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Module update

Product modules, including detection modules, are updated automatically.

To launch the detection module update manually, execute the update command via a Terminal window, or update using ESET PROTECT.

If an ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux update was not stable, roll back the module updates to a previous state. Execute the appropriate command from a Terminal window, or roll back using ESET PROTECT.

To update all product modules from a Terminal window, execute the following command:

/opt/eset/eea/bin/upd -u

 

Update and rollback via Terminal

Options - short form

Options - long form

Description

-u

--update

Update modules

-c

--cancel

Cancel downloading modules

-e

--resume

Unblock updates

-l

--list-modules

Show version of used modules

-r

--rollback=VALUE

Rolls back to the oldest snapshot of the scanner module and blocks all updates for VALUE hours


important

The upd utility cannot be used to make changes in product configuration.

Example

To stop updates for 48 hours and roll back to the oldest snapshot of the scanner module, execute the following command as a privileged user:

sudo /opt/eset/eea/bin/upd --update --rollback=48

To resume automatic updates of the scanner module, execute the following command as a privileged user:

sudo /opt/eset/eea/bin/upd --update --cancel

To update from a mirror server available at IP address "192.168.1.2" and port "2221", execute the following command as a privileged user:

sudo /opt/eset/eea/bin/upd --update --server=192.168.1.2:2221