The following table describes the keywords you can use in the sysidcfg file.
Table 7–2 Keywords You Can Use in sysidcfg
Configuration Information |
Keywords |
Values or Examples |
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Name service, domain name, name server |
name_service=NIS, NIS+, DNS, LDAP, NONE | |
Options for NIS and NIS+: {domain_name=domain_name name_server=hostname(ip_address)} |
name_service=NIS {domain_name=west.arp.com name_server=timber(129.221.2.1)} name_service=NIS+ {domain_name=west.arp.com. name_server=timber(129.221.2.1)} |
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Options for DNS: {domain_name=domain_name name_server=ip_address,ip_address, ip_address (three maximum) search=domain_name,domain_name,domain_name,domain_name,domain_name, domain_name (six maximum, total length less than or equal to 250 characters)} |
name_service=DNS {domain_name=west.arp.com name_server=10.0.1.10,10.0.1.20 search=arp.com,east.arp.com} Note – Choose only one value for name_service. Include either, both, or neither the domain_name and name_server keywords, as needed. If neither keyword is used, omit the curly braces {}. |
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Options for LDAP: {domain_name=domain_name profile=profile_name profile_server=ip_address proxy_dn="proxy_bind_dn" proxy_password=password} |
name_service=LDAP {domain_name=west.arp.com profile=default profile_server=129.221.2.1 proxy_dn="cn=proxyagent,ou=profile, dc=west,dc=arp,dc=com" proxy_password=password} Note – The proxy_dn and proxy_password keywords are optional. The proxy_dn value must be enclosed in double quotes. |
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Network interface, host name, Internet Protocol (IP) address, netmask, DHCP, IPv6 |
network_interface=NONE, PRIMARY, or value |
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If DHCP is to be used, specify: {dhcp protocol_ipv6=yes_or_no} |
network_interface=primary {dhcp protocol_ipv6=yes} |
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If DHCP is not to be used, specify: {hostname=host_name default_route=ip_address or NONE ip_address=ip_address netmask=netmask protocol_ipv6=yes_or_no} Note – If you do not use DHCP, you are not required to specify protocol_ipv6=yes and default_route. But, take note of the following issues.
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network_interface=le0 {hostname=feron default_route=129.146.88.1 ip_address=129.146.88.210 netmask=255.255.0.0 protocol_ipv6=no} Note – Choose only one value for network_interface. Include any combination or none of the hostname, ip_address, and netmask keywords, as needed. If you do not use any of these keywords, omit the curly braces ({}). |
Root password |
root_password=root_password |
Encrypted from /etc/shadow. |
Security policy |
security_policy=kerberos, NONE Options for Kerberos: {default_realm=FQDN admin_server=FQDN kdc=FQDN1, FQDN2, FQDN3} (FQDN is a fully qualified domain name) |
security_policy=kerberos {default_realm=Yoursite.COM admin_server=krbadmin.Yoursite.COM kdc=kdc1.Yoursite.COM, kdc2.Yoursite.COM} Note – You can list a maximum of three key distribution centers (KDCs), but at least one is required. |
Language in which to display the install program and desktop |
system_locale=locale |
The /usr/lib/locale directory or Appendix D, Locale Values (Reference) provides the valid locale values. |
Terminal type |
terminal=terminal_type |
The subdirectories in the /usr/share/lib/terminfo directory provide the valid terminal values. |
Time zone |
timezone=timezone |
The directories and files in the /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo directory provide the valid time zone values. The time zone value is the name of the path relative to the /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo directory. For example, the time zone value for mountain standard time in the United States is US/Mountain. The time zone value for Japan is Japan. You can also specify any valid Olson time zone. |
Date and time |
timeserver=localhost, hostname, ip_addr |
If you specify localhost as the time server, the system's time is assumed to be correct. If you are not running a name service and you specify the hostname or ip_addr of a system, that system's time is used to set the time. |
x86: Monitor type |
monitor=monitor_type |
On the system you want to install, run kdmconfig -d filename. Append output to sysidcfg file. |
x86: Keyboard language, keyboard layout |
keyboard=keyboard_language {layout=value} |
On the system you want to install, run kdmconfig -d filename. Append output to sysidcfg file. |
x86: Graphics card, screen size, color depth, display resolution |
display=graphics_card {size=screen_size depth=color_depth resolution=screen_resolution} |
On the system you want to install, run kdmconfig -d filename. Append output to sysidcfg file. |
x86: Pointing device, number of buttons, IRQ level |
pointer=pointing_device {nbuttons=number_buttons irq=value} |
On the system you want to install, run kdmconfig -d filename. Append output to sysidcfg file. |