action-reference.md

Action reference

This file is generated. Do not edit by hand. Regenerate with UPDATE_ACTION_REFERENCE=1 cargo test -p sysknife-daemon --test action_reference_doc; a plain cargo test fails if it drifts from the catalogue.

Every row is derived from the live code: the command from each action's ActionSpec mechanism, the risk from its risk_level, the distro from sysknife-core::action_family, and the description from the brain's KNOWN_ACTIONS list. Distro identifies the default supported catalogue: All, Ubuntu, or Fedora. It includes planner preferences, not just hard execution fences; see action compatibility. Rb = requires reboot; Ro = automatic rollback available.

Deployment (atomic host)

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
GetSystemState	rpm-ostree status --json	Low	Fedora	–	–	full rpm-ostree deployment snapshot: layered packages, pinned/staged deployments, booted/pending OSTree refs — Fedora/atomic only; on Ubuntu use GetHostState
CollectDiagnostics	journalctl -b -n 500 --no-pager	Low	All	–	–	recent system journal log (last 500 lines) for error diagnosis and troubleshooting
GetDeploymentHistory	rpm-ostree status --json	Low	Fedora	–	–	rpm-ostree deployment history: past and current OSTree commits with timestamps
ListDeployments	rpm-ostree status --json	Low	Fedora	–	–	list all currently staged, pending, and booted deployments
UpdateSystem	sudo rpm-ostree upgrade	High	Fedora	✓	✓	download and stage the latest OSTree update (does not reboot)
PinDeployment	sudo ostree admin pin 0	High	Fedora	–	–	pin a deployment so it is not GC'd — param: index (u32, deployment index from ListDeployments)
UnpinDeployment	sudo ostree admin pin --unpin 0	High	Fedora	–	–	unpin a previously pinned deployment — param: index (u32)
RebaseSystem	sudo rpm-ostree rebase fedora/41/x86_64/silverblue	High	Fedora	✓	✓	switch to a different OSTree ref/remote — param: target_ref (string, e.g. fedora/40/x86_64/silverblue)
CleanupDeployments	sudo rpm-ostree cleanup --rollback --pending	High	Fedora	–	–	remove old staged deployments to free disk space
RebootSystem	sudo systemctl reboot	High	All	✓	–	reboot the machine into the current or staged deployment
RollbackDeployment	sudo rpm-ostree rollback	High	Fedora	✓	–	roll back to the previous booted deployment
GetKernelArguments	rpm-ostree kargs	Low	Fedora	–	–	list current kernel command-line arguments (kargs)
SetKernelArguments	sudo rpm-ostree kargs	High	Fedora	✓	✓	add/remove kernel command-line args — params: add (string[]), remove (string[]) — either may be []; both lists are screened: no weakening arg may be added, and no protective one (lockdown=, module.sig_enforce=1, pti=on, mitigations=, selinux=1, slab_nomerge, …) removed

Package layering (rpm-ostree)

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
InstallPackages	sudo rpm-ostree install --idempotent podman	High	Fedora	✓	✓	layer multiple RPM packages — param: packages* (string[])
RemovePackages	sudo rpm-ostree uninstall podman	High	Fedora	✓	✓	remove layered RPM packages — param: packages* (string[])
GetLayeredPackages	rpm-ostree status --json	Low	Fedora	–	–	list RPM packages layered on top of the base OS image — no params
AddLayeredPackage	sudo rpm-ostree install --idempotent podman	High	Fedora	✓	✓	layer a single RPM package (requires reboot) — param: package* (string)
RemoveLayeredPackage	sudo rpm-ostree uninstall podman	High	Fedora	✓	✓	remove a single layered RPM package (requires reboot) — param: package* (string)
ReplaceLayeredPackage	sudo rpm-ostree install neovim --uninstall vim	High	Fedora	✓	✓	replace one layered package with another — params: old* (string), new* (string)
ResetLayeredPackageOverride	sudo rpm-ostree override reset --all	High	Fedora	✓	✓	reset all rpm-ostree override changes — no params
RemoveBasePackage	sudo rpm-ostree override remove gedit	High	Fedora	✓	✓	exclude a base OS package from the deployment — param: package* (string)
GetPendingUpdates	rpm-ostree upgrade --check	Low	Fedora	–	–	check for a staged update and show its diff — no params

Filesystem

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
GetDiskUsage	df -h --output=source,fstype,size,used,avail,pcent,target --exclude-type=composefs --exclude-type=tmpfs --exclude-type=devtmpfs --exclude-type=efivarfs	Low	All	–	–	show disk space usage for all mounted filesystems (df -h) — no params

