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fpupdate(8)            DragonFly System Manager's Manual           fpupdate(8)


NAME

       fpupdate - F-PROT Antivirus Updater


SYNTAX

       fpupdate [options]


DESCRIPTION

       fpupdate is a program which checks for virus signature updates over the
       Internet.  If a new virus signature file is available, it will be
       downloaded 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
              communications.

       --proxy-username username
              This option will cause the updater to use 'username' as a
              username 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.


EXAMPLES

       fpupdate uses a lockfile to ensure that only one instance of it is
       running 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.


REQUIREMENTS

       fpupdate requires that the symbolic link /etc/f-prot.conf exists and
       that it points to a valid configuration file (f-prot.conf). A file
       containing a valid license key must also be available to fpupdate. By
       default it is expected to be in the same directory as the fpupdate
       program 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/

                                     2007                          fpupdate(8)

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