FREEIPMI(5)

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💖 NAME: freeipmi.conf(5) 💖

freeipmi.conf — specify default values to FreeIPMI. That's the whole assignment, bestie. 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Okay so the FreeIPMI configuration file is where you can set alternate default values for a bunch of FreeIPMI tools, so you don't have to type them on the command line every single time. It's giving "set it and forget it" energy, and honestly? Obsessed. ✨

It lets users avoid typing in a long list of command line options every time a command is executed. It can also be used to hide usernames, passwords, and other sensitive information from the ps(1) command. Privacy slay. 🫶

Currently, the tools that can be configured with the configuration file are: bmc-device(8), bmc-info(8), bmc-watchdog(8), ipmi-chassis(8), ipmi-config(8), ipmi-fru(8), ipmi-oem(8), ipmi-pet(8), ipmi-raw(8), ipmi-sel(8), ipmi-sensors(8), ipmiconsole(8), and ipmipower(8). The whole squad. 👑

By default, the configuration file is stored at /etc/freeipmi//freeipmi.conf. Yes, that's the path, exactly like that. But users may select a different configuration file at the command line with the --config-file option. Flexibility icon. 🌈

Values specified on the command line override the configuration values specified in the configuration file. Command line stays main character. 💅

✨ FORMAT ✨

The configuration options that can be specified in the configuration file are listed below. Each configuration option must be listed on a separate line. Arguments for an option are separated by any amount of whitespace. Multiple arguments are also separated by whitespace. Comments can be marked by using the pound sign (#) character, and lines can be continued on the next using backslash (\). Very "write it your way" of it. 🎀

⚠️ Note that it is possible to list the username, password and other potentially sensitive information in the configuration file. If this data is stored in a configuration file, system administrators should limit access to this file. Like, fr fr. Lock that file down. 🔒

🌈 GENERAL OPTIONS 🌈

The following options are options generally available to all tools, although specific options may be ignored by some. No cap, some tools are picky. For example, ipmiconsole(8) and ipmipower(8) do not perform in-band communication, therefore they would ignore in-band communication options. Similarly, bmc-watchdog(8) does not perform out-of-band communication, therefore it would ignore all out-of-band options. They're just built different. 🦋

  • driver-type IPMIDRIVER — specify the default driver type to use.
  • disable-auto-probe ENABLE|DISABLE — specify if IPMI devices should be probed for default settings.
  • driver-address DRIVER-ADDRESS — specify the default in-band driver address to use.
  • driver-device DEVICE — specify the default in-band driver device path to use.
  • register-spacing REGISTER-SPACING — specify the default in-band driver register spacing to use.
  • target-channel-number CHANNEL-NUMBER — specify the default in-band driver target channel number.
  • target-slave-address SLAVE-ADDRESS — specify the default in-band driver target slave address.
  • username USERNAME — specify the default username to use.
  • password PASSWORD — specify the default password to use.
  • k_g str — specify the default BMC key (K_g) to use. Prefix with 0x to enter the key in hex. Cute little key situation. 🗝️
  • session-timeout MILLISECONDS — specify the default session timeout length to use in milliseconds.
  • retransmission-timeout MILLISECONDS — specify the default retransmission timeout length to use in milliseconds.
  • authentication-type AUTHENTICATION-TYPE — specify the default authentication type to use. The following authentication types are supported: NONE, STRAIGHT_PASSWORD_KEY, MD2, and MD5.
  • cipher-suite-id CIPHER-SUITE-ID — specify the default cipher suite id to use. The following cipher suite ids are supported: 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17.
  • privilege-level PRIVILEGE-LEVEL — specify the default privilege type to use. The following privilege levels are supported: USER, OPERATOR, ADMIN.
  • workaround-flags WORKAROUNDS — specify default workaround flags to use. Multiple workarounds can be specified separated by whitespace. Please see tool manpages for details about available workarounds for each tool. The following workarounds are supported: assumeio, spinpoll, idzero, forcepermsg, unexpectedauth, endianseq, noauthcodecheck, authcap, nochecksumcheck, intel20, supermicro20, sun20, opensesspriv, integritycheckvalue, assumemaxsdrrecordcount, solpayloadsize, solport, solstatus, solchannelsupport, serialalertsdeferred, solpacketseq, skipchecks, assumesystemevent, discretereading, ignorescanningdisabled, assumebmcowner, altbridging, ignoreauthcode, slowcommit, veryslowcommit, solchannelassumelanchannel, ignorestateflag, malformedack, guidformat, ipmiping. That's a lot of little flags, but we keep every single one. 💀

🌸 SDR OPTIONS 🌸

The following options are specific to tools that use the sensor data repository (SDR). They will be ignored by all other tools. SDR-only behavior, iykyk. 🍓

  • quiet-cache ENABLE|DISABLE — specify if cache creation/deletion information should not be output by default.
  • sdr-cache-directory DIRECTORY — specify the default sdr cache directory to use.

