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GEOIPUPDATE
Section: System Calls (2) Updated: 25 Sep 2013 Index
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NAME
geoipupdate - GeoIP2 and GeoIP Legacy Update Program
SYNOPSIS
geoipupdate [-Vvh] [-f license_file] [-d target_directory]
DESCRIPTION
geoipupdate automatically updates GeoIP2 and GeoIP Legacy databases for
MaxMind customers. The program connects to the MaxMind GeoIP Update server to
check for new databases. If a new database is available, the program will
download and install it.
If you are using a firewall, you must have the DNS and HTTP(S) ports open.
OPTIONS
- -V
-
Display version information.
- -v
-
Enable verbose mode. Prints out the steps that
geoipupdate takes.
- -d
-
Install databases to a custom directory. By default
geoipupdate installs to /usr/share/GeoIP.
- -f
-
Use an alternate configuration file. Defaults to
/etc/GeoIP.conf.
USAGE
Typically you should run
geoipupdate weekly. One way to achieve this is to use
cron. Below is a sample crontab file that runs
geoipupdate on each Wednesday at
noon:
-
# top of crontab
MAILTO=your@email.com
0 12 * * 3 BIN_DIR/geoipupdate
# end of crontab
To use with a proxy server, update your
GeoIP.conf file as specified in the GeoIP.conf man page or set
the http_proxy environment
variable.
RETURN CODES
geoipupdate returns 0 on success and 1 on error.
FILES
- /etc/GeoIP.conf
-
Configuration file for GeoIP Update. See the
GeoIP.conf(5) man page for more information.
AUTHOR
Written by T.J. Mather and Boris Zentner.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to < support@maxmind.com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2013 MaxMind, Inc.
This is free software; see the
LICENSE file for copying conditions.
There is NO WARRANTY, express or implied, including, but not limited to, NO
IMPLIED WARRANTY of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
MORE INFORMATION
Visit < https://www.maxmind.com/en/geolocation_landing> to learn more about
the GeoIP2 and GeoIP Legacy databases or to sign up for a subscription.
SEE ALSO
GeoIP.conf(5), crontab(5)
Index
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- AUTHOR
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- REPORTING BUGS
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- COPYRIGHT
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- MORE INFORMATION
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- SEE ALSO
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