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CHAPTER 15: CONFIGURATION FROM THE COMMAND LINE
# config -s "config.devices.device3.description=Room 5 RPC"
# config -s config.devices.total=3
The following command will synchronize the live system with the new configuration:
# config -a
15.1.10 MANAGED DEVICES
To add a managed device: (see Chapter 9 for more information):
# config -s "config.devices.device8.name=8"
# config -s "config.devices.device8.description=the-8th-device"
# config -s \
"config.devices.device8.connections.connection1.name=8"
# config -s \
config.devices.device8.connections.connection1.type=type
# config -s config.devices.total=8
type can be serial, Host, UPS, or RPC.
To delete the above managed device:
# config -d config.devices.device8
NOTE: The config.devices.total total must also be decremented when deleting a managed device.
The following command will synchronize the live system with the new configuration:
# config -a
15.1.11 PORT LOG
To configure serial/network port logging:
# config -s config.eventlog.server.address=remote-server-ip
# config -s config.eventlog.server.logfacility=facility
# config -s config.eventlog.server.logpriority=priority
facility and priority can take a specific range of values:
TABLE 15-10. PORT LOG
VARIABLE
ALLOWED VALUES
facility
Daemon, Local 0–7, Authenticaiton, Kernel, User, Syslog, Mail, News, UUCP
priority
Info, Alert, Critical, Debug, Emergency, Error, Notice, Warning