⏰ TIME OPTIONS ⏰

The following options are specific to tools that may output time values. They will be ignored by all other tools. Timezone besties, this one's for you. 🕰️

  • utc-to-localtime ENABLE|DISABLE — specify if time should be converted from assumed UTC to localtime by default.
  • localtime-to-utc ENABLE|DISABLE — specify if time should be converted from localtime to UTC by default.
  • utc-offset SECONDS — specify a default UTC offset to be added to timestamps.

🔥 HOSTRANGED OPTIONS 🔥

The following options are specific to tools that support hostranged output. They will be ignored by all other tools. Hostranged mode said "let me handle the whole group chat." 📱

  • buffer-output ENABLE|DISABLE — specify if hostranged output should be buffered by default.
  • consolidate-output ENABLE|DISABLE — specify if hostranged output should be consolidated by default.
  • fanout COUNT — specify the default multiple host fanout to use.
  • eliminate ENABLE|DISABLE — specify if undetected hosts should be eliminated by default.
  • always-prefix ENABLE|DISABLE — specify if output should be always prefixed by default.

🧚 BMC-DEVICE OPTIONS 🧚

The following options are specific to bmc-device(8). They will be ignored by other tools. bmc-device gets its own little corner. 👑

  • bmc-device-username USERNAME — specify the default username to use for bmc-device(8). If specified, will override the general option username above.
  • bmc-device-password PASSWORD — specify the default password to use for bmc-device(8). If specified, will override the general option password above.
  • bmc-device-k_g str — specify the default BMC key (K_g) to use for bmc-device(8). If specified, will override the general option k_g above. Prefix with 0x to enter the key in hex.
  • bmc-device-authentication-type AUTHENTICATION-TYPE — specify the default authentication type to use for bmc-device(8). If specified, will override the general option authentication-type above. The following authentication types are supported: NONE, STRAIGHT_PASSWORD_KEY, MD2, and MD5.
  • bmc-device-cipher-suite-id CIPHER-SUITE-ID — specify the default cipher suite id to use for bmc-device(8). If specified, will override the general option cipher-suite-id above. The following cipher suite ids are supported: 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17.
  • bmc-device-privilege-level PRIVILEGE-LEVEL — specify the default privilege type to use for bmc-device(8). If specified, will override the general option privilege-level above. The following privilege levels are supported: USER, OPERATOR, ADMIN.
  • bmc-device-workaround-flags WORKAROUNDS — specify default workaround flags to use for bmc-device(8). If specified, will override the general options workaround-flags above. Multiple workarounds can be specified separated by whitespace. Please see bmc-device(8) manpage for available workarounds.

💜 BMC-INFO OPTIONS 💜

The following options are specific to bmc-info(8). They will be ignored by other tools. Info bestie gets special treatment too. 🫶

  • bmc-info-username USERNAME — specify the default username to use for bmc-info(8). If specified, will override the general option username above.
  • bmc-info-password PASSWORD — specify the default password to use for bmc-info(8). If specified, will override the general option password above.
  • bmc-info-k_g str — specify the default BMC key (K_g) to use for bmc-info(8). If specified, will override the general option k_g above. Prefix with 0x to enter the key in hex.
  • bmc-info-authentication-type AUTHENTICATION-TYPE — specify the default authentication type to use for bmc-info(8). If specified, will override the general option authentication-type above. The following authentication types are supported: NONE, STRAIGHT_PASSWORD_KEY, MD2, and MD5.
  • bmc-info-cipher-suite-id CIPHER-SUITE-ID — specify the default cipher suite id to use for bmc-info(8). If specified, will override the general option cipher-suite-id above. The following cipher suite ids are supported: 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17.
  • bmc-info-privilege-level PRIVILEGE-LEVEL — specify the default privilege type to use for bmc-info(8). If specified, will override the general option privilege-level above. The following privilege levels are supported: USER, OPERATOR, ADMIN.
  • bmc-info-workaround-flags WORKAROUNDS — specify default workaround flags to use for bmc-info(8). If specified, will override the general options workaround-flags above. Multiple workarounds can be specified separated by whitespace. Please see bmc-info(8) manpage for available workarounds.
  • bmc-info-interpret-oem-data ENABLE|DISABLE — specify if bmc-info should attempt to interpret OEM data by default or not.

