Updating application databases and modules in the command line

On the command line, you can update databases and application modules in the following ways:

• Using the Update predefined task. You can manually start, stop, pause, or resume this task and configure the task run schedule. You can configure scan settings by editing the settings of this task.
• Using user tasks for updating (tasks of the Update type). You can manually start user tasks and configure the task schedule.

  Update task settings

  Setting	Description	Values
  ConnectionTimeout	Response timeout (in seconds) of an update source while attempting to connect to it. If an update source does not respond within the specified time interval, the application contacts the next update source in the list.	You can use only integers within the range from 0 to 120. Default value: 10.
  ApplicationUpdateMode	How automatically installed application updates (autopatches) are downloaded and installed.	Disabled: do not download or install autopatches. DownloadOnly (default): download autopatches, but do not install them. DownloadAndInstall: automatically download and install autopatches. After an autopatch is installed, the application restarts automatically.
  The [Sources.item_#] section contains the following settings:
  Enabled	Use of the update source specified in the SourceType setting. To run the task, at least one update source needs to be enabled.	Yes – the application uses the update source. No – The app doesn't use the update source. Default value: Yes
  SourceType	Source from which the application receives updates.	KLServers (default value) — The application receives updates from one of the Kaspersky update servers. Updates are downloaded via HTTPS protocol. SCServer. The application downloads updates to the protected device from the Administration Server installed on the local network. You can select this update source if you use Kaspersky Security Center for centralized administration of device protection in your organization. Custom. The application downloads updates from a custom source specified in the URL setting. You can specify directories on FTP, HTTP, and HTTPS servers or directories on any device mounted on the protected client device, including directories on remote devices mounted via the Samba or NFS protocols.
  URL	Address of the custom update source on the local area network or the Internet.	The default value is not defined. Examples: URL=http://example.com/bases/ – address of the HTTP server with the directory that contains updates. URL=/home/bases/ – directory on the protected computer that contains application databases.

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