---
name: "oddjob_request"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "oddjob"
version: "0.34.7-2.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/oddjob_request"
---

# oddjob\_request(1)

send requests to oddjobd from the command line

## NAME

oddjob\_request - send requests to oddjobd from the command line

## SYNOPSIS

oddjob\_request \[-t timeout\] \[-s service\] \[-o object\] \[-i interface\] \[-S\] \[ \[request \[arg1 ...\]\] \| -I \]

## DESCRIPTION

The *oddjob\_request* application is a simple *oddjob* client application which can be used to invoke a particular method provided by the *oddjobd* server.

If no request is given as a command-line argument, *oddjob\_request* will attempt to invoke the *list* method, which should list all methods for which the invoking user is authorized.

## ARGUMENTS

- **-S**

  Connect to the session bus instead of the system bus.  This option is primarily intended for use in testing. *com.redhat.oddjob*.

- **-s** service

  The object is provided by the named service instead of *com.redhat.oddjob*.

- **-o** object

  Invoke a method on the named object instead of */com/redhat/oddjob*.

- **-i** interface

  The method is part of the named interface instead of *com.redhat.oddjob*.

- **-I**

  Default to the method and interface names used for D-Bus introspection (*Introspect* and *org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable*,

- **-t** timeout

  Wait at most *timeout* seconds for a response.  The default is set by the D-Bus implementation, but is typically 25 seconds.

## SEE ALSO

[**oddjob.conf**(5)](/oddjob.conf/5.md) [**oddjobd.conf**(5)](/oddjobd.conf/5.md) [**oddjobd**(8)](/oddjobd/8.md)