beaconctl command set¶

The beaconctl command set is used to initiate various system-level operations from the command line. These commands primarly control the appliance software and run certain configuration scripts.

Note

All commands apart from help and status require root privileges.

The beaconctl script is located in /user/beacon on the appliance and can be used with the following options:

Option	Function
`status`	Returns the appliance software version and the current state of each system component as either running or not running
`start`	Starts all of Plixer Endpoint Analytics’ software components
`stop`	Stops all of Plixer Endpoint Analytics’ software components
`restart`	Stops all software components and restarts them immediately after
`config`	Re-runs the Plixer Endpoint Analytics appliance’s initial configuration script
`setupnetwork`	Re-runs the script to configure Plixer Endpoint Analytics’ network interface settings (ens160 IP, mask, gateway, and name server)
`setupntp`	Re-runs the script to configure Plixer Endpoint Analytics’ NTP server settings
`help`	Displays help for `beaconctl` command usage

When re-running any of the configuration scripts, the user will be prompted to confirm whether to proceed with the re-configuration. At the end of the script, the system will automatically be restarted.