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This sections lists all the configuration options in mender.conf. Some of
these options can also be modified using Yocto variables.
Specifies the location of the public key used to verify signed updates, and also enables signed-updates-only mode when it is set. If set the client will reject incorrectly signed updates, or updates without a signature. See also the section about signing and verification.
An integer that sets the number of seconds to wait between each inventory update. Note that the client may occasionally post its inventory more often if there has been recent activity on the device. See also the section about polling intervals.
An integer that sets the number of seconds to wait between each check for a new update. Note that the client may occasionally check more often if there has been recent activity on the device. See also the section about polling intervals.
An integer that specifies the number of seconds that an update module will be allowed to run, before it is considered hanging and killed. The process will first be sent a SIGTERM signal, and one minute later, if it has not exited, SIGKILL. The default is 4 hours.
An integer that sets the number of seconds to wait between each attempt to communicate with the server. Note that the client may attempt more often initially to enable rapid upgrades, but will gradually fall back to this value if the server is busy. See also the section about polling intervals.
The Linux device that contains root filesystem A. This is set by the build system based on Yocto configuration and rarely needs to be modified.
The Linux device that contains root filesystem B. This is set by the build system based on Yocto configuration and rarely needs to be modified.
An array of json objects of the format
[{ServerURL: "https://mender-server.com"}, {ServerURL: "https://mender-server2.com"}, ...], where ServerURL has the
same format as the plain ServerURL attribute paragraph. If
Servers entry is specified, the configuration cannot contain an additional
ServerURL entry in the top level of the json configuration. Upon an unserved
request (4XX/5XX-response codes) the client will attempt the next server on the
list in the given order.
The server URL which is used as the basis for API requests. This should be set
to the server that runs the Mender server services. It should include the whole
URL, including https:// and a trailing slash.
NOTE: This entry conflicts with Servers attribute, i.e. only one
of these entries are accepted.
The location of the public certificate of the server, if any. If this certificate is missing, or the one presented by the server doesn't match the one specified in this setting, the server certificate will be validated using standard certificate trust chains.
This variable relates to state scripts returning 21 meaning retry-later.
This variable specifies how long time should elapse from the retry-later
until the script is called again.
Example:
"StateScriptRetryIntervalSeconds": 30Above will ensure that the state-script is called every 30 seconds as long as
it is returning retry-later.
Default value is: 60
See also the section about state scripts.
Note: Before mender v2.0.0 release, this option used to be called
StateScriptRetryTimeoutSeconds.
This variable specifies how much time a state script is allowed to consume by
returning retry-later, meaning retry with StateScriptRetryIntervalSeconds
until StateScriptRetryTimeoutSeconds is spent.
You can not wait indefinitely but the StateScriptRetryTimeoutSeconds variable
is only limited by the size of an int.
It is recommend to set a sane maximum value to handle unexpected behavior, as this could potentially disable OTA capabilities on your device for long periods.
Example:
StateScriptRetryIntervalSeconds: 30
StateScriptRetryTimeoutSeconds: 86400The above example will allow a state script to return retry-later for 24 hours before
aborting and marking the update as failed.
Default value is: 1800 (30 min)
See also the section about state scripts.
Note: Before mender v2.0.0 release, this option used to be called
StateScriptRetryIntervalSeconds.
This variables specifies the timeout value for a state-script while executing, measuring time from start of script until a return code is delivered. This is too prevent a script "hanging/freezing" or taking to long on specific command. If the timer elapses the state-script will be "killed" by the Mender client and the update marked as failure.
The default value is dimensioned to be tolerant of most scripts, but you should set it based on the expected execution time of your scripts.
Default value is: 3600 (60 min)
See also the section about state scripts.
A token which identifies which tenant a device belongs to. This is only relevant if using Hosted Mender.
The location where deployment logs will be written. This must be on a persistent partition to avoid it losing the logs due to an root filesystem update.
The location where to store the device_type. This must be on a persistent
partition to avoid it accidentally being changed due to an root filesystem
update. The default location is /var/lib/mender/device_type