Running dcontrol

There are 2 files required in order to run the dcontrol program: The settings file (in json or yaml format), and the license file (except when using the trial license).

Argument Options

You can run dcontrol with the following options:

-h, --help

Display the application help.

-v, --version

Display the application version info.

-f, --file <file>

The settings file location settings.[yml|json], defaults to /etc/dcontrol/settings.[yml|json].

-l, --licensefile <file>

The license file location license.json, defaults to /etc/dcontrol/license.json.

-t, --test

The settings file for errors.

-V, --verbosity <level>

Set the verbosity level of the application.

0 - ‘silent’: No verbose output at all.
1 - ‘critical’: Only output critical messages.
2 - ‘warning’: Output critical and warning messages (default).
3 - ‘info’: Also print informational messages.
4 - ‘debug’: Be very verbose, for debugging purposes only.

-T, --no-time-logging

Remove the date- & timestamps from the log messages. Useful when launching trough systemd as journald will include its own timestamps.

--trial

Request and use a trial license key. Plugins or products for which no valid license key was found will use a trial license (valid for 30 days)

Subcommands

license

license --id: Show the computer hardware id.
license --list: List all installed licenses.
license --release <plugin>...: Release the license of one or more plugins. A single or multiple plugins or ‘dcontrol’ itself can be released individually. When given the ‘all’ options all licenses will be released. Releasing a license makes it available for usage on a different system.

plugin

plugin --list: List all installed plugins.