Flatpak

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
InstallFlatpak	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps flatpak testuser install --user -y flathub app-id	Medium	All	–	–	install a Flatpak app — params: username* (Linux user), app_id* (e.g. org.mozilla.firefox), remote* (e.g. flathub)
RemoveFlatpak	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps flatpak testuser uninstall --user -y app-id	Medium	All	–	–	uninstall a Flatpak app — params: username*, app_id*
SearchFlatpakApps	flatpak search search-term	Low	All	–	–	search Flatpak remotes for apps — param: term* (query string) — no username needed
ListFlatpakRemotes	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps flatpak testuser remotes --user --columns=name,url	Low	All	–	–	list configured Flatpak remotes — param: username*
ListInstalledFlatpaks	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps flatpak testuser list --user --app --columns=application,name,version,origin	Low	All	–	–	list installed Flatpak apps for a user — param: username*
AddFlatpakRemote	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps flatpak testuser remote-add --user --if-not-exists remote https://example.invalid	Medium	All	–	–	add a Flatpak remote — params: username*, remote* (name), url*
RemoveFlatpakRemote	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps flatpak testuser remote-delete --user remote	Medium	All	–	–	remove a Flatpak remote — params: username*, remote* (name)
GetFlatpakAppInfo	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps flatpak testuser info --user app-id	Low	All	–	–	show metadata for an installed Flatpak — params: username*, app_id*
UpdateFlatpak	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps flatpak testuser update --user -y com.example.App	Medium	All	–	–	update Flatpak apps — params: username* (required); app_id (optional — omit to update all)
UbuntuInstallFlatpak	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps flatpak testuser install --user -y flathub app-id	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	install a Flatpak app — params: username*, app_id*, remote* (e.g. flathub); Medium risk
UbuntuRemoveFlatpak	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps flatpak testuser uninstall --user -y app-id	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	remove a Flatpak app — params: username*, app_id*; Medium risk
UbuntuUpdateFlatpak	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps flatpak testuser update --user -y com.example.App	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	update Flatpak app(s) — param: username*; optional: app_id (omit for all); Medium risk
UbuntuListFlatpaks	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps flatpak testuser list --user --app --columns=application,name,version,origin	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	list installed Flatpak apps — param: username*; read-only

Toolbox

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
ListToolboxes	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps toolbox testuser list	Low	All	–	–	list toolbox containers for a user — param: username*
CreateToolbox	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps toolbox testuser create --container sysknife-dev --release 41	Medium	All	–	–	create a toolbox container — params: username*, name*; optional: image, release
RemoveToolbox	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps toolbox testuser rm sysknife-dev	Medium	All	–	–	remove a toolbox container — params: username*, name*

Services

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
ListServices	systemctl list-units --type=service --all --no-legend --no-pager	Low	All	–	–	list all systemd units and their active/enabled state — no params
StartService	sudo systemctl start NetworkManager.service	Medium	All	–	–	start a systemd service — param: unit* (e.g. sshd.service)
StopService	sudo systemctl stop NetworkManager.service	Medium	All	–	–	stop a systemd service — param: unit*
RestartService	sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager.service	Medium	All	–	–	restart a systemd service — param: unit*
SetServiceEnabled	sudo systemctl enable sshd.service	Medium	All	–	–	enable or disable a service at boot — params: unit*, enabled* (bool)
MaskService	sudo systemctl mask cups.service	High	All	–	–	mask a unit so it cannot start by any means — param: unit*
UnmaskService	sudo systemctl unmask cups.service	Medium	All	–	–	unmask a previously masked unit — param: unit*
GetServiceLogs	journalctl -u NetworkManager.service -n 200 --no-pager	Low	All	–	–	fetch recent journald log lines for a service — param: unit*
GetServiceStatus	systemctl status nginx.service --no-pager	Low	All	–	–	show detailed status of a service — param: unit*
ReloadService	sudo systemctl reload nginx.service	Medium	All	–	–	reload a service config without restart (SIGHUP) — param: unit*
ListTimers	systemctl list-timers --all --no-legend --no-pager	Low	All	–	–	list all systemd timer units with next trigger time — no params
ReloadDaemon	sudo systemctl daemon-reload	Medium	All	–	–	run systemctl daemon-reload to pick up changed unit files — no params
CreateScheduledJob	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/scheduled-job-edit --name sysknife-example --command /usr/bin/true --schedule "*-*-* 02:00:00"	High	All	–	–	schedule a recurring command as a systemd timer — params: name* (unit-safe id), command* (executable line), schedule* (systemd OnCalendar, e.g. "*-*-* 02:00:00" or "daily")
GetServiceResourceLimits	systemctl show nginx.service --property=MemoryMax,MemoryHigh,CPUQuotaPerSecUSec,TasksMax	Low	All	–	–	show a service's cgroup limits (MemoryMax/CPUQuota/TasksMax) via systemctl show — param: unit*; read-only
SetServiceResourceLimits	sudo systemctl set-property nginx.service MemoryMax=500M CPUQuota=50%	Medium	All	–	–	cap a service's resources via systemctl set-property (applies live + persists) — params: unit*, plus at least one of memory_max (e.g. '500M' or 'infinity'), memory_high, cpu_quota (e.g. '50%'), tasks_max (integer or 'infinity'); Medium risk; undo with systemctl revert

