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NAME

       netamsctl - command-line configuration tool for NeTAMS daemon

SYNOPSIS

       netamsctl [ -s -f <config-file> ] command ...

DESCRIPTION

       NeTAMS  is  a  Network Traffic Accounting and Monitoring Software. Upon
       startup, netams daemon process is accessible via command-line interface
       provided  by  its  "server"  service.  To  connect,  a  generic  telnet
       application could be used.  However,  sometimes  it  is  neccessary  to
       issue  just  a  single command: consider an activity monitoring script,
       for example. In this case  it  is  useful  to  provide  some  level  of
       automation and avoid login/password typing. That is wherer netamsctl is
       useful.

       netamsctl is a simple telnet-like application. It does automatic  login
       onto  running  NeTAMS  process,  ad  it will issue a number of commands
       specified as arguments.  Daemon’s  output  will  be  then  directed  to
       stdout.

OPTIONS

       -f config-file
              config-file specifies an alternate configuration file to use.

       -s     run silently, do not print username/password/port and command

CONFIGURATION FILE FORMAT

       By  default,  netamsctl  will  search  for  a configuration file there:
       ~/.netamsctl.rc /etc/netams/netamsctl.rc Pathname  could  be  overriden
       with  command-line  option  -f  .   That  file  should  contain at most
       following lines:

       login= your_netams_login_name

       password= your_netams_password_unencrypted

       host= host_name_or_IP_where_netams_running

COMMANDS

       You can specify a single  netams  comamnd,  or  a  number  of  commands
       separated  by  ’  && ’ sequence (be aware of spaces). Multiple commands
       are neccessary to configure netams services. For exapmle:

       netamsctl "show version"

       netamsctl "service processor && unit host name AA sys-deny && exit"

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

       Of course,  you  should  have  NeTAMS  daemon  running  somewhere,  and
       neccessary access rights.

SEE ALSO

       netams(8), http://www.netams.com

AUTHORS

       Anton Vinokurov <anton@netams.com>

                                 24 April 2006                    netamsctl(8)