update	Download latest patches, and apply them to current kernel.
--smart-update [since 1.6]	The same as --update, but uses UPDATE_POLICY to decide where to get patches.
--unload	Unload patches.
--auto-update	Check if update is needed and update.
--patch-info	Lists applied patches.
--force [since 2.3]	When used with update, forces applying the patch even if unable to freeze some threads.
--uname	Prints safe kernel version.
--license-info	Output current license info.
--register KEY	Register using KernelCare Key.
--register-autoretry [since 2.5]	If registration fails retries registration indefinitely.
--unregister	Unregister from KernelCare for Key based servers.
--userspace-update [PATCHES]	Download latest patches and apply them to the corresponding userspace processes. Сan be set so that only certain types of patches are applied.
--test	Try test builds instead of production builds (deprecated, use --prefix=test instead).
--prefix	Patch source prefix, used to test different builds, by downloading builds from a different location, based on prefix (v2.2+)
--version	Print KernelCare version.
--import-key PATH	Import gpg key.
--set-monitoring-key	Set monitoring key for IP based licenses. 16 to 32 characters, alphanumeric only [version 2.1+]
--freezer [since 2.3]	none: don't freeze any threads; full: freeze all threads; smart: freezes only threads that need to be frozen for patching. If option is not selected, best freezer method is chosen automatically.
--check [since 2.4-1]	Check if new patchset is available, without updating. Exit code 0 means there is a new kernel. 1 when there is no new kernel.
--doctor [since 2.6]	Send a report to CloudLinux support staff for diagnostics.
--set-patch-type extra	To enable extra patches.
--set-patch-type free	To enable free patches.
--set-sticky-patch SET_STICKY_PATCH	Set patch to stick to date in format DDMMYY or retrieve it from KEY if set to KEY (no support for ePortal). Empty to unstick. More info at Sticky Patches.
--tag COMMAND	Adds an extra Tag field for a server. COMMAND is a user-defined parameter. More info at Managing Servers.

Note

Currenlty available userspace patch types are libs and qemu. To apply patches only for shared libraries, use --userspace-update libs.

kcare-uname

Print certain system information. With no OPTION, same as -s.

-a, --all	print all information in the following order, except omit -p and -i if unknown
-s, --kernel-name	print the kernel name
-n, --nodename	print the network node hostname
-r, --kernel-release	print the kernel release
-v, --kernel-version	print the kernel version
-m, --machine	print the machine hardware name
-p, --processor	print the processor type or unknown
-i, --hardware-platform	print the hardware platform or unknown
-o, --operating-system	print the operating system
--help	display this help and exit
--version	output version information and exit

kernelcare doctor

This tool collects essential information about the KernelCare environment and sends it to the support team.

# kcarectl --doctor
Generating report...
Uploading...
Key: FRWf74Zw11111111.83991334-1111-1111-1111-681ddd653e5f
Please, provide above mentioned key to KernelCare Support Team

The command generates a report and prints out the ID which could be linked to a support ticket.

Note

If there was some connection problem during report uploading, the report will be stored locally as /root/cl-report. This file should be sent to the support team manually.