🎀 BMC-WATCHDOG OPTIONS 🎀

The following options are specific to bmc-watchdog(8). They will be ignored by other tools. Watchdog is on its own little vibe check. 🐕

  • bmc-watchdog-workaround-flags WORKAROUNDS — specify default workaround flags to use for bmc-watchdog(8). If specified, will override the general options workaround-flags above. Multiple workarounds can be specified separated by whitespace. Please see bmc-watchdog(8) manpage for available workarounds.
  • bmc-watchdog-verbose-logging ENABLE|DISABLE — specify if logging will be verbose by default.
  • bmc-watchdog-no-logging ENABLE|DISABLE — specify if logging will be disabled by default.

💅 IPMI-CHASSIS OPTIONS 💅

Okay so these ones are exclusively for ipmi-chassis(8), bestie. Every other tool in the fam literally just ignores them, no cap. 🫶

  • ipmi-chassis-username USERNAME — sets the default username for ipmi-chassis(8). If you actually pass it, it overrides the general option username from up above. ✨
  • ipmi-chassis-password PASSWORD — sets the default password for ipmi-chassis(8), and yeah, it overrides the general option password if you specify it. 🔑
  • ipmi-chassis-k_g str — the default BMC key (K_g) for ipmi-chassis(8). Specifying it overrides the general option k_g. Wanna enter the key in hex? Prefix it with '0x', periodt. 💜
  • ipmi-chassis-authentication-type AUTHENTICATION-TYPE — your default authentication type for ipmi-chassis(8), overriding the general option authentication-type. The supported ones are NONE, STRAIGHT_PASSWORD_KEY, MD2, and MD5. 🎀
  • ipmi-chassis-cipher-suite-id CIPHER-SUITE-ID — default cipher suite id for ipmi-chassis(8), and it overrides the general option cipher-suite-id. Supported ids, ready: 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17. 🌈
  • ipmi-chassis-privilege-level PRIVILEGE-LEVEL — default privilege type for ipmi-chassis(8), overriding the general option privilege-level. Supported levels: USER, OPERATOR, ADMIN. 👑
  • ipmi-chassis-workaround-flags WORKAROUNDS — default workaround flags for ipmi-chassis(8), and it overrides the general options workaround-flags. You can stack multiple workarounds separated by whitespace. For the actual list of available workarounds, go check the ipmi-chassis(8) manpage, iykyk. 🦋

🌸 IPMI-CONFIG OPTIONS 🌸

Same energy, but for ipmi-config(8). Other tools? They literally ignore these. 🙈

  • ipmi-config-username USERNAME — default username for ipmi-config(8). If specified, overrides the general option username above. ✨
  • ipmi-config-password PASSWORD — default password for ipmi-config(8). If specified, overrides the general option password above. 🔑
  • ipmi-config-k_g str — the default IPMI key (K_g) for ipmi-config(8). Specified? Then it overrides the general option k_g above. Prefix with '0x' to enter that key in hex. 💜
  • ipmi-config-authentication-type AUTHENTICATION-TYPE — default authentication type for ipmi-config(8), overriding the general option authentication-type. Supported: NONE, STRAIGHT_PASSWORD_KEY, MD2, and MD5. 🎀
  • ipmi-config-cipher-suite-id CIPHER-SUITE-ID — default cipher suite id for ipmi-config(8), overriding the general option cipher-suite-id. The supported ids are 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17. 🌈
  • ipmi-config-privilege-level PRIVILEGE-LEVEL — default privilege type for ipmi-config(8), overriding the general option privilege-level. The supported ones: USER, OPERATOR, ADMIN. 👑
  • ipmi-config-workaround-flags WORKAROUNDS — default workaround flags for ipmi-config(8), overriding the general options workaround-flags. Multiple workarounds can be specified separated by whitespace, and the ipmi-config(8) manpage has the available workarounds if you need them. 🦋
  • ipmi-config-verbose-count COUNT — sets the default verbose count for ipmi-config(8). That's it, that's the vibe. 🍓

🦋 IPMI-DCMI OPTIONS 🦋

These belong to ipmi-dcmi(8) and nobody else — the other tools straight up ignore them. 💅

