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CONMAN.CONF(5)		   ConMan: The Console Manager		  CONMAN.CONF(5)

NAME
     conman.conf - ConMan daemon configuration file

DESCRIPTION
     The  conman.conf  configuration  file is used to specify the consoles being
     managed by conmand.

     Comments are introduced by a hash sign (#), and continue until the  end  of
     the  line.  Blank lines and white-space are ignored.  Directives are termi-
     nated by a newline, but may span multiple lines by escaping it (i.e., imme-
     diately preceding the newline with a backslash).	Strings  may  be  either
     single-quoted  or	double-quoted,	but they may not contain newlines.  Key-
     words are case-insensitive.

SERVER DIRECTIVES
     These directives begin with the SERVER keyword followed by one of the  fol-
     lowing key/value pairs:

     coredump = (on|off)
	    Specifies whether the daemon should generate a core dump file.  This
	    file  will	be created in the current working directory (or '/' when
	    running in the background) unless you also set coredumpdir.  The de-
	    fault is off.

     coredumpdir = "directory"
	    Specifies the directory where the daemon tries to  write  core  dump
	    files.   The default is empty, meaning the current working directory
	    (or '/' when running in the background) will be used.

     execpath = "dir1:dir2:dir3..."
	    Specifies a colon-separated list of directories in which  to  search
	    for  external process-based console executables that are not defined
	    by an absolute or relative pathname.  The default is empty.

     keepalive = (on|off)
	    Specifies whether the daemon will use TCP keep-alives for  detecting
	    dead connections.  The default is on.

     logdir = "directory"
	    Specifies  a directory prefix for log files that are not defined via
	    an absolute pathname.  This affects the server logfile, global  log,
	    and console log directives.

     logfile = "file[,priority]"
	    Specifies  the file to which log messages are appended if the daemon
	    is not running in the foreground.  This string undergoes  conversion
	    specifier  expansion  (cf., CONVERSION SPECIFICATIONS) each time the
	    file is opened.  If an absolute pathname is not  given,  the  file's
	    location  is  relative  to either logdir (if defined) or the current
	    working directory.	Intermediate  directories  will  be  created  as
	    needed.   The  filename  may optionally be followed by a comma and a
	    minimum priority at which messages will be logged.	 Refer	to  sys-
	    log.conf(5) for a list of priorities.  The default priority is info.
	    If this keyword is used in conjunction with the syslog keyword, mes-
	    sages will be sent to both locations.

     loopback = (on|off)
	    Specifies  whether	the  daemon will bind its socket to the loopback
	    address, thereby only accepting local client connections directed to
	    that address (127.0.0.1).  The default is on.

     nofile = integer
	    Specifies the maximum number of open files for the daemon.	 If  set
	    to 0, use the current (soft) limit.  If set to -1, use the the maxi-
	    mum (hard) limit.  The default is 0.

     pidfile = "file"
	    Specifies the file to which the daemon's PID is written.  Intermedi-
	    ate  directories will be created as needed.  The use of a pidfile is
	    recommended if you want to use the daemon's '-k', '-q', or '-r'  op-
	    tions.

     port = integer
	    Specifies  the  port on which the daemon will listen for client con-
	    nections.

     resetcmd = "string"
	    Specifies a command string to be invoked by a subshell upon  receipt
	    of	the  client's "reset" escape.  Multiple commands within a string
	    may be separated with semicolons.  This string undergoes  conversion
	    specifier expansion (cf., CONVERSION SPECIFICATIONS) and will be in-
	    voked  multiple  times  if	the client is connected to multiple con-
	    soles.

     syslog = "facility"
	    Specifies that log messages are to be  sent  to  the  system  logger
	    (syslogd) at the given facility.  Refer to syslog.conf(5) for a list
	    of facilities.  If this keyword is used in conjunction with the log-
	    file keyword, messages will be sent to both locations.

     tcpwrappers = (on|off)
	    Specifies  whether	the  daemon will use TCP-Wrappers when accepting
	    client connections.  Support for this feature  must  be  enabled  at
	    compile-time  (via configure's "--with-tcp-wrappers" option).  Refer
	    to hosts_access(5) and hosts_options(5) for more details.	The  de-
	    fault is off.

     timestamp = integer (m|h|d)
	    Specifies  the interval between timestamps written to the individual
	    console log files.	The interval is an integer that may be	followed
	    by	a  single-character modifier; 'm' for minutes (the default), 'h'
	    for hours, or 'd' for days.  The default is 0 (i.e., no timestamps).

