Using Automatic Update Agent; Configuring Automatic Update Agent; How To Read The Log File - F-SECURE POLICY MANAGER 9.0 Administrator's Manual

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Using Automatic Update Agent

You can configure the Automatic Update Agent by editing the fsaua.cfg configuration file.

Configuring Automatic Update Agent

With Policy Manager 7.0 and onwards, the Automatic Update Agent installed with Policy Manager is configured
by editing the fsaua.cfg configuration file.
Important: These configuration instructions apply only to the Automatic Update Agent installed with
Policy Manager Server. You should only edit the settings mentioned below. Do not edit the other settings
in the configuration file.
To configure Automatic Update Agent:
1. Open the fsaua.cfg configuration file located in C:\Program
Files\F-Secure\FSAUA\program\fsaua.cfg.
2. Specify HTTP proxies:
The http_proxies directive controls which HTTP proxies are used by Automatic Update Agent. Use
the following format:
http_proxies=[http://][[domain\]user[:passwd]@]<address>[:port]
[,[http://][[domain\]user[:passwd]@]<address>[:port]]
Examples:
http_proxies=http://proxy1:8080/,http://backup_proxy:8880/,
http://domain\username:usernamespassword@ntlmproxy.domain.com:80
3. Specify the polling interval:
The poll_interval directive specifies how often Automatic Update Agent checks for new updates.The
default is 1800 seconds, which is half an hour.
poll_interval=1800
Note: If the minimum polling interval defined on the F-Secure update server is, for example, 2 hours,
the settings in Automatic Update Agent configuration file cannot override that limitation.
4. Save and close the file.
5. For the changes to take effect, you need to stop and restart the
To do this, enter the following commands on the command line:
net stop fsaua
net start fsaua

How to read the log file

The fsaua.log file is used to store messages generated by Automatic Update Agent.
Some of the messages provide information about normal operations, such as startup and shutdown. Other
messages indicate errors.
The fsaua.log file is located in C:\Program Files\F-Secure\FSAUA\program.
Every message in the log contains the following information:
fsaua service.