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sosreport - Unix, Linux Command



NAME
sosreport - Generate debugging information for this systemSYNOPSIS
sosreport[-l|--list-plugins]
[-n|--skip-plugins plugin-names]
[-e|--enable-plugins plugin-names]
[-o|--only-plugins plugin-names]
[-a|--alloptions] [-v|--verbose]
[--no-multithread] [--no-progressbar]
DESCRIPTION
sosreport generates a compressed tarball of debugging information for the system it is run on that can be sent to technical support reps that will give them a more complete view of the overall system status.OPTIONS
Tag | Description |
---|---|
-l, --list-plugins | |
This will list all available plugins showing which ones will be enabled by the current configuration. It will also show all plugin options which can be modified using the -k option (see below). | |
-n, --skip-plugins PLUGNAME[,PLUGNAME] | |
Do not load specified plugin(s). To specify multiple plugins, separate them with a comma. | |
-e, --enable-plugins PLUGNAME[,PLUGNAME] | |
Enable the specified plugin(s). To specify multiple plugins, separate them with a comma. | |
-o, --only-plugins PLUGNAME[,PLUGNAME] | |
Enable the specified plugin(s) only (all other plugins should be disabled). To specify multiple plugins, separate them with a comma. | |
-k PLUGNAME.PLUGOPT[=VALUE] | |
This is used to specify options for plugins. A list of available plugin options can be obtained from the output of --list-plugins. If no value is specified and the option is a boolean (on/off), it will be set to "on". | |
-a, --alloptions | |
Enable all (boolean) options for all loaded plugins. | |
-v, --verbose | |
Increase the verbosity of the output as sosreport is running. Multiple -v mean more verbosity. | |
--no-progressbar | |
Do not display a progress bar (ETA will not be available). | |
--no-multithread | |
Disable multithreaded collection and analysis of the sosreport data. |
MAINTAINERS
Navid Sheikhol-Eslami <navid@redhat.com> |
TRANSLATIONS
Eva Schaller <eschalle@redhat.com> [Italian] Imed Chihi <ichihi@redhat.com> [Arabic] [French] |
AUTHORS
Steve Conklin <sconklin@redhat.com> John Berninger <jwb@redhat.com> Navid Sheikhol-Eslami <navid@redhat.com> Pierre Amadio <pamadio@redhat.com> |



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