  • ipmi-dcmi-username USERNAME — default username for ipmi-dcmi(8). If specified, it overrides the general option username above. ✨
  • ipmi-dcmi-password PASSWORD — default password for ipmi-dcmi(8). If specified, overrides the general option password above. 🔑
  • ipmi-dcmi-k_g str — default BMC key (K_g) for ipmi-dcmi(8). If specified, overrides the general option k_g above. Prefix with '0x' for hex entry. 💜
  • ipmi-dcmi-authentication-type AUTHENTICATION-TYPE — default authentication type for ipmi-dcmi(8), overriding the general option authentication-type. Supported: NONE, STRAIGHT_PASSWORD_KEY, MD2, and MD5. 🎀
  • ipmi-dcmi-cipher-suite-id CIPHER-SUITE-ID — default cipher suite id for ipmi-dcmi(8), overriding the general option cipher-suite-id. Supported ids: 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17. 🌈
  • ipmi-dcmi-privilege-level PRIVILEGE-LEVEL — default privilege type for ipmi-dcmi(8), overriding the general option privilege-level. Supported: USER, OPERATOR, ADMIN. 👑
  • ipmi-dcmi-workaround-flags WORKAROUNDS — default workaround flags for ipmi-dcmi(8), overriding the general options workaround-flags. Multiple workarounds, separated by whitespace. Available workarounds live in the ipmi-dcmi(8) manpage. 🦋
  • ipmi-dcmi-interpret-oem-data ENABLE|DISABLE — tells ipmi-dcmi whether it should attempt to interpret OEM data by default or not. ENABLE or DISABLE, pick your fighter. 🔥

🎀 IPMI-FRU OPTIONS 🎀

ipmi-fru(8) only, bestie. Everyone else ignores these, fr fr. 🫶

  • ipmi-fru-username USERNAME — default username for ipmi-fru(8), and if specified it overrides the general option username above. ✨
  • ipmi-fru-password PASSWORD — default password for ipmi-fru(8), overriding the general option password above when specified. 🔑
  • ipmi-fru-k_g str — default BMC key (K_g) for ipmi-fru(8). If specified, overrides the general option k_g above. Prefix with '0x' to enter the key in hex. 💜
  • ipmi-fru-authentication-type AUTHENTICATION-TYPE — default authentication type for ipmi-fru(8), overriding the general option authentication-type. Supported: NONE, STRAIGHT_PASSWORD_KEY, MD2, and MD5. 🎀
  • ipmi-fru-cipher-suite-id CIPHER-SUITE-ID — default cipher suite id for ipmi-fru(8), overriding the general option cipher-suite-id. Supported ids: 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17. 🌈
  • ipmi-fru-privilege-level PRIVILEGE-LEVEL — default privilege type for ipmi-fru(8), overriding the general option privilege-level. Supported: USER, OPERATOR, ADMIN. 👑
  • ipmi-fru-workaround-flags WORKAROUNDS — default workaround flags for ipmi-fru(8), overriding the general options workaround-flags. Stack multiple workarounds separated by whitespace, and peep the ipmi-fru(8) manpage for which workarounds exist. 🦋
  • ipmi-fru-verbose-count COUNT — default verbose count for ipmi-fru(8). Simple as that. 🍓
  • ipmi-fru-bridge-fru ENABLE|DISABLE — should FRU entries on other controllers be read by default or not? That's the whole question. ENABLE / DISABLE. 💀
  • ipmi-fru-interpret-oem-data ENABLE|DISABLE — whether ipmi-fru should attempt to interpret OEM data by default or not. ENABLE or DISABLE, your call. 🔥

💜 IPMI-OEM OPTIONS 💜

Last batch for this part — these are ipmi-oem(8)'s whole thing, and yes, other tools ignore them. 🙈

  • ipmi-oem-username USERNAME — default username for ipmi-oem(8). If specified, overrides the general option username above. ✨
  • ipmi-oem-password PASSWORD — default password for ipmi-oem(8), overriding the general option password above when specified. 🔑
  • ipmi-oem-k_g str — default BMC key (K_g) for ipmi-oem(8). If specified, overrides the general option k_g above. Prefix with '0x' to enter the key in hex. 💜
  • ipmi-oem-authentication-type AUTHENTICATION-TYPE — default authentication type for ipmi-oem(8), overriding the general option authentication-type. Supported: NONE, STRAIGHT_PASSWORD_KEY, MD2, and MD5. 🎀
  • ipmi-oem-cipher-suite-id CIPHER-SUITE-ID — default cipher suite id for ipmi-oem(8), overriding the general option cipher-suite-id. Supported ids: 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17. 🌈
  • ipmi-oem-privilege-level PRIVILEGE-LEVEL — default privilege type for ipmi-oem(8), overriding the general option privilege-level. Supported: USER, OPERATOR, ADMIN. 👑
  • ipmi-oem-workaround-flags WORKAROUNDS — default workaround flags for ipmi-oem(8), overriding the general options workaround-flags. Multiple workarounds, whitespace-separated. The ipmi-oem(8) manpage has the available ones, go look. 🦋
  • ipmi-oem-verbose-count COUNT — default verbose count for ipmi-oem(8). Chef's kiss. 🍓