Processes

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
ListProcesses	ps aux --sort=-%mem	Low	All	–	–	list running processes with CPU and memory usage — no params
SignalProcess	sudo kill -s TERM 1234	High	All	–	–	send a signal to a process to stop it — params: pid* (integer > 1); signal (TERM|KILL|HUP|INT, default TERM)

Journald

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
GetJournalLog	journalctl --output=json --no-pager --lines=100 --unit=ssh.service --priority=err --boot	Low	All	–	–	read filtered systemd journal entries as JSON (journalctl) — all params optional: unit (e.g. 'ssh.service'), priority (0-7 or name like 'err', or a range '0..3'), boot (bool, current boot only), kernel (bool, kernel messages only), since/until (e.g. '2026-07-22 10:00:00', 'yesterday', '-1h'), grep (regex on MESSAGE), lines (default 100, max 10000); read-only
VacuumJournal	journalctl --vacuum-size=500M	High	All	–	–	reclaim journal disk space — supply exactly one of size_mb (cap total journal size) or retain_days (delete entries older than N days)

Storage — LVM

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
GetLvmReport	lvs --reportformat json --units b -o lv_name,vg_name,lv_size,lv_attr,origin,data_percent	Low	All	–	–	list logical volumes with VG, size, attributes, and usage as JSON (lvs) — no params; read-only
ExtendLogicalVolume	sudo lvextend -L +10G -r ubuntu-vg/ubuntu-lv	High	All	–	–	grow a logical volume AND its filesystem in one step (lvextend -r) — params: vg*, lv*, size* (e.g. '+10G' to add, or '50G' absolute); High risk
CreateLogicalVolume	sudo lvcreate -L 20G -n data ubuntu-vg	Medium	All	–	–	create a new logical volume in a volume group (lvcreate) — params: vg*, name*, size* (e.g. '20G'); Medium risk
CreateLvSnapshot	sudo lvcreate -s -L 5G -n ubuntu-lv-snap ubuntu-vg/ubuntu-lv	Medium	All	–	–	snapshot a logical volume before risky changes (lvcreate -s) — params: vg*, origin* (LV to snapshot), snapshot* (new name), size* (copy-on-write reserve, e.g. '5G'); Medium risk

Kernel parameters — sysctl

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
GetSysctl	sysctl -- net.ipv4.ip_forward	Low	All	–	–	read a kernel parameter (sysctl) — param: key (optional, dotted e.g. 'net.ipv4.ip_forward'; omit to dump all); read-only
SetSysctl	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/sysctl-edit --key net.ipv4.ip_forward --value 1	High	All	–	–	set AND persist a kernel parameter (runtime + /etc/sysctl.d drop-in) — params: key* (dotted, e.g. 'vm.swappiness'), value* (number or space-separated list); High risk

Mounts & swap

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
GetMounts	findmnt --json	Low	All	–	–	list mounted filesystems as JSON (findmnt) — no params; read-only
AddMount	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/mount-edit --op mount --device /dev/sdb1 --mountpoint /mnt/data --fstype ext4 --options defaults	High	All	–	–	mount a device and persist it to /etc/fstab with nofail — params: device* (/dev/.., UUID=.., LABEL=.., //host/share, or host:/export), mountpoint* (absolute; not a system dir), fstype* (ext4/xfs/btrfs/vfat/nfs/cifs/…), options (csv, optional); High risk
RemoveMount	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/mount-edit --op unmount --mountpoint /mnt/data	High	All	–	–	unmount and drop the /etc/fstab entry for a mountpoint — param: mountpoint*; High risk
AddSwap	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/mount-edit --op addswap --file /swapfile --size-mb 2048	High	All	–	–	create a swap file, enable it, and persist to /etc/fstab — params: file* (absolute path), size_mb* (integer MB); High risk
RemoveSwap	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/mount-edit --op rmswap --file /swapfile	High	All	–	–	disable a swap file, remove it, and drop its /etc/fstab entry — param: file* (must already be a swap file per /proc/swaps or /etc/fstab, and not a symlink); High risk

