azcmagent config

Configure settings for the Azure connected machine agent. Configurations are stored locally and are unique to each machine. Available configuration properties vary by agent version. Use azcmagent config info to see all available configuration properties and supported values for the currently installed agent.

Commands

Command	Purpose
azcmagent config clear	Clear a configuration property's value
azcmagent config get	Gets a configuration property's value
azcmagent config info	Describes all available configuration properties and supported values
azcmagent config list	Lists all configuration properties and values
azcmagent config set	Set a value for a configuration property

azcmagent config clear

Clear a configuration property's value and reset it to its default state.

Usage

azcmagent config clear [property] [flags]

Examples

Clear the proxy server URL property.

azcmagent config clear proxy.url

Flags

Common flags available for all commands

--config

Takes in a path to a JSON or YAML file containing inputs to the command. The configuration file should contain a series of key-value pairs where the key matches an available command line option. For example, to pass in the --verbose flag, the configuration file would look like:

{
    "verbose": true
}

If a command line option is found in both the command invocation and a configuration file, the value specified on the command line will take precedence.

-h, --help

Get help for the current command, including its syntax and command line options.

-j, --json

Output the command result in the JSON format.

--log-stderr

Redirect error and verbose messages to the standard error (stderr) stream. By default, all output is sent to the standard output (stdout) stream.

--no-color

Disable color output for terminals that do not support ANSI colors.

-v, --verbose

Show more detailed logging information while the command executes. Useful for troubleshooting issues when running a command.

azcmagent config get

Get a configuration property's value.

Usage

azcmagent config get [property] [flags]

Examples

Get the agent mode.

azcmagent config get config.mode

Flags

Common flags available for all commands

--config

Takes in a path to a JSON or YAML file containing inputs to the command. The configuration file should contain a series of key-value pairs where the key matches an available command line option. For example, to pass in the --verbose flag, the configuration file would look like:

{
    "verbose": true
}

If a command line option is found in both the command invocation and a configuration file, the value specified on the command line will take precedence.

-h, --help

Get help for the current command, including its syntax and command line options.

-j, --json

Output the command result in the JSON format.

--log-stderr

Redirect error and verbose messages to the standard error (stderr) stream. By default, all output is sent to the standard output (stdout) stream.

--no-color

Disable color output for terminals that do not support ANSI colors.

-v, --verbose

Show more detailed logging information while the command executes. Useful for troubleshooting issues when running a command.

azcmagent config info

Describes available configuration properties and supported values. When run without specifying a specific property, the command describes all available properties their supported values.

Usage

azcmagent config info [property] [flags]

Examples

Describe all available configuration properties and supported values.

azcmagent config info

Learn more about the extensions allowlist property and its supported values.

azcmagent config info extensions.allowlist

Flags

Common flags available for all commands

--config

Takes in a path to a JSON or YAML file containing inputs to the command. The configuration file should contain a series of key-value pairs where the key matches an available command line option. For example, to pass in the --verbose flag, the configuration file would look like:

{
    "verbose": true
}

If a command line option is found in both the command invocation and a configuration file, the value specified on the command line will take precedence.

-h, --help

Get help for the current command, including its syntax and command line options.

-j, --json

Output the command result in the JSON format.

--log-stderr

Redirect error and verbose messages to the standard error (stderr) stream. By default, all output is sent to the standard output (stdout) stream.

--no-color

Disable color output for terminals that do not support ANSI colors.

-v, --verbose

Show more detailed logging information while the command executes. Useful for troubleshooting issues when running a command.

azcmagent config list

Lists all configuration properties and their current values

Usage

azcmagent config list [flags]

Examples

List the current agent configuration.

azcmagent config list

Flags

Common flags available for all commands

--config

Takes in a path to a JSON or YAML file containing inputs to the command. The configuration file should contain a series of key-value pairs where the key matches an available command line option. For example, to pass in the --verbose flag, the configuration file would look like:

{
    "verbose": true
}

If a command line option is found in both the command invocation and a configuration file, the value specified on the command line will take precedence.

-h, --help

Get help for the current command, including its syntax and command line options.

-j, --json

Output the command result in the JSON format.

--log-stderr

Redirect error and verbose messages to the standard error (stderr) stream. By default, all output is sent to the standard output (stdout) stream.

--no-color

Disable color output for terminals that do not support ANSI colors.

-v, --verbose

Show more detailed logging information while the command executes. Useful for troubleshooting issues when running a command.

azcmagent config set

Set a value for a configuration property.

Usage

azcmagent config set [property] [value] [flags]

Examples

Configure the agent to use a proxy server.

azcmagent config set proxy.url "http://proxy.contoso.corp:8080"

Append an extension to the extension allowlist.

azcmagent config set extensions.allowlist "Microsoft.Azure.Monitor/AzureMonitorWindowsAgent" --add

Flags

-a, --add

Append the value to the list of existing values. If not specified, the default behavior is to replace the list of existing values. This flag is only supported for configuration properties that support more than one value. Can't be used with the --remove flag.

-r, --remove

Remove the specified value from the list, retaining all other values. If not specified, the default behavior is to replace the list of existing values. This flag is only supported for configuration properties that support more than one value. Can't be used in conjunction with the --add flag.

Common flags available for all commands

--config

Takes in a path to a JSON or YAML file containing inputs to the command. The configuration file should contain a series of key-value pairs where the key matches an available command line option. For example, to pass in the --verbose flag, the configuration file would look like:

{
    "verbose": true
}

If a command line option is found in both the command invocation and a configuration file, the value specified on the command line will take precedence.

-h, --help

Get help for the current command, including its syntax and command line options.

-j, --json

Output the command result in the JSON format.

--log-stderr

Redirect error and verbose messages to the standard error (stderr) stream. By default, all output is sent to the standard output (stdout) stream.

--no-color

Disable color output for terminals that do not support ANSI colors.

-v, --verbose

Show more detailed logging information while the command executes. Useful for troubleshooting issues when running a command.