---
name: "pki_healthcheck.conf"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "pki-server"
version: "10.10.2-3"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pki_healthcheck.conf"
---

# pki\_healthcheck.conf(5)

PKI Healthcheck configuration file.

## NAME

pki\_healthcheck.conf - PKI Healthcheck configuration file.

## DESCRIPTION

The healthcheck.conf configuration file is used to set the defaults when running pki-healthcheck tool.

## SYNTAX

The configuration options are not case sensitive. The values may be case sensitive, depending on the option.

Blank lines are ignored. Lines beginning with # are comments and are ignored.

Valid lines consist of an option name, an equals sign and a value. Spaces surrounding equals sign are ignored. An option terminates at the end of a line.

Values should not be quoted, the quotes will not be stripped.

```
# Wrong - don't include quotes
verbose = "True"
# Right - Properly formatted options
verbose = True
verbose=True
```

Options must appear in the section named *\[default\]* or *\[dogtag\]*. There are no other sections defined or used currently.

Options may be defined that are not used. Be careful of misspellings, they will not be rejected.

## OPTIONS

The following options are relevant for the healthcheck tool:

**cert\_expiration\_days**\
\
     The number of days left before a certificate expires to start displaying a warning. The default is 28.

**instance\_name**\
\
     The name of the PKI instance. The default is **pki-tomcat**

## EXAMPLES

\[default\]\
 cert\_expiration\_days = 30

\[dogtag\]\
 instance\_name = pki-tomcat

## FILES

/etc/pki/healthcheck.conf

## SEE ALSO

pki-healthcheck (8)

## AUTHORS

Dinesh Prasanth M K \<dmoluguw@redhat.com\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2020 Red Hat, Inc. This is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 (GPLv2). A copy of this license is  available  at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt ⟨http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt⟩.