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diff --git a/ipalib/plugins/ping.py b/ipalib/plugins/ping.py index 93c6495d1..0da07e0b4 100644 --- a/ipalib/plugins/ping.py +++ b/ipalib/plugins/ping.py @@ -24,7 +24,31 @@ from ipalib import _, ngettext from ipapython.version import VERSION, API_VERSION __doc__ = _(""" -Ping the remote IPA server +Ping the remote IPA server to ensure it is running. + +The ping command sends an echo request to an IPA server. The server +returns its version information. This is used by an IPA client +to confirm that the server is available and accepting requests. + +The server from xmlrpc_uri in /etc/ipa/default.conf is contacted first. +If it does not respond then the client will contact any servers defined +by ldap SRV records in DNS. + +EXAMPLES: + + Ping an IPA server: + ipa ping + ------------------------------------------ + IPA server version 2.1.9. API version 2.20 + ------------------------------------------ + + Ping an IPA server verbosely: + ipa -v ping + ipa: INFO: trying https://ipa.example.com/ipa/xml + ipa: INFO: Forwarding 'ping' to server u'https://ipa.example.com/ipa/xml' + ----------------------------------------------------- + IPA server version 2.1.9. API version 2.20 + ----------------------------------------------------- """) class ping(Command): |