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Hi

I'm trying to update FAHControl clients without the GUI. I did some googling and also looked at FAHControl on github but haven't been able to find any obvious answer. I'd like to be able to deploy FAHClients with a script and have it CRUD the client info in FAHControl.

Could anyone provide some insight on this? Perhaps a link that might get me started? Thanks in advance.

What are you trying to update? The config.xml file is pretty standard layout and options. Your script could just replace it or edit it.

I have config.xml pretty well figured out for deploying and configuring FAHClient on the remote machines. What I would like to do is be able to update the client info (IP/port) in FAHControl on my local machine for monitoring. Config.xml doesn't appear to contain the client information for FAHControl.

I see, I'm sure there must be a file somewhere that houses that information. If you add multiple clients manually does it survive a reboot? Maybe there's a config file in the users home directory.

It does survive a reboot, so it must be recorded or serialized somewhere. I just can't seem to find it.

I'll do a double check on my system at home tonight.

I think I found it using lsof. It appears to be a serialized data.data file. Not human readable though.

This is on MacOS. Its in the saved application state directory.

You can use telnet to connect to the running FAHClient, telnet to local address 127.0.0.1 over port 36330. I have done this in the past, but it appears Apple has removed telnet from the available utilities for the CLI. There may be a replacement you can install. As best as I can tell the removal was with High Sierra.

Once connected to FAHClient there is a help command available, you should be able to make and save changes.

The user storable changes are kept in config.xml.

(Dang it, I just had to upgrade my laptop to HS for VPN and Remote Desktop for work from home )

Thanks Joe. I do have telnet through homebrew.

The commands seem related to FAHClient on the local machine. I was hoping to be able to update the client list in FAHControl for newly deployed instances or updating for IP changes. Is there a specific command you could point.

Bascially the script I'd like to make would run from the local machine and do the following to a list of remote machines:
>log into remote machine
>download FAHClient Package
>deploy custom config.xml
>restart FAHClient
>open firewall ports
>add client to FAHControl on the local machine

Its really just the last step that I'm asking about. I don't want to manually add the remote machines to the client list in FAHControl for each remote machine. Its probably the most trivial step but would help with organization.

I hope I am explaining this in a way that makes sense.

Screenshot below of the panel I'm trying to update:
https://imgur.com/a/1K9qcWI

The Fahcontrol uses a SQL database stored in the .FAHClient directory of the users home directory. There is a simple clients entry with 3 data points name,ip address and password.

ipkh wrote:The Fahcontrol uses a SQL database stored in the .FAHClient directory of the users home directory. There is a simple clients entry with 3 data points nane,up address and password.

Wow thanks! I found it. For anyone on macOS: /Users/<username>/Library/Application\ Support/FAHClient/FAHControl.db