Log management

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
GetLogrotateStatus	logrotate -d /etc/logrotate.conf	Low	All	–	–	dry-run logrotate to show what would rotate (logrotate -d) — param: config (optional path); read-only
ConfigureLogRotation	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/log-edit --op logrotate --name nginx --path /var/log/nginx/*.log --frequency daily --rotate 14 --compress	Medium	All	–	–	write a logrotate drop-in (validated with logrotate -d) — params: name*, path* (log file/glob under /var/log), frequency* (daily|weekly|monthly), rotate* (count 0-1000), compress (bool); Medium risk
RemoveLogRotation	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/log-edit --op rm-logrotate --name nginx	Medium	All	–	–	remove a SysKnife-managed logrotate drop-in — param: name*; Medium risk
ConfigureRemoteSyslog	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/log-edit --op rsyslog-forward --host logs.example.com --port 514 --protocol tcp	High	All	–	–	forward all logs to a remote collector via rsyslog (validated with rsyslogd -N1) — params: host*, port* (1-65535), protocol* (tcp|udp); High risk — logs leave the host
RemoveRemoteSyslog	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/log-edit --op rm-forward	High	All	–	–	stop remote syslog forwarding (remove the rsyslog drop-in) — no params; High risk

PAM password policy

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
GetPasswordAging	chage -l alice	Low	All	–	–	show a user's password-aging fields (chage -l) — param: user*; read-only
SetPasswordAging	sudo chage -M 90 alice	High	All	–	–	set a user's password aging (chage) — params: user*, plus at least one of max_days/min_days/warn_days (0-99999); High risk
SetPasswordPolicy	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/pam-edit --op pwquality --minlen 12	High	All	–	–	set password-quality rules via pwquality — params: at least one of minlen (1-128), dcredit/ucredit/lcredit/ocredit (-64..64); High risk — needs libpam-pwquality enabled in the PAM stack to take effect
SetAccountLockout	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/pam-edit --op faillock --deny 5	High	All	–	–	configure account lockout via faillock — params: at least one of deny (1-1000), unlock_time/fail_interval (seconds, 0-604800); High risk — needs pam_faillock enabled in the PAM stack to take effect

auditd

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
GetAuditRules	auditctl -l	Low	All	–	–	list loaded audit rules (auditctl -l) — no params; read-only; needs auditd installed
AddAuditRule	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/audit-edit --op add --path /etc/passwd --perms wa --key passwd-watch	Medium	All	–	–	add a persistent audit file-watch rule — params: path* (absolute file/dir), perms* (subset of r/w/x/a), key* (label); Medium risk; needs auditd installed
RemoveAuditRule	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/audit-edit --op remove --key passwd-watch	High	All	–	–	remove a SysKnife-managed audit rule by key — param: key*; High risk

certbot / ACME

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
GetCertificates	certbot certificates	Low	All	–	–	list certbot-managed certificates — no params; read-only; needs certbot installed
ObtainCertificate	sudo certbot certonly --non-interactive --agree-tos --standalone -m admin@example.com -d example.com	High	All	–	–	obtain a TLS certificate non-interactively (certbot certonly) — params: domains* (array) or domain* (string), email*, challenge (standalone|nginx|apache, default standalone); High risk; needs certbot + network
RenewCertificates	sudo certbot renew	Medium	All	–	–	renew due certbot certificates (certbot renew) — no params; Medium risk; needs certbot + network

Scoped sudoers.d

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
GetSudoGrants	/usr/lib/sysknife/sudoers-edit --op list	Low	All	–	–	list SysKnife-managed sudoers.d drop-ins — no params; read-only
GrantSudoAccess	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/sudoers-edit --op grant --name deploy-restart --user deploy --commands /usr/bin/systemctl --nopasswd	High	All	–	–	grant a scoped sudo rule (validated with visudo before install) — params: name* (^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_-]*$), user*, commands* ('ALL' or comma-separated ABSOLUTE paths), runas (default root, or 'ALL'), nopasswd (bool); High risk — this configures privilege escalation
RevokeSudoAccess	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/sudoers-edit --op revoke --name deploy-restart	High	All	–	–	remove a SysKnife-managed sudoers.d drop-in — param: name*; High risk

