NAME
ez-ipupdate - dynamic DNS client
SYNOPSIS
ez-ipupdate [options]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the ez-ipupdate dynamic DNS client.
OPTIONS
ez-ipupdate follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-').
- -a, --address <ip address>
-
string to send as your ip address
- -b, --cache-file <file>
-
file to use for caching the ipaddress
- -c, --config-file <file>
-
configuration file, almost all arguments can be given with: <name>[=<value>] to see a list of possible config commands try "echo help | ez-ipupdate -c -"
- -d, --daemon
-
run as a daemon periodicly updating if necessary
- -e, --execute <command>
-
shell command to execute after a successful update
- -f, --foreground
-
when running as a daemon run in the foreground
- -F, --pidfile <file>
-
use <file> as a pid file
- -g, --request-uri <uri>
-
URI to send updates to
- -h, --host <host>
-
string to send as host parameter
- -i, --interface <iface>
-
which interface to use
- -L, --cloak_title <host>
-
some stupid thing for DHS only
- -m, --mx <mail exchange>
-
string to send as your mail exchange
-M, --max-interval <# of sec> max time in between updates
- -N, --notify-email <email>
-
address to send mail to if bad things happen
- -o, --offline
-
set to off line mode
- -p, --resolv-period <sec>
-
period to check IP if it can't be resolved
- -P, --period <# of sec>
-
period to check IP in daemon mode (default: 1800 seconds)
- -q, --quiet
-
be quiet
- -r, --retrys <num>
-
number of trys (default: 1)
- -R, --run-as-user <user>
-
change to <user> for running, be ware that this can cause problems with handeling SIGHUP properly if that user can't read the config file. also it can't write it's pid file to a root directory
- -Q, --run-as-euser <user>
-
change to effective <user> for running, this is NOT secure but it does solve the problems with run-as-user and config files and pid files.
- -s, --server <server[:port]>
-
the server to connect to
- -S, --service-type <server>
-
the type of service that you are using try one of: null ezip pgpow dhs dyndns dyndns-static dyndns-custom ods tzo easydns easydns-partner gnudip justlinux dyns hn zoneedit heipv6tb
- -t, --timeout <sec.millisec>
-
the amount of time to wait on I/O
- -T, --connection-type <num>
-
number sent to TZO as your connection type (default: 1)
- -U, --url <url>
-
string to send as the url parameter
- -u, --user <user[:passwd]>
-
user ID and password, if either is left blank they will be prompted for
- -w, --wildcard
-
set your domain to have a wildcard alias
- -z, --partner <partner>
-
specify easyDNS partner (for easydns-partner services)
- --help
-
display this help and exit
- --version
-
output version information and exit
- --credits
-
print the credits and exit
- --signalhelp
-
print help about signals
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Sam Hocevar <[email protected]> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).