✨ IPMI-PET OPTIONS ✨

Okay so these ones are exclusively for ipmi-pet(8) bestie. Every other tool out there is just gonna look at them and go "not mine" and ignore them completely. Rude but valid 💅

  • ipmi-pet-username USERNAME — sets the default username for ipmi-pet(8). If you set it, it overrides the general username option from up above.
  • ipmi-pet-password PASSWORD — sets the default password for ipmi-pet(8). If specified, it overrides the general password option above.
  • ipmi-pet-k_g str — sets the default BMC key (K_g) for ipmi-pet(8). If specified, overrides the general k_g option above. Prefix it with '0x' if you wanna enter the key in hex 🔑
  • ipmi-pet-authentication-type AUTHENTICATION-TYPE — sets the default authentication type for ipmi-pet(8). If specified, overrides the general authentication-type option above. Supported types are: NONE, STRAIGHT_PASSWORD_KEY, MD2, and MD5.
  • ipmi-pet-cipher-suite-id CIPHER-SUITE-ID — sets the default cipher suite id for ipmi-pet(8). If specified, overrides the general cipher-suite-id option above. Supported ids are: 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17.
  • ipmi-pet-privilege-level PRIVILEGE-LEVEL — sets the default privilege type for ipmi-pet(8). If specified, overrides the general privilege-level option above. Supported levels are: USER, OPERATOR, ADMIN.
  • ipmi-pet-workaround-flags WORKAROUNDS — sets default workaround flags for ipmi-pet(8). If specified, overrides the general workaround-flags option above. You can pass multiple workarounds separated by whitespace. Peep the ipmi-pet(8) manpage for the available workarounds 🛠️
  • ipmi-pet-verbose-count COUNT — sets the default verbose count for ipmi-pet(8).
  • ipmi-pet-output-event-severity ENABLE|DISABLE — tells ipmi-pet whether it should output the event severity state by default.
  • ipmi-pet-output-event-state ENABLE|DISABLE — tells ipmi-pet whether it should output the event state state by default.
  • ipmi-pet-event-state-config-file FILE — sets the default event state configuration file.
  • ipmi-pet-interpret-oem-data ENABLE|DISABLE — whether ipmi-pet should attempt to interpret OEM data by default or not.
  • ipmi-pet-entity-sensor-names ENABLE|DISABLE — whether sensor names in the output should include entity ids and instances by default or not.
  • ipmi-pet-no-sensor-type-output ENABLE|DISABLE — whether the sensor type should be output by default or not.
  • ipmi-pet-comma-separated-output ENABLE|DISABLE — whether output should be comma separated by default or not.
  • ipmi-pet-no-header-output ENABLE|DISABLE — whether column headers should be output by default or not.
  • ipmi-pet-non-abbreviated-units ENABLE|DISABLE — whether units in the output should be abbreviated by default or not.

🌸 IPMI-RAW OPTIONS 🌸

These are the special little guys for ipmi-raw(8) only. Other tools will be like "huh? never heard of her" and ignore them entirely.

  • ipmi-raw-username USERNAME — sets the default username for ipmi-raw(8). If specified, it overrides the general username option above.
  • ipmi-raw-password PASSWORD — sets the default password for ipmi-raw(8). If specified, overrides the general password option above.
  • ipmi-raw-k_g str — sets the default BMC key (K_g) for ipmi-raw(8). If specified, overrides the general k_g option above. Prefix with '0x' to enter the key in hex 🌟
  • ipmi-raw-authentication-type AUTHENTICATION-TYPE — sets the default authentication type for ipmi-raw(8). If specified, overrides the general authentication-type option above. Supported types: NONE, STRAIGHT_PASSWORD_KEY, MD2, and MD5.
  • ipmi-raw-cipher-suite-id CIPHER-SUITE-ID — sets the default cipher suite id for ipmi-raw(8). If specified, overrides the general cipher-suite-id option above. Supported ids: 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17.
  • ipmi-raw-privilege-level PRIVILEGE-LEVEL — sets the default privilege type for ipmi-raw(8). If specified, overrides the general privilege-level option above. Supported levels: USER, OPERATOR, ADMIN.
  • ipmi-raw-workaround-flags WORKAROUNDS — sets default workaround flags for ipmi-raw(8). If specified, overrides the general workaround-flags option above. Multiple workarounds go separated by whitespace. Check the ipmi-raw(8) manpage for the available workarounds 💜

🦋 IPMI-SEL OPTIONS 🦋

And these ones? Only for ipmi-sel(8). Everyone else ignores them, no cap.