Network

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
ConfigureWifi	sudo nmcli device wifi connect CafeHotspot	High	All	–	–	connect to a Wi-Fi network — params: ssid*, password (optional for open networks)
SetDnsServers	sudo resolvectl dns wlp1s0 1.1.1.1 8.8.8.8	High	All	–	–	set DNS servers for an interface — params: interface* (e.g. wlp1s0), servers* (string[])
ConfigureFirewall	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps firewall public ssh add-service	High	All	–	–	add/remove a service in a firewalld zone — params: zone*, service*, enabled* (bool)
GetFirewallState	firewall-cmd --list-all	Low	All	–	–	show current firewalld zones, open services, and port rules — no params
GetNetworkStatus	ip -brief addr	Low	All	–	–	show LIVE network state: interfaces, IP addresses, and connection state — no params; this is runtime status, NOT the saved configuration; on Ubuntu the saved config is NetplanGetConfig
GetListeningPorts	ss -tulpnH	Low	All	–	–	show listening TCP/UDP sockets and the process bound to each (ss -tulpn) — no params; read-only; use for "what is listening on port X?"
GetNftablesRuleset	sudo nft list ruleset	Low	All	–	–	read the current nftables ruleset — no params; read-only; rules do not by themselves prove that traffic is blocked
GetFirewallBackendState	/usr/lib/sysknife/firewall-state	Low	All	–	–	inspect nftables, ufw and firewalld observations — no params; read-only; use for general firewall status; unavailable or inactive frontends do not prove the host is unfiltered

resolvectl

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
ResolvectlStatus	resolvectl status	Low	All	–	–	show DNS resolution status for all network interfaces (resolvectl status) — no params; cross-distro (any systemd-resolved host); read-only
ResolvectlSetDns	sudo resolvectl dns eth0 1.1.1.1 8.8.8.8	High	All	–	–	set DNS servers for a network interface — params: interface* (e.g. eth0), servers* (string[]); cross-distro; High risk

Identity / time / locale

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
GetDateTime	timedatectl	Low	All	–	–	current date, time, timezone, and NTP status (timedatectl) — no params
SetHostname	sudo hostnamectl set-hostname sysknife-lab	Medium	All	–	–	change the system hostname — param: hostname* (string)
SetTimezone	sudo timedatectl set-timezone America/Mexico_City	Medium	All	–	–	change the system timezone — param: timezone* (e.g. America/Chicago)
SetLocale	sudo localectl set-locale en_US.UTF-8	Medium	All	–	–	change the system locale — param: locale* (e.g. en_US.UTF-8)
SetNtp	sudo timedatectl set-ntp true	Medium	All	–	–	enable or disable NTP sync — param: enabled* (bool)

Users & groups

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
ListUsers	getent passwd	Low	All	–	–	list all local user accounts — no params
ListGroups	getent group	Low	All	–	–	list all local groups — no params
CreateUser	sudo useradd --create-home --home-dir /home/alice --shell /bin/bash alice	High	All	–	–	create a local user account — param: username*; optional: shell, home
DeleteUser	sudo userdel alice	High	All	–	–	delete a local user account — param: username*
AddUserToGroup	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps group-add alice wheel	High	All	–	–	add a user to a group — params: username*, group*
RemoveUserFromGroup	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps group-remove alice wheel	High	All	–	–	remove a user from a group — params: username*, group*
CreateGroup	sudo groupadd developers	Medium	All	–	–	create a local group — param: group*; optional: system (bool → system GID range)
DeleteGroup	sudo groupdel developers	High	All	–	–	delete a local group — param: group*; irreversible
LockUserAccount	sudo usermod --lock alice	High	All	–	–	disable password login for a user without deleting it — param: username*
UnlockUserAccount	sudo usermod --unlock alice	High	All	–	–	re-enable password login for a locked user — param: username*

SSH keys

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
GetAuthorizedKeys	cat /home/alice/.ssh/authorized_keys	Low	All	–	–	list SSH authorized_keys for a user — param: username*
AddAuthorizedKey	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps ssh-add alice "ssh-ed25519 AAAA..."	High	All	–	–	append an SSH public key to a user's authorized_keys — params: username*, public_key* (full key string)
RemoveAuthorizedKey	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps ssh-remove alice "ssh-ed25519 AAAA..."	High	All	–	–	remove an SSH public key from a user's authorized_keys — params: username*, public_key* (full key string)
SetSshdOption	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/sshd-option-edit --option PermitRootLogin --value prohibit-password	High	All	–	–	harden sshd by setting an allowlisted option via a validated drop-in — params: option* (one of PermitRootLogin, PasswordAuthentication, PubkeyAuthentication, X11Forwarding, PermitEmptyPasswords), value* (per-option: yes/no, or prohibit-password/forced-commands-only for PermitRootLogin)

