---
name: "arcctl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "nordugrid-arc-arcctl"
version: "7.0.0-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/arcctl"
---

# arcctl(1)

Nordugrid ARC Computing Element Control Tool

## NAME

arcctl - Nordugrid ARC Computing Element Control Tool

## SYNOPSIS

**arcctl** \[**-d**, **--debug** *LEVEL*\] \[**-c**, **--config** *CONFIG*\] \[**-h**, **--help**\] *COMPONENT* *ACTION* \[...\]

## DESCRIPTION

This man page is not the ultimate source of information about **arcctl**.  Please use **--help** to see all options available for each component!

The [**arcctl**(1)](/arcctl/1.md) utility is aimed to automate ARC CE operations, like controlling  Services, Jobs, RunTime Environments, Accounting, etc.

The main goal is to provide a single point of control for different ARC CE subsystems to the system administrator.

**arcctl** designed with bash-completion in mind, so make sure you have  **python-argcomplete** installed and enabled to use all features.

## OPTIONS

- **-d**, **--debug** *LEVEL*

  Choose the verbosity level from CRITICAL, ERROR, WARNING, INFO, DEBUG (default is ERROR).

- **-c**, **--config** *FILE*

  Specifies the configuration file to be used. By default the [**arc.conf**(5)](/arc.conf/5.md) is used.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show help messages

## COMPONENTS

The following components can be controlled by arcctl at the time of writing:

- *services*

  Controlling ARC CE services.

- *rte*

  Controlling RunTime Envronents available on the ARC CE.

- *job*

  A-REX Jobs control (actions, information, logs).

- *accounting*

  Accounting records operations (republishing, stats).

- *config*

  ARC configuration control: get/set/dump configuration values, inline options help.

- *test-ca*

  Self-signed CA for test certificates deployment for both hosts and users.

- *deploy*

  Third party components deployment (IGTF CA, VOMS LSC, Firewall configuration).

Use **--help** argument to list all available actions for each component.

## EXAMPLES

Enable ENV/PROXY RunTime Environment

-

  `# arcctl rte enable ENV/PROXY`

Configure ENV/PROXY RunTime Environment to disable CA certificates copying

-

  `# arcctl rte params-set ENV/PROXY COPY_CACERT_DIR No`

Use ENV/RTE RunTime Environment by default for every job (even if not explicitly requested in job description)

-

  `# arcctl rte default ENV/RTE`

Clean all jobs in DELETED state

-

  `# arcctl job cleanall -s DELETED`

Get job submission interface

-

  `# arcctl job attr 21PKDmF0Aasnfk581mkC9sunABFKDmABFKDmDgFKDmUzFKDmqfGG0n interface`

Enable and start all ARC CE services as configured in [**arc.conf**(5)](/arc.conf/5.md)

-

  `# arcctl service enable --as-configured --now `

Get inline help for **sessiondir** option of **\[arex\]** block

-

  `# arcctl config describe arex sessiondir`

Get the brief summary of configured storage areas for ARC services

-

  `# arcctl config brief --type storage`

Generate tarball with test user certificate to transfer to another machine

-

  `# arcctl test-ca usercert --export-tar`

Deploy VOMS LSC files for atlas VO from EGI VO Database

-

  `# arcctl deploy voms-lsc atlas --egi-vo`

Show archived APEL accounting records statistics

-

  `# arcctl accounting stats -t apel`

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to http://bugzilla.nordugrid.org/

## COPYRIGHT

APACHE LICENSE Version 2.0

## AUTHOR

ARC software is developed by the NorduGrid Collaboration   (http://www.nordugrid.org), please consult the AUTHORS file distributed with   ARC. Please report bugs and feature requests to http://bugzilla.nordugrid.org

## SEE ALSO

[**arc.conf**(5)](/arc.conf/5.md)