ipmiseld.conf(5)

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💖 ipmiseld.conf(5) 💖

ok so bestie, welcome to the ipmiseld.conf(5) manual page — yes that's the section 5 one, we're in config-file territory now 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

ipmiseld.conf — the config file for ipmiseld, no cap. that's literally it, that's the whole name section 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so the ipmiseld configuration file configures the ipmiseld daemon. like, that's its whole job, and it ate 💅

the default configuration file loaded is /etc/freeipmi//ipmiseld.conf — yeah, that double slash is really in there, we don't ask questions, we just copy it exactly 🫶

the configuration options you can specify in the config file are listed below (scroll down, there's a LOT, she's thorough 👑). the rules, and yes there are rules:

  • 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
  • lines can be continued on the next using backslash ("\")
⚠️ okay real talk for a sec: 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, lock it down, bestie, do not leave your creds out here in the open for the whole group chat to see 😭🔒

🦋 IPMISELD CONFIGURATION OPTIONS 🦋

  • driver-type IPMIDRIVER — specify the driver type to use. pick your driver, pick your destiny ✨
  • disable-auto-probe ENABLE|DISABLE — specify if IPMI devices should be probed for settings. you're either letting it probe or you're not, main character decision 💅
  • driver-address DRIVER-ADDRESS — specify the in-band driver address to use.
  • driver-device DEVICE — specify the in-band driver device path to use.
  • register-spacing REGISTER-SPACING — specify the in-band driver register spacing to use.
  • target-channel-number CHANNEL-NUMBER — specify the in-band driver target channel number.
  • target-slave-address SLAVE-ADDRESS — specify the in-band driver target slave address.
  • hostname IPMIHOST1,IPMIHOST2,... — specify the remote host(s) to communicate with. multiple hostnames may be separated by comma or may be specified in a range format. so many hosts, so little time 🌈
  • username USERNAME — specify the username to use.
  • password PASSWORD — specify the password to use. (see the sensitive-info warning above, bestie, i'm watching you 👀)
  • k_g str — specify the BMC key (K_g) to use. prefix with '0x' to enter the key in hex. hex girlies rise 🙈
  • session-timeout MILLISECONDS — specify the session timeout length to use in milliseconds.
  • retransmission-timeout MILLISECONDS — specify the retransmission timeout length to use in milliseconds.
  • authentication-type AUTHENTICATION-TYPE — specify the 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 cipher suite id to use. the following cipher suite ids are supported: 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17. (yes there are gaps, no you may not fill them in, that's just how she is 💀)
  • privilege-level PRIVILEGE-LEVEL — specify the privilege type to use. the following privilege levels are supported: USER, OPERATOR, ADMIN.
  • workaround-flags WORKAROUNDS — specify 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, authcap, intel20, supermicro20, sun20, opensesspriv, integritycheckvalue, assumesystemevent. that's a whole alphabet of workarounds, she's got range 🔥
  • verbose-count COUNT — specify default verbose count to use for ipmi-sel(8).
  • sensor-types SENSOR-TYPES-LIST — specify sensor types of SEL events to log. multiple sensor types can be specified separated by whitespace. users may specify sensor types by string or by number (decimal or hex). please see ipmi-sel(8) --list-sensor-types option to see possible string input types.
  • exclude-sensor-types SENSOR-TYPES-LIST — specify sensor types of SEL events to not log. multiple sensor types can be specified separated by whitespace. users may specify sensor types by string or by number. please see ipmi-sel(8) --list-sensor-types option to see possible string input types. this is the "girls not invited" list 📋
  • system-event-only ENABLE|DISABLE — specify if output should only include system event records.
  • oem-event-only ENABLE|DISABLE — specify if output should only include OEM event records.
  • event-state-config-file FILE — specify the event state configuration file.
  • interpret-oem-data ENABLE|DISABLE — specify if ipmiseld should attempt to interpret OEM data or not.
  • entity-sensor-names ENABLE|DISABLE — specify if output of sensor names should include entity ids and instances or not.
  • non-abbreviated-units ENABLE|DISABLE — specify if output should have units abbreviated by default or not.
  • event-state-filter FILTERSTRING — specify event states to be filtered out and not logged. bye bye, filtered states 👋
  • --warning-threshold PERCENTINT — specify SEL fullness warning threshold as an integer percentage. (yes, this one keeps its leading dashes in the config file, don't @ me, that's just how it's written ⭐)
  • --clear-threshold PERCENTINT — specify SEL fullness clear threshold as an integer percentage. (also keeps its dashes, iconic behavior honestly)
  • system-event-format FORMATSTRING — specify the format of the log output when a SEL system event is encountered.
  • oem-timestamped-event-format FORMATSTRING — specify the format of the log output when a SEL OEM timestamped event is encountered.
  • oem-non-timestamped-event-format FORMATSTRING — specify the format of the log output when a SEL OEM non-timestamped event is encountered. (hyphenated across the line break in the original, but it's one option, promise 🫶)
  • poll-interval SECONDS — specify the poll interval to check the SEL for new events.
  • log-facility STRING — specify the log facility to use.
  • log-priority STRING — specify the log priority to use.
  • cache-directory DIRECTORY — specify the cache directory to use.
  • ignore-sdr DISABLE — specify if the SDR should be ignored. (note the argument listed is DISABLE — that's what the page says, so that's what you get 💅)
  • re-download-sdr DISABLE — specify if the SDR should be re-downloaded on start.
  • clear-sel DISABLE — specify if the SEL should be cleared on start.
  • threadpool-count NUM — specify the threadpool count for parallel SEL polling. parallel polling? she's multitasking, she's booked and busy 💅✨

🎀 FILES 🎀

/etc/freeipmi//ipmiseld.conf

🌈 REPORTING BUGS 🌈

report bugs to <freeipmi-users@gnu.org> or <freeipmi-devel@gnu.org>. found a bug? tell the devs, they genuinely want to know, don't just subtweet it 🙈

Copyright (C) 2012-2015 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC.

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

ipmiseld(8), ipmi-sel(8)

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

and that's the page, bestie 🦋 this was ipmiseld.conf from ipmiseld.conf 1.6.20, dated 2026-10-05 — go configure your daemon and slay 💖✨

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