LIBIPMICONSOLE(5)

💅 LIBIPMICONSOLE — the libipmiconsole config page, bestie edition

okay so this is a section 5 manpage (libipmiconsole.conf), which literally means "config file lore." buckle up 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

libipmiconsole.conf — the file where you set the default values for libipmiconsole. that's it. that's the whole name. iconic behavior honestly 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so the Libipmiconsole configuration file exists so you can set alternate default values for the libipmiconsole library. like, you're not passing flags, you're just... setting the vibe in advance ✨

when is this useful? when you're in an environment where programs link to libipmiconsole but don't support configuring libipmiconsole parameters themselves. the library just has to know what you want. it's giving "setting the group chat rules before anyone joins" 🫶

⚠️ real talk though: users should be aware that setting alternate default values into libipmiconsole will affect all tools that link to the library — for example the ipmiconsole(8) tool. it's a whole ecosystem, not a solo act. main character energy spreads 😭

and if you're a user who just wants to set alternate defaults for ipmiconsole(8), please use the freeipmi.conf(5) file instead. right tool, right file, no chaos 🦋

the configuration file lives at /etc/freeipmi//libipmiconsole.conf. (yes, two slashes, that's literally how it's written, don't come for me 💀)

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🧚 FORMAT 🧚

the configuration options you can put in the configuration file are all listed below. the rules, bestie:

1. each configuration option must be listed on a separate line
2. arguments for an option are separated by any amount of whitespace
3. multiple arguments are also separated by whitespace
4. comments can be marked by using the pound sign (#) character
5. lines can be continued on the next line using backslash (\)

that's the whole grammar, no cap. lowkey elegant ✨

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👑 CONTEXT IPMI CONFIG OPTIONS 👑

every SOL session is housed within an libipmiconsole context. the following defines IPMI config default values for each context created. one context, one little world 🌈

• libipmiconsole-context-username USERNAME — specify the default username to use.
• libipmiconsole-context-password PASSWORