glpi-remote(1)

GLPI-REMOTE(1)

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GLPI-REMOTE(1)

NAME

glpi-remote - A tool to scan, manage and initialize virtual remote agents

SYNOPSIS

glpi-remote [options] [--server server|--local path] [command] [command options]

  Options:
    -h --help           this menu
    -t --timeout <SECS> requests timeout in seconds (defaults to 10)
    -p --port <LIST>    remote ports list to scan (defaults to '22,5985,5986')
    --ssh               connect using SSH
    --ssl               connect using SSL (winrm or with agent sub-command)
    --no-ssl-check      do not check agent SSL certificate (winrm or agent sub-command)
    --stricthostkeychecking <yes|no|off|accept-new|ask> (defaults to 'accept-new')
                        use given option when checking hostkey during ssh remote add
    --ca-cert-dir <PATH> CA certificates directory
    --ca-cert-file <FILE> CA certificates file (winrm or for agent sub-command)
    --ssl-fingerprint <FINGERPRINT>
                        Trust server certificate if its SSL fingerprint matches the given one
    --ssl-cert-file <FILE> Client certificate file (winrm)
    --ssl-key-file <FILE>  Client private key file (asumed included in cert file if missing)
    -u --user           authentication user
    -P --password       authentication password
    -X --show-passwords (list command) show password as they are masked by default
    -c --credentials    credentials list for scan
    -v --verbose        verbose mode
    --debug             debug mode
    -C --no-check       don't check given remote is alive when adding
    -i --inventory      don't register remotes, but run inventory on found remotes
    -T --threads <NUM>  number of threads while scanning (defaults to 1)
    -A --add            add scanned remotes to target so they always be inventoried
                        by RemoteInventory task
    -U --useragent      set used HTTP User-Agent for requests
    --vardir <PATH>     use specified path as storage folder for agent persistent datas
  Target definition options:
    -s --server=<URI>   agent will send tasks result to that server
    -l --local=<PATH>   agent will write tasks results locally
    --target=<TARGETID> use target identified by its id (see list targets command)
  Remote GLPI agent having inventory server plugin enabled options:
    -b --baseurl <PATH> remote base url if not /inventory
    -K --token <TOKEN>  token as shared secret
    -I --id <ID>        request id to identify requests in agent log
    --no-compression    ask to not compress sent XML inventories
  Sub-commands
    list [targets]      list known remotes or targets
    add <url>+          add remote with given URL list
    del[ete] <index|deviceid>+
                        delete remote with given list index or given deviceid or
                        current known one when alone or all remotes while using
                        __ALL__ as id
    scan <first> [last] [TODO] scan given ip range for remote access or just <first> and
                        register it/them as remote agent
    agent [hosts]       remotely claim an inventory to given remote hosts with a
                        GLPI agent having inventory server plugin enabled
                        (see https://glpi-agent.rtfd.io/inventory-server-plugin.html)
  Supported environment variables:
    USERNAME
    PASSWORD
    PORT
    CA_CERT_PATH
    CA_CERT_FILE
    SSL_CERT_FILE
    CREDENTIALS
  Examples:
    glpi-remote list
    glpi-remote list targets
    glpi-remote add ssh://admin:pass@192.168.43.237
    glpi-remote add ssh://admin:pass@192.168.43.237 --stricthostkeychecking=no
    glpi-remote add ssh://admin:pass@192.168.43.238 --no-check
    glpi-remote add winrm://admin:pass@192.168.48.250 --no-check --target server0
    glpi-remote delete 1
    glpi-remote scan 192.168.43.1 192.168.43.254
    glpi-remote scan 10.0.0.1 10.0.10.254 --inventory -s https://myglpi/
    glpi-remote scan 10.0.0.1 10.0.10.254 --inventory -l /var/tmp/remotes
    glpi-remote scan --inventory
    glpi-remote scan 192.168.48.99 | glpi-injector --url https://myglpi/
  Examples for agent command:
    glpi-remote -K strong-shared-secret agent 192.168.43.236
    glpi-remote -v -K strong-shared-secret agent 192.168.43.237 | \
        glpi-injector -url https://myglpi/
    glpi-remote -K strong-shared-secret -d /var/remote agent 192.168.43.236 192.168.43.237

DESCRIPTION

The glpi-remote tool is used to manage virtual agents known locally by glpi-agent. A virtual agent is used to make remote inventories and is essentially defined by a remote access. A remote access can be defined by ssh authorization for unix/linux platforms or WinRM authorizations for a WinRM enabled platform like win32.

OPTIONS

Most of the options are available in a short form and a long form. For example, the two lines below are all equivalent:

    % glpi-agent -s localhost
    % glpi-agent --server localhost

Target definition options

-s, --server=URI: Send the results of tasks execution to given server.
Multiple values can be specified, using comma as a separator.
-l, --local=PATH: Write the results of tasks execution locally.
--target=TARGETID: Use the given TARGETID to look for the expected target for result submission.
For example, server0 is the first server target setup in agent configuration.

Remark:

target option is generaly mandatory while adding remote or scanning for remotes
if one server and only one is still setup in the agent it will be selected as default target
when scanning and making inventory, uses any target option or each inventory will be sent to standard output

General options

-t, --timeout=SECS: Set the timeout for network requests (defaults to 10 seconds).
-p, --port=LIST: A list of ports used when making a scan and to discover remote computers. The defaults is to scan the standard ssh port and winrm ports: 22,5985,5986.
--ssh: Use ssh protocol for connection.
--ssl: Use SSL protocol for connecting with WinRM protocol or to a remote agent with inventory server plugin enabled.
--ca-cert-dir=DIRECTORY: CA certificates directory.
--ca-cert-file=FILE: CA certificates file.
--ssl-cert-file=FILE: SSL certificate file for authentication
--ssl-key-file=FILE: SSL client private key filename. If missing, assumed is included in cert file
--no-ssl-check: Do not check server SSL certificate.
-u USER, --user=USER: Use USER for remote authentication.
-P, --password=PASSWORD: Use PASSWORD for remote authentication.
-X, show-passwords: By default, list sub-command won't show remotes passwords. This option asks to unmask them during remotes listing.
-c, --credentials=LIST: List of credentials to try during a scan.
-v, --verbose: Enable verbose mode.
--debug: Turn the debug mode on. You can use the parameter up to 2 times in a row to increase the verbosity (e.g: --debug --debug).
-C, --no-check: Don't check remote is alive while adding it.
-i, --inventory: Don't register remotes as they are discovered but just run the inventory task on them.
-T, --threads=NUM: Setup number of threads while doing a scan. By default, the agent only uses one thread.
-A, --add: Add discovered remotes to local remotes list.
-U, --useragent=USER-AGENT: Define HTTP user agent for request (mostly if required for winrm).

agent sub-command options

-b, --baseurl=PATH: Remote base url if the default /inventory has been changed in the remote plugin configuration.
-K, --token=TOKEN: Shared secret required to request an inventory to the remote plugin.
-I, <--id>=ID: Request-ID to identify the request in the agent log.
--no-compression: Ask to skip requested inventory compression.

Sub-commands

list [targets]
list known remotes or list targets
add url+
add remote with given URL list
del[ete] index|deviceid+
Delete remote with given:

list index
given deviceid
current and only one known when no index is given
all known remotes while using the __ALL__ magic word as index

scan first [last]
TODO: This sub-command is still not implemented.

Scan given ip range for remote access or just first and register it/them as remote agent
agent [hosts]
Remotely claim an inventory to given remote hosts with a GLPI agent having inventory server plugin enabled.

See online documentation for details: https://glpi-agent.rtfd.io/inventory-server-plugin.html

Environment variables

For security reasons, you can set few environment variables to store sensible datas.

USERNAME to setup connection user
PASSWORD to setup connection password
PORT to setup connection port
CA_CERT_PATH
CA_CERT_FILE to setup the SSL CA certificate file
SSL_CERT_FILE to setup the SSL client certificate file
CREDENTIALS to setup a list of credentials

2026-06-24

perl v5.38.4