  • ipmi-sel-username USERNAME — sets the default username for ipmi-sel(8). If specified, overrides the general username option above.
  • ipmi-sel-password PASSWORD — sets the default password for ipmi-sel(8). If specified, overrides the general password option above.
  • ipmi-sel-k_g str — sets the default BMC key (K_g) for ipmi-sel(8). If specified, overrides the general k_g option above. Prefix with '0x' to enter the key in hex 🎀
  • ipmi-sel-authentication-type AUTHENTICATION-TYPE — sets the default authentication type for ipmi-sel(8). If specified, overrides the general authentication-type option above. Supported: NONE, STRAIGHT_PASSWORD_KEY, MD2, and MD5.
  • ipmi-sel-cipher-suite-id CIPHER-SUITE-ID — sets the default cipher suite id for ipmi-sel(8). If specified, overrides the general cipher-suite-id option above. Supported: 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17.
  • ipmi-sel-privilege-level PRIVILEGE-LEVEL — sets the default privilege type for ipmi-sel(8). If specified, overrides the general privilege-level option above. Supported: USER, OPERATOR, ADMIN.
  • ipmi-sel-workaround-flags WORKAROUNDS — sets default workaround flags for ipmi-sel(8). If specified, overrides the general workaround-flags option above. Multiple workarounds, separated by whitespace. See the ipmi-sel(8) manpage for the available workarounds ✨
  • ipmi-sel-verbose-count COUNT — sets the default verbose count for ipmi-sel(8).
  • ipmi-sel-sensor-types SENSOR-TYPES-LIST — sets the default sensor types to show SEL events for. Multiple sensor types go separated by whitespace. You can specify them by string or by number (decimal or hex). Peep the ipmi-sel(8) --list-sensor-types option to see the possible string input types 👀
  • ipmi-sel-exclude-sensor-types SENSOR-TYPES-LIST — sets the default sensor types to not show SEL events for. Multiple sensor types, separated by whitespace. You can specify them by string or by number. Again, see the ipmi-sel(8) --list-sensor-types option for the possible string input types.
  • ipmi-sel-system-event-only ENABLE|DISABLE — whether output should only include system event records.
  • ipmi-sel-oem-event-only ENABLE|DISABLE — whether output should only include OEM event records.
  • ipmi-sel-output-manufacturer-id ENABLE|DISABLE — whether output of OEM event records should include the manufacturer ID by default or not.
  • ipmi-sel-output-event-state ENABLE|DISABLE — whether ipmi-sel should output the event state state by default.
  • ipmi-sel-event-state-config-file FILE — sets the default event state configuration file.
  • ipmi-sel-interpret-oem-data ENABLE|DISABLE — whether ipmi-sel should attempt to interpret OEM data by default or not.
  • ipmi-sel-output-oem-event-strings ENABLE|DISABLE — whether ipmi-sel should output OEM event strings by default or not.
  • ipmi-sel-entity-sensor-names ENABLE|DISABLE — whether sensor names in the output should include entity ids and instances by default or not.
  • ipmi-sel-no-sensor-type-output ENABLE|DISABLE — whether the sensor type should be output by default or not.
  • ipmi-sel-comma-separated-output ENABLE|DISABLE — whether output should be comma separated by default or not.
  • ipmi-sel-no-header-output ENABLE|DISABLE — whether column headers should be output by default or not.
  • ipmi-sel-non-abbreviated-units ENABLE|DISABLE — whether units in the output should be abbreviated by default or not.
  • ipmi-sel-legacy-output ENABLE|DISABLE — whether output should be in legacy format by default or not 🕰️

🌸 IPMI-SENSORS OPTIONS 🌸

These ones are exclusive to ipmi-sensors(8) bestie — like, literally only that tool claims them. Every other tool in the family sees them and just ✨ ignores them ✨, no cap.