GLOBAL DIRECTIVES
     These directives begin with the GLOBAL keyword followed by one of the  fol-
     lowing key/value pairs:

     log = "file"
	    Specifies  the  default  log file to use for each console directive.
	    This string undergoes conversion specifier expansion  (cf.,  CONVER-
	    SION  SPECIFICATIONS)  each time the file is opened; it must contain
	    either '%N' or '%D'.  If an absolute  pathname  is	not  given,  the
	    file's  location  is  relative  to either logdir (if defined) or the
	    current working directory.	Intermediate directories will be created
	    as needed.

     logopts = "(lock|nolock),(sanitize|nosanitize),(timestamp|notimestamp)"
	    Specifies global options for the console log files.   These  options
	    can  be  overridden on a per-console basis by specifying the CONSOLE
	    logopts keyword.  Note that options affecting the output of the con-
	    sole's logfile also affect the output of  the  console's  log-replay
	    escape.  The valid logopts include the following:

	    lock or nolock - locked logs are protected with a write lock.

	    sanitize  or nosanitize - sanitized logs convert non-printable char-
	    acters into 7-bit printable characters.

	    timestamp or notimestamp - timestamped logs  prepend  each	line  of
	    console  output  with  a  timestamp in "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS" format.
	    This timestamp is generated when the first character  following  the
	    line break is output.

	    The default is "lock,nosanitize,notimestamp".

     seropts = "bps[,databits[parity[stopbits]]]"
	    Specifies  global  options	for local serial devices.  These options
	    can be overridden on a per-console basis by specifying  the  CONSOLE
	    seropts keyword.

	    bps  is  an integer specifying the baud rate in bits-per-second.  If
	    this exact value is not supported by the system, it will be  rounded
	    down to the next supported value.

	    databits is an integer from 5-8.

	    parity is a single case-insensitive character: 'n' for none, 'o' for
	    odd, and 'e' for even.

	    stopbits is an integer from 1-2.

	    The  default is "9600,8n1" for 9600 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, and
	    1 stop bit.

     ipmiopts = "U:str,P:str,K:str,C:int,L:str,W:flag"
	    Specifies global options for IPMI  Serial-Over-LAN	devices.   These
	    options  can  be overridden on a per-console basis by specifying the
	    CONSOLE IPMIOPTS keyword.  This directive is only available if  con-
	    figured using the "--with-freeipmi" option.

	    The  IPMIOPTS string is parsed into comma-delimited substrings where
	    each substring is of the form "X:VALUE".  "X" is a	single-character
	    case-insensitive  key specifying the option type, and "VALUE" is its
	    corresponding value.  The  IPMI  default  will  be	used  if  either
	    "VALUE"  is  omitted  from	the substring ("X:") or the substring is
	    omitted altogether.  Note that since the IPMIOPTS string  is  delim-
	    ited by commas, substring values cannot contain commas.

	    The valid IPMIOPTS substrings include the following (in any order):

	    U:username - a string of at most 16 bytes for the username.

	    P:password - a string of at most 20 bytes for the password.

	    K:K_g - a string of at most 20 bytes for the K_g key.

	    C:cipher_suite  - an integer for the IPMI cipher suite ID.	Refer to
	    ipmiconsole(8) for a list of supported IDs.

	    L:privilege_level - the string "user", "op", or "admin".

	    W:workaround_flag - a string or integer for an IPMI workaround.  The
	    following strings are recognized: "authcap",  "integritycheckvalue",
	    "intel20",	 "nochecksumcheck",   "opensesspriv",	"serialalertsde-
	    ferred",  "solchannelsupport",   "solpacketseq",   "solpayloadsize",
	    "solport",	"solstatus",  "sun20",	"supermicro20",  "default",  and
	    "none".  Refer to  ipmiconsole(8)  for  more  information  on  these
	    workarounds.   This  substring  may  be repeated in order to specify
	    multiple workarounds.

