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Module update

Product modules, including detection modules, are updated automatically.

To manually update detection modules, click Module update > Check and update.

If an ESET Server Security for Linux update was not stable, roll back the module updates to a previous state. Click Status Overview > Module update > Module rollback, select the desired duration, click Rollback now.

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

/opt/eset/efs/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

-r

--rollback=VALUE

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

-l

--list-modules

Display the list of product modules

 

--check-app-update

Check the availability of new product version in the repository

 

--perform-app-update

Download and install new product version if available

 

--accept-license

Accept license changes


important

upd limitation

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/efs/bin/upd --rollback=48

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

sudo /opt/eset/efs/bin/upd --resume

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/efs/bin/upd --update --server=192.168.1.2:2221