  • ipmi-sensors-username USERNAME — sets the default username for ipmi-sensors(8). If you fill it in, it overrides the general username option from up above. 💅
  • ipmi-sensors-password PASSWORD — sets the default password for ipmi-sensors(8). Specify it and it overrides the general password option above. 🔑
  • ipmi-sensors-k_g str — sets the default BMC key (K_g) for ipmi-sensors(8). Specify it and it overrides the general k_g option above. Prefix it with 0x if you wanna drop that key in hex, iykyk. 🧚
  • ipmi-sensors-authentication-type AUTHENTICATION-TYPE — sets the default authentication type for ipmi-sensors(8). Specify it and it overrides the general authentication-type option above. Supported types are: NONE, STRAIGHT_PASSWORD_KEY, MD2, and MD5.
  • ipmi-sensors-cipher-suite-id CIPHER-SUITE-ID — sets the default cipher suite id for ipmi-sensors(8). Specify it and it overrides the general cipher-suite-id option above. Supported ids are: 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17. 🎀
  • ipmi-sensors-privilege-level PRIVILEGE-LEVEL — sets the default privilege type for ipmi-sensors(8). Specify it and it overrides the general privilege-level option above. Supported levels are: USER, OPERATOR, ADMIN.
  • ipmi-sensors-workaround-flags WORKAROUNDS — sets default workaround flags for ipmi-sensors(8). Specify it and it overrides the general workaround-flags option above. You can stack multiple workarounds by separating them with whitespace. The available workarounds live in the ipmi-sensors(8) manpage — go peek there. 👀
  • ipmi-sensors-verbose-count COUNT — sets the default verbose count for ipmi-sensors(8).
  • ipmi-sensors-quiet-readings ENABLE|DISABLE — tells it whether sensor reading values and thresholds should not be output by default.
  • ipmi-sensors-record-ids ECORD-IDS-LIST — sets the default record ids to show sensor outputs for. Multiple record ids, separated by whitespace, because sharing is caring. 🫶
  • ipmi-sensors-exclude-record-ids ECORD-IDS-LIST — sets the default record ids to not show sensor outputs for. Multiple record ids, separated by whitespace. 🙈
  • ipmi-sensors-sensor-types SENSOR-TYPES-LIST — sets the default sensor types to show sensor outputs for. Multiple sensor types, separated by whitespace. You can name them by string or by number (decimal or hex) — and the ipmi-sensors(8) --list-sensor-types option shows you every possible string input type. ⭐
  • ipmi-sensors-exclude-sensor-types SENSOR-TYPES-LIST — sets the default sensor types to not show sensor outputs for. Multiple sensor types, separated by whitespace. String or number both work, and again, ipmi-sensors(8) --list-sensor-types has the full string menu.
  • ipmi-sensors-bridge-sensors ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether non-BMC sensors should be bridged by default or not. 🌉
  • ipmi-sensors-shared-sensors ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether shared sensors get output by default or not.
  • ipmi-sensors-interpret-oem-data ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether ipmi-sensors should attempt to interpret OEM data by default or not. 🔥
  • ipmi-sensors-ignore-not-available-sensors ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether ipmi-sensors should ignore not-available (i.e. N/A) sensors by default.
  • ipmi-sensors-ignore-unrecognized-events ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether ipmi-sensors should ignore unrecognized events (i.e. 'Unrecognized Event') in sensor output by default. 💀
  • ipmi-sensors-output-event-bitmask ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether ipmi-sensors should output event bitmasks instead of the string representations by default.
  • ipmi-sensors-output-sensor-state ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether ipmi-sensors should output the sensor state by default.
  • ipmi-sensors-sensor-state-config-file FILE — points at the default sensor state configuration file. 📁
  • ipmi-sensors-entity-sensor-names ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether sensor names in the output should include entity ids and instances by default or not.
  • ipmi-sensors-output-sensor-thresholds ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether ipmi-sensors should output sensor thresholds by default.
  • ipmi-sensors-no-sensor-type-output ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether the sensor type gets output by default or not.
  • ipmi-sensors-comma-separated-output ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether output should be comma separated by default or not.
  • ipmi-sensors-no-header-output ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether column headers get output by default or not.
  • ipmi-sensors-non-abbreviated-units ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether output should have units abbreviated by default or not.
  • ipmi-sensors-legacy-output ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether output should be in legacy format by default or not.
  • ipmi-sensors-ipmimonitoring-legacy-output ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether output should be in ipmimonitoring legacy format by default or not. 👑

💜 IPMICONSOLE OPTIONS 💜

And these cuties are the ipmiconsole(8)-only club. Every other tool? Ignores them completely. 🫶

