Section 5 · File formats

insights-client.conf.5

Package: insights-client

insights-client.conf

NAME

insights−client.conf − Red Hat Insights client configuration

DESCRIPTION

The insights−client.conf file contains configuration information for insights−client, the client for the Red Hat Insights service. This file is in an INI style format, option=value, default or example values are shown below.

[insights-client]
loglevel=DEBUG

Change log level, valid options DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL.

auto_config=True

Automatically attempt to configure connectivity to Red Hat Insights. If an RHSM or Satellite subscription is detected, CERT auth will be automatically selected.

base_url=cert-api.access.redhat.com:443/r/insights

Base URL for API Interactions.

proxy=http://user:pass@192.168.100.50:8080

URL for the proxy.

auto_update=True

Automatically update the dynamic configuration.

obfuscate=False

Obfuscate IP addresses.

obfuscate_hostname=False

Obfuscate hostname. Requires obfuscate=True.

display_name=

Display name for this system.

ansible_host=

Ansible hostname for this system.

cmd_timeout=120

Timeout for commands run during collection, in seconds.

http_timeout=120

Timeout for HTTP calls, in seconds.

core_collect=True

Use Insights Core to perform the data collection when True. This option is provided for compatibility only and will be deprecated in a future release.

redaction_file=/etc/insights-client/file-redaction.yaml

This file can be used to omit files or commands from the collection.
See /usr/share/doc/insights-client/file-redaction.yaml.example or https://access.redhat.com/articles/4511681 for information on how to use it.

content_redaction_file=/etc/insights-client/file-content-redaction.yaml

This file can be used to omit lines or keywords from files and commands in the collection.
See /usr/share/doc/insights-client/file-content-redaction.yaml.example or https://access.redhat.com/articles/4511681 for information on how to use it.

tags_file=/etc/insights-client/tags.yaml

Location of the tags file for this system.