Debugging issues | roxctl CLI | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes 4.3

Prerequisites
Viewing the logs
Viewing the current log level
Changing the log level
Retrieving debugging information
roxctl central debug command overview

Central saves information to its container logs.

Prerequisites

You have configured the ROX_ENDPOINT environment variable using the following command:
```
$ export ROX_ENDPOINT=<host:port> (1)
```
1 The host and port information that you want to store in the ROX_ENDPOINT environment variable.

Viewing the logs

You can use either the oc or kubectl command to view the logs for the Central pod.

Procedure

To view the logs for the Central pod by using kubectl, run the following command :
```
$ kubectl logs -n stackrox <central_pod>
```
To view the logs for the Central pod by using oc, run the following command :
```
$ oc logs -n stackrox <central_pod>
```

Viewing the current log level

You can change the log level to see more or less information in Central logs.

Procedure

Run the following command to view the current log level:
```
$ roxctl central debug log
```

Additional resources

roxctl central debug command overview

Changing the log level

Procedure

Run the following command to change the log level:
```
$ roxctl central debug log --level=<log_level> (1)
```
1 The acceptable values for <log_level> are Panic, Fatal, Error, Warn, Info, and Debug.

Additional resources

roxctl central debug command overview

Retrieving debugging information

Procedure

Run the following command to gather the debugging information for investigating issues:
```
$ roxctl central debug dump
```
To generate a diagnostic bundle with the RHACS administrator password or API token and central address, follow the procedure in Generating a diagnostic bundle by using the roxctl CLI.

Additional resources

roxctl central debug command overview

roxctl central debug command overview

Debug the Central service.

Usage

$ roxctl central debug [flags]

roxctl central debug command options inherited from the parent command

The roxctl central debug command supports the following options inherited from the parent roxctl command:

Option Description

Option	Description
`--ca string`	Specify a custom CA certificate file path for secure connections. Alternatively, you can specify the file path by using the `ROX_CA_CERT_FILE` environment variable.
`--direct-grpc`	Set `--direct-grpc` for improved connection performance. Alternatively, by setting the `ROX_DIRECT_GRPC_CLIENT` environment variable to `true`, you can enable direct gRPC . The default value is `false`.
`-e`, `--endpoint string`	Set the endpoint for the service to contact. Alternatively, you can set the endpoint by using the `ROX_ENDPOINT` environment variable. The default value is `localhost:8443`.
`--force-http1`	Force the use of HTTP/1 for all connections. Alternatively, by setting the `ROX_CLIENT_FORCE_HTTP1` environment variable to `true`, you can force the use of HTTP/1. The default value is `false`.
`--insecure`	Enable insecure connection options. Alternatively, by setting the `ROX_INSECURE_CLIENT` environment variable to `true`, you can enable insecure connection options. The default value is `false`.
`--insecure-skip-tls-verify`	Skip the TLS certificate validation. Alternatively, by setting the `ROX_INSECURE_CLIENT_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY` environment variable to `true`, you can skip the TLS certificate validation. The default value is `false`.
`--no-color`	Disable the color output. Alternatively, by setting the `ROX_NO_COLOR environment variable` to `true`, you can disable the color output. The default value is `false`.
`-p`, `--password string`	Specify the password for basic authentication. Alternatively, you can set the password by using the `ROX_ADMIN_PASSWORD` environment variable.
`--plaintext`	Use an unencrypted connection. Alternatively, by setting the `ROX_PLAINTEXT` environment variable to `true`, you can enable an unencrypted connection. The default value is `false`.
`-s`, `--server-name string`	Set the TLS server name to use for SNI. Alternatively, you can set the server name by using the `ROX_SERVER_NAME` environment variable.
`--token-file string`	Use the API token provided in the specified file for authentication. Alternatively, you can set the token by using the `ROX_API_TOKEN` environment variable.

--ca string

Specify a custom CA certificate file path for secure connections. Alternatively, you can specify the file path by using the ROX_CA_CERT_FILE environment variable.

--direct-grpc

Set --direct-grpc for improved connection performance. Alternatively, by setting the ROX_DIRECT_GRPC_CLIENT environment variable to true, you can enable direct gRPC . The default value is false.