Package repositories

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
ListPackageRepositories	scan /etc/yum.repos.d	Low	Fedora	–	–	list configured DNF/rpm-ostree repos and their enabled state — no params
AddPackageRepository	write /etc/yum.repos.d/repo-id.repo	High	Fedora	–	–	add a DNF repo — params: repo_id*, repo_url*
RemovePackageRepository	delete /etc/yum.repos.d/repo-id.repo	Medium	Fedora	–	–	remove a DNF repo — param: repo_id*
EnablePackageRepository	patch /etc/yum.repos.d/repo-id.repo	Medium	Fedora	–	–	enable a disabled DNF repo — param: repo_id*
DisablePackageRepository	patch /etc/yum.repos.d/repo-id.repo	Medium	Fedora	–	–	disable a DNF repo without removing it — param: repo_id*

System info

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
GetMemoryInfo	free -h	Low	All	–	–	show RAM and swap usage (free -h) — no params
GetHostState	hostnamectl status	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	what this host is: OS release, kernel, architecture, virtualization, machine identity (hostnamectl) — Ubuntu/Debian counterpart to GetSystemState, which reports deployments an apt host does not have

Containers

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
ListContainers	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps podman testuser ps --all --format json	Low	All	–	–	list Podman containers for a user — param: username*
CreateContainer	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps podman testuser create --name sysknife-dev registry.fedoraproject.org/fedora-toolbox:41	Medium	All	–	–	create a Podman container — params: username*, name*, image* (e.g. ubuntu:22.04)
StartContainer	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps podman testuser start sysknife-dev	Medium	All	–	–	start a Podman container — params: username*, name*
StopContainer	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps podman testuser stop sysknife-dev	Medium	All	–	–	stop a Podman container — params: username*, name*
RemoveContainer	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps podman testuser rm sysknife-dev	Medium	All	–	–	remove a stopped Podman container — params: username*, name*
GetContainerInfo	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps podman testuser inspect sysknife-dev	Low	All	–	–	inspect a Podman container — params: username*, name*

Reboot

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
CheckPendingReboot	bash -c "if test -f /var/run/reboot-required; then cat /var/run/reboot-required; cat /var/run/reboot-required.pkgs 2>/dev/null; true; else echo 'No reboot required.'; fi"	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	check whether a reboot is pending (/var/run/reboot-required) — no params; Ubuntu only; read-only

AppArmor

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
AppArmorStatus	sudo aa-status	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	show status of all loaded AppArmor profiles (aa-status) — no params; read-only
AppArmorEnforce	sudo aa-enforce /etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.firefox	High	Ubuntu	–	–	put an AppArmor profile into enforce mode (aa-enforce) — param: profile_path* (e.g. /etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.firefox); High risk
AppArmorComplain	sudo aa-complain /etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.firefox	High	Ubuntu	–	–	put an AppArmor profile into complain/learning mode (aa-complain) — param: profile_path*; High risk (disables MAC enforcement for the profile)

cloud-init

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
CloudInitStatus	cloud-init status --long	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	show cloud-init provisioning status (cloud-init status --long) — no params; read-only

fail2ban

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
Fail2banStatus	sudo fail2ban-client status	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	show fail2ban jail status — optional param: jail (omit for all jails); read-only
Fail2banBanIp	sudo fail2ban-client set sshd banip 192.0.2.1	High	Ubuntu	–	–	ban an IP address in a fail2ban jail — params: jail* (string), ip* (IPv4 or IPv6); High risk
Fail2banUnbanIp	sudo fail2ban-client set sshd unbanip 192.0.2.1	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	unban an IP address from a fail2ban jail — params: jail*, ip*; Medium risk
ConfigureFail2banJail	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/fail2ban-jail-edit --name sshd --maxretry 3	High	Ubuntu	–	–	write a fail2ban jail override (/etc/fail2ban/jail.d/) — params: name*, plus at least one of enabled (bool), maxretry (1-100), bantime/findtime (seconds 0-2592000); High risk; needs fail2ban installed