  • ipmiconsole-username USERNAME — sets the default username for ipmiconsole(8). Specify it and it overrides the general username option above.
  • ipmiconsole-password PASSWORD — sets the default password for ipmiconsole(8). Specify it and it overrides the general password option above. 🔐
  • ipmiconsole-k_g str — sets the default BMC key (K_g) for ipmiconsole(8). Specify it and it overrides the general k_g option above. Prefix with 0x to enter the key in hex. ✨
  • ipmiconsole-cipher-suite-id CIPHER-SUITE-ID — sets the default cipher suite id for ipmiconsole(8). Specify it and it overrides the general cipher-suite-id option above. Supported ids: 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17.
  • ipmiconsole-privilege-level PRIVILEGE-LEVEL — sets the default privilege type for ipmiconsole(8). Specify it and it overrides the general privilege-level option above. Supported levels: USER, OPERATOR, ADMIN.
  • ipmiconsole-workaround-flags WORKAROUNDS — sets default workaround flags for ipmiconsole(8). Specify it and it overrides the general workaround-flags option above. Multiple workarounds, separated by whitespace. The available workarounds are listed in the ipmiconsole(8) manpage. 📖
  • ipmiconsole-escape-char CHAR — sets the default escape character. 🦋
  • ipmiconsole-dont-steal ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether in-use SOL sessions should not be stolen by default.
  • ipmiconsole-serial-keepalive ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether serial keepalive is enabled by default.
  • ipmiconsole-serial-keepalive-empty ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether serial keepalive empty is enabled by default.
  • ipmiconsole-sol-payload-instance NUM — sets the default SOL payload instance. 🌈
  • ipmiconsole-deactivate-all-instances ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether SOL deactivate should deactivate all instances by default.
  • ipmiconsole-lock-memory ENABLE|DISABLE — decides whether memory should be locked by default. 🔒

🔥 IPMIPOWER OPTIONS 🔥

okay so these are the options that are specific to ipmipower(8), bestie. If some other tool sees them? It’s literally gonna ignore them. 💅

  • ipmipower-username USERNAME — sets the default username for ipmipower(8). If you specify it, it overrides the general option username from above. 🫶
  • ipmipower-password PASSWORD — sets the default password for ipmipower(8). If you specify it, it overrides the general option password from above. 🔐
  • ipmipower-k_g str — sets the default BMC key (K_g) for ipmipower(8). If you specify it, it overrides the general option k_g from above. Prefix with 0x to enter the key in hex. 🗝️
  • ipmipower-authentication-type AUTHENTICATION-TYPE — sets the default authentication type for ipmipower(8). If you specify it, it overrides the general option authentication-type from above. The supported authentication types are NONE, STRAIGHT_PASSWORD_KEY, MD2, and MD5. ✨
  • ipmipower-cipher-suite-id CIPHER-SUITE-ID — sets the default cipher suite id for ipmipower(8). If you specify it, it overrides the general option cipher-suite-id from above. The supported cipher suite ids are 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, and 17. 🔥
  • ipmipower-privilege-level PRIVILEGE-LEVEL — sets the default privilege type for ipmipower(8). If you specify it, it overrides the general option privilege-level from above. The supported privilege levels are USER, OPERATOR, and ADMIN. 👑
  • ipmipower-workaround-flags WORKAROUNDS — sets the default workaround flags for ipmipower(8). If you specify it, it overrides the general options workaround-flags from above. You can specify multiple workarounds separated by whitespace. Please see the ipmipower(8) manpage for the available workarounds. 🛠️
  • ipmipower-on-if-off ENABLE|DISABLE — specifies whether on-if-off functionality is enabled or disabled by default. ⚡
  • ipmipower-wait-until-on ENABLE|DISABLE — specifies whether wait-until-on functionality is enabled or disabled by default. ⏳
  • ipmipower-wait-until-off ENABLE|DISABLE — specifies whether wait-until-off functionality is enabled or disabled by default. ⌛
  • ipmipower-oem-power-type OEM-POWER-TYPE — specifies the OEM power type to be used. 🏭
  • ipmipower-retransmission-wait-timeout MILLISECONDS — sets the default retransmission wait timeout length to use, in milliseconds. 🔁
  • ipmipower-retransmission-backoff-count COUNT — sets the default retransmission backoff count to use for retransmissions. 🔂
  • ipmipower-ping-interval MILLISECONDS — sets the default ping interval length to use, in milliseconds. 📡
  • ipmipower-ping-timeout MILLISECONDS — sets the default ping timeout length to use, in milliseconds. ⏱️
  • ipmipower-ping-packet-count COUNT — sets the default ping packet count size to use. 📦
  • ipmipower-ping-percent PERCENT — sets the default ping percent value to use. 💯
  • ipmipower-ping-consec-count COUNT — sets the default ping consecutive count value to use. 🎯

🎀 FILES 🎀

the one file listed here is:

/etc/freeipmi//freeipmi.conf

🐛 REPORTING BUGS 🐛

found a bug? do not suffer in silence, bestie — report bugs to freeipmi-users@gnu.org or freeipmi-devel@gnu.org. 🫶

Copyright © 2003-2015 FreeIPMI Core Team.

FreeIPMI 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 🌈

go read these next, iykyk:

http://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi/

and that’s the whole page, bestie — FreeIPMI 1.6.20, dated 2026-10-05, signing off as FREEIPMI(5) 💖✨🦋

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