Config Options

kcarectl behavior can be configured using /etc/sysconfig/kcare/kcare.conf

AUTO_UPDATE=YES|NO	YES - enable auto-update; NO - disable auto-update.
chkconfig kcare off	Disable auto-update after restart.
PATCH_METHOD=normal|nofreeze|smart	Normal - (default) use freezer; Nofreeze - don't use freezer to freeze processes; Smart - smart freezer freezes only threads that need to be frozen for patching [kernelcare 2.3+].
PATCH_SERVER	Server to use to download patches.
REGISTRATION_URL	Licensing server.
PREFIX=prefix	Patch source prefix, used to test different builds, by downloading builds from a different location, based on prefix (v2.2+)
UPDATE_POLICY=REMOTE|LOCAL|LOCAL_FIRST [since 1.6]	Depending on the policy, on server startup, use: REMOTE - (default) patches from patch server. LOCAL - only locally cached patches, if none cached (caching is done automatically) - do nothing. LOCAL_FIRST - see if locally cached patches exist, and load them. If not, try getting them from remote server.
IGNORE_UNKNOWN_KERNEL=True|False [since 2.5-4]	Don't provide notification if unknown kernel on auto-update.
LOAD_KCARE_SYSCTL [since 2.7-1]	Controls if /etc/sysconfig/kcare/sysctl.conf will be loaded on patchset load. True by default.
--set-patch-type extra	To enable extra patches.
--set-patch-type free	To enable free patches.
STICKY_PATCH=KEY	Retrieve sticky patch from KEY (see CLN, Key Edit); not supported for IP based servers or ePortal.
STICKY_PATCH=DDMMYY	Stick patch to a particular date. More info at Sticky Patches .
REPORT_FQDN=True|False	Force using Fully Qualified Domain as a hostname. False by default.
FORCE_GID=N	Use this group ID for symlink protection patch. By default, it's 48 (default Apache user GID) or 99 (nobody user)