-e, --endpoint string

Set the endpoint for the service to contact. Alternatively, you can set the endpoint by using the ROX_ENDPOINT environment variable. The default value is localhost:8443.

--force-http1

Force the use of HTTP/1 for all connections. Alternatively, by setting the ROX_CLIENT_FORCE_HTTP1 environment variable to true, you can force the use of HTTP/1. The default value is false.

--insecure

Enable insecure connection options. Alternatively, by setting the ROX_INSECURE_CLIENT environment variable to true, you can enable insecure connection options. The default value is false.

--insecure-skip-tls-verify

Skip the TLS certificate validation. Alternatively, by setting the ROX_INSECURE_CLIENT_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY environment variable to true, you can skip the TLS certificate validation. The default value is false.

--no-color

Disable the color output. Alternatively, by setting the ROX_NO_COLOR environment variable to true, you can disable the color output. The default value is false.

-p, --password string

Specify the password for basic authentication. Alternatively, you can set the password by using the ROX_ADMIN_PASSWORD environment variable.

--plaintext

Use an unencrypted connection. Alternatively, by setting the ROX_PLAINTEXT environment variable to true, you can enable an unencrypted connection. The default value is false.

-s, --server-name string

Set the TLS server name to use for SNI. Alternatively, you can set the server name by using the ROX_SERVER_NAME environment variable.

--token-file string

Use the API token provided in the specified file for authentication. Alternatively, you can set the token by using the ROX_API_TOKEN environment variable.

These options are applicable to all the sub-commands of the roxctl central debug command.

roxctl central debug db

Control the debugging of the database.

Usage

$ roxctl central debug db [flags]

Table 1. Options
Option	Description
`-t`, `--timeout duration`	Specify the timeout for API requests representing the maximum duration of a request. The default value is `1m0s`.

roxctl central debug log

Retrieve the current log level.

Usage

$ roxctl central debug log [flags]

Table 2. Options
Option	Description
`-l`, `--level string`	Specify the log level to which you want to set the modules. Valid values include `Debug`, `Info`, `Warn`, `Error`, `Panic`, and `Fatal`.
`-m`, `--modules strings`	Specify the modules to which you want to apply the command.
`--retry-timeout duration`	Specify the timeout after which API requests are retried. A value of zero means that the entire request duration is waited for without retrying. The default value is `20s`.
`-t`, `--timeout duration`	Specify the timeout for API requests, which is the maximum duration of a request. The default value is `1m0s`.

roxctl central debug dump

Download a bundle containing the debug information for Central.

Usage

$ roxctl central debug dump [flags]

Table 3. Options
Option	Description
`--logs`	If set to `true`, logs are included in the Central dump. The default value is `false`.
`--output-dir string`	Specify the output directory for the bundle content. The default value is an automatically generated directory name within the current directory.
`-t`, `--timeout duration`	Specify the timeout for API requests, which is the maximum duration of a request. The default value is `5m0s`.

roxctl central debug db stats

Control the statistics of the Central database.

Usage

$ roxctl central debug db stats [flags]

roxctl central debug authz-trace

Enable or disable authorization tracing in Central for debugging purposes.

Usage

$ roxctl central debug authz-trace [flags]

Table 4. Options
Option	Description
`-t`, `--timeout duration`	Specify the timeout for API requests representing the maximum duration of a request. The default value is `20m0s`.

roxctl central debug db stats reset

Reset the statistics of the Central database.

Usage

$ roxctl central debug db stats reset [flags]

roxctl central debug download-diagnostics

Download a bundle containing a snapshot of diagnostic information about the platform.

Usage

$ roxctl central debug download-diagnostics [flags]

Table 5. Options
Option	Description
`--clusters strings`	Specify a comma-separated list of the Sensor clusters from which you want to collect the logs.
`--output-dir string`	Specify the output directory in which you want to save the diagnostic bundle.
`--since string`	Specify the timestamp from which you want to collect the logs from the Sensor clusters.
`-t`, `--timeout duration`	Specify the timeout for API requests, which specifies the maximum duration of a request. The default value is `5m0s`.