Sophos Enterprise Console
6 Appendix: Command-line options for mkinstpkg
The mkinstpkg tool creates a deployment package that end users can use to install Sophos
Anti-Virus.
Here is a full list of the command-line options you can use with mkinstpkg. "=" at the end of the option means it takes an argument.
Option
-d,--debug
-h,--help
-o=,--output=
-r,--rpm
-D,--deb
--tar
--update-proxy-address=
--update-proxy-username=
--update-proxy-password=
--extra-options=
-v,--verbose
--rpm-version=
--rpm-release=
--sophos
Description
Use the --debug option when the Sophos Anti-Virus installer is run.
Output help text
Destination for the package
Build an RPM package
Build a DEB package
Build a tar file (default)
Proxy address to use when installing Sophos Anti-Virus over HTTP
Proxy username to use when installing Sophos Anti-Virus over
HTTP
Proxy password to use when installing Sophos Anti-Virus over
HTTP
Extra installer options to use when installing Sophos Anti-Virus, for example: --extra-options="--preferFanotify"
Use the --verbose option when the Sophos Anti-Virus installer is run.
RPM version if building an RPM package
RPM release version if building an RPM package
Update from Sophos rather than your own server
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Option
--update-type=
--sec-group= startup guide for Linux and UNIX
Description
Specify where Sophos Anti-Virus will update from. Use "s" for updates from Sophos, or anything other than "s" for updates from your own server.
The Enterprise Console group that computers will be added to when Sophos Anti-Virus is installed
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