	    Both the password and K_g values can be specified in either ASCII or
	    hexadecimal; in the latter case, the string should begin  with  "0x"
	    and  contain  at  most  40 hexadecimal digits.  A K_g key entered in
	    hexadecimal may contain embedded null characters, but any characters
	    following the first null character in the password key will  be  ig-
	    nored.

CONSOLE DIRECTIVES
     This  directive  defines an individual console being managed by the daemon.
     The CONSOLE keyword is followed by one or more of the  following  key/value
     pairs:

     name = "string"
	    Specifies  the  name  used by clients to refer to the console.  This
	    keyword is required.

     dev = "string"
	    Specifies the type and location of the device.  This keyword is  re-
	    quired.

	    A  local  serial  port  connection is defined by the pathname of the
	    character device file.

	    A remote terminal server connection using the telnet protocol is de-
	    fined by the "host:port" format (where host is the	remote	hostname
	    or IPv4 address, and port is the remote port number).

	    An	external  process-based connection is defined by the "path args"
	    format (where path is the pathname to an executable file/script, and
	    any additional args are  space-delimited);	the  /usr/local/lib/con-
	    man/exec directory contains scripts for various console types.

	    A  local Unix domain socket connection is defined by the "unix:path"
	    format (where "unix:" is the literal  character  string  prefix  and
	    path is the pathname of the local socket).

	    An	IPMI  Serial-Over-LAN  connection  is defined by the "ipmi:host"
	    format (where "ipmi:" is the literal string and host is  a	hostname
	    or IPv4 address).

	    The '%N' character sequence will be replaced by the console name.

     log = "file"
	    Specifies  the file where console output is logged.  This string un-
	    dergoes conversion specifier expansion (cf.,  CONVERSION  SPECIFICA-
	    TIONS) each time the file is opened.  If an absolute pathname is not
	    given, the file's location is relative to either logdir (if defined)
	    or	the current working directory.	Intermediate directories will be
	    created as needed.	An empty log string (i.e., log="") disables log-
	    ging, overriding the global log name.

     logopts = "string"
	    This keyword is optional (cf., GLOBAL DIRECTIVES).

     seropts = "string"
	    This keyword is optional (cf., GLOBAL DIRECTIVES).

     ipmiopts = "string"
	    This keyword is optional (cf., GLOBAL DIRECTIVES).

CONVERSION SPECIFICATIONS
     A conversion specifier is a two-character sequence  beginning  with  a  '%'
     character.  The second character in the sequence specifies the type of con-
     version to be applied.  The following specifiers are supported:

     %N     The console name (from the name string).

     %D     The  console device basename (from the dev string), with leading di-
	    rectory components removed.

     %P     The daemon's process identifier.

     %Y     The year as a 4-digit number with the century.

     %y     The year as a 2-digit number without the century.

     %m     The month as a 2-digit number (01-12).

     %d     The day of the month as a 2-digit number (01-31).

     %H     The hour as a 2-digit number using a 24-hour clock (00-23).

     %M     The minute as a 2-digit number (00-59).

     %S     The seconds as a 2-digit number (00-61).

     %s     The number of seconds since the Epoch.

     %%     A literal '%' character.

     The console name (%N) and device (%D) specifiers are  "sanitized"	in  that
     non-printable  characters	and the forward-slash (/) character are replaced
     with underscores.

     Conversion specifiers within console log filenames are evaluated  when  the
     file  is  opened; this occurs when conmand first starts and whenever it re-
     ceives a SIGHUP.

FILES
     /usr/local/etc/conman.conf

AUTHOR
     Chris Dunlap <cdunlap@llnl.gov>

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2007-2018 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC.
     Copyright (C) 2001-2007 The Regents of the University of California.

LICENSE
     ConMan is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
     terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the  Free	Software
     Foundation,  either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
     version.

SEE ALSO
     conman(1), conmand(8).

     https://dun.github.io/conman/

conman-0.3.0			   2018-09-15			  CONMAN.CONF(5)

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