apt

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
AptUpdate	sudo env DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive NEEDRESTART_MODE=a /usr/bin/apt-get update	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	refresh apt package index (apt-get update) — no params
AptUpgrade	sudo env DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive NEEDRESTART_MODE=a /usr/bin/apt-get dist-upgrade -y	High	Ubuntu	–	–	upgrade all installed packages via dist-upgrade — no params; High risk
AptInstall	sudo env DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive NEEDRESTART_MODE=a /usr/bin/apt-get install -y curl	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	install a package — param: package* (string, e.g. nginx)
AptRemove	sudo env DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive NEEDRESTART_MODE=a /usr/bin/apt-get remove -y curl	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	remove a package, keep config files — param: package*
AptPurge	sudo env DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive NEEDRESTART_MODE=a /usr/bin/apt-get purge -y curl	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	remove a package AND its config files — param: package*
AptAutoremove	sudo env DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive NEEDRESTART_MODE=a /usr/bin/apt-get autoremove -y	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	remove automatically-installed packages no longer needed — no params
AptHold	sudo apt-mark hold curl	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	pin a package at its current version (apt-mark hold) — param: package*
AptUnhold	sudo apt-mark unhold curl	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	unpin a package to allow upgrades (apt-mark unhold) — param: package*
AptSearch	apt-cache search curl	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	search apt repos for packages — param: term*; read-only
AptListInstalled	dpkg -l	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	list all installed packages (dpkg -l) — no params; read-only
AptShow	apt-cache show curl	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	show package details (version, deps, description) — param: package*; read-only
AptListUpgradable	bash -c "apt list --upgradable 2>/dev/null"	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	list packages with available upgrades — no params; read-only. Use for 'are there pending updates?' or 'what updates are available?'
AptHistoryList	bash -c "grep -A 4 '^Start-Date' /var/log/apt/history.log | tail -n 80"	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	show recent apt transaction history — no params; read-only
ConfigureUnattendedUpgrades	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/unattended-upgrades-edit --enable	High	Ubuntu	–	–	enable or disable automatic security updates (unattended-upgrades) — param: enabled* (bool); High risk

apt preferences / pinning

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
GetAptPins	apt-cache policy	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	show apt pin priorities (apt-cache policy) — param: package (optional); read-only
SetAptPin	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/apt-pin-edit --op set --name hold-nginx --package nginx --pin "version 1.24.*" --priority 990	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	pin a package to a version/release via /etc/apt/preferences.d — params: name*, package* (glob), pin* (e.g. 'version 1.24.*' or 'release a=noble-security'), priority* (int -1..1000); Medium risk
RemoveAptPin	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/apt-pin-edit --op remove --name hold-nginx	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	remove a SysKnife-managed apt pin — param: name*; Medium risk

PPA

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
AddPpa	sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:deadsnakes/ppa	High	Ubuntu	–	–	add a Launchpad PPA — param: name* in <user>/<ppa> format (e.g. 'deadsnakes/ppa'); Ubuntu only; requires software-properties-common
RemovePpa	sudo add-apt-repository -y --remove ppa:deadsnakes/ppa	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	remove a Launchpad PPA — param: name* in <user>/<ppa> format; Ubuntu only

snap

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
SnapInstall	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/action-steps snap-install-hold firefox stable	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	install a snap (auto-holds to prevent auto-refresh) — params: name*; optional: channel (default stable), auto_update (bool, default false)
SnapRemove	sudo snap remove firefox	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	remove a snap — param: name*
SnapRefresh	sudo snap refresh firefox	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	update a snap or all snaps — param: name (optional, omit for all)
SnapHold	sudo snap refresh --hold firefox	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	pin a snap at its current version (snap refresh --hold) — param: name*
SnapUnhold	sudo snap refresh --unhold firefox	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	allow a held snap to auto-refresh again — param: name*
SnapList	snap list	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	list installed snaps — no params; read-only
SnapInfo	snap info firefox	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	show snap details (version, channel, description) — param: name*; read-only
SnapRevert	sudo snap revert firefox	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	revert a snap to its previous revision — param: name*
SnapClassicInstall	sudo snap install --classic code	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	install a snap with classic confinement (full system access) — param: name*

ufw

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
UfwEnable	sudo ufw --force enable	High	Ubuntu	–	–	enable the ufw firewall — no params; High risk
UfwDisable	sudo ufw disable	High	Ubuntu	–	–	disable the ufw firewall — no params; High risk
UfwAllow	sudo ufw allow 22	High	Ubuntu	–	–	allow inbound traffic on a port or service — param: port_or_service* (e.g. 22, 22/tcp, OpenSSH); High risk
UfwDeny	sudo ufw deny 23	High	Ubuntu	–	–	deny inbound traffic on a port or service — param: port_or_service*; High risk
UfwReset	sudo ufw --force reset	High	Ubuntu	–	–	reset ufw to defaults, removing all rules — no params; High risk; irreversible
UfwStatus	sudo ufw status verbose	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	show current ufw status and rules — optional param: numbered (boolean, default false); true runs ufw status numbered and exposes rule_number values for UfwDeleteRule, false keeps verbose status; read-only
UfwDeleteRule	sudo ufw --force delete 1	High	Ubuntu	–	–	delete a ufw rule by number — param: rule_number* (positive integer from query_ufw_rules or UfwStatus with numbered=true); never guess a rule number, and refresh after rule changes; High risk
UfwLimit	sudo ufw limit 22	High	Ubuntu	–	–	add rate-limiting rule on a port/service (>6 connections/30s blocked) — param: target* (e.g. '22' or 'ssh'); High risk; use for SSH brute-force mitigation

netplan

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
NetplanGetConfig	find /etc/netplan -maxdepth 1 -name *.yaml -print -exec cat {} +	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	read the SAVED network configuration: the netplan YAML in /etc/netplan/ — no params; read-only; on Ubuntu this is what "the network config" means, as opposed to GetNetworkStatus which reports live interface state
NetplanApply	sudo netplan apply	High	Ubuntu	–	–	apply netplan network configuration immediately — no params; High risk; can disconnect SSH
NetplanSet	sudo netplan set ethernets.eth0.dhcp4=true	High	Ubuntu	–	–	set a single netplan key to a value — params: key* (e.g. 'ethernets.eth0.dhcp4'), value*; High risk; run NetplanApply to activate
NetplanGenerate	sudo netplan generate	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	regenerate netplan backend config without applying — no params; Medium risk; dry-run before NetplanApply

distrobox

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
DistroboxList	distrobox list	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	list distrobox containers — no params; read-only
DistroboxCreate	distrobox create --yes --name dev --image ubuntu:24.04	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	create a distrobox container — params: name*, image* (e.g. ubuntu:24.04, fedora:41)
DistroboxRemove	distrobox rm --force dev	Medium	Ubuntu	–	–	remove a distrobox container — param: name*

GRUB

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
GrubGetKargs	grep -E ^GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX /etc/default/grub	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	read current GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX from /etc/default/grub — no params; read-only
GrubSetKargs	sudo /usr/lib/sysknife/grub-kargs-edit --append quiet --delete splash	High	Ubuntu	✓	–	modify GRUB kernel arguments and run update-grub — params: append (list), delete (list), bare tokens only (no '='); both lists are screened for boot-security downgrades; High risk; requires reboot

Ubuntu release upgrade

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
UbuntuReleaseUpgrade	sudo do-release-upgrade -f DistUpgradeViewNonInteractive	High	Ubuntu	✓	–	upgrade to the next Ubuntu release (do-release-upgrade) — no params; Ubuntu only; High risk; takes 20–45 min; requires reboot; only for explicit distribution upgrade requests

Ubuntu Pro

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
ProStatus	pro status --all	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	show Ubuntu Pro subscription status — no params; Ubuntu only; read-only
ProAttach	sudo pro attach <REDACTED>	High	Ubuntu	–	–	attach machine to an Ubuntu Pro subscription — param: token* (credential, never log); Ubuntu only; High risk
ProDetach	sudo pro detach --assume-yes	High	Ubuntu	–	–	detach from Ubuntu Pro subscription — no params; Ubuntu only; High risk
EnableProService	sudo pro enable esm-apps --assume-yes	High	Ubuntu	–	–	enable one Ubuntu Pro service (pro enable <service>) — param: service* (one of esm-apps, esm-infra, livepatch, usg, fips, fips-updates, cis, ros, ros-updates, cc-eal, realtime-kernel, landscape, anbox-cloud); Ubuntu only; High risk; needs an attached subscription
DisableProService	sudo pro disable esm-apps --assume-yes	High	Ubuntu	–	–	disable one Ubuntu Pro service (pro disable <service>) — param: service* (same allowlist as EnableProService); Ubuntu only; High risk

Livepatch

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
LivepatchStatus	sudo canonical-livepatch status --verbose	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	show Canonical Livepatch kernel-patch status — no params; Ubuntu only; read-only; requires canonical-livepatch installed and Ubuntu Pro

Multipass

Action	Command	Risk	Distro	Rb	Ro	Description
MultipassList	multipass list	Low	Ubuntu	–	–	list Multipass VMs and their state — no params; read-only

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191 actions have an ActionSpec and are tabled above. The full catalogue (KNOWN_ACTION_NAMES) also includes ListJobHistory, which the dispatcher handles before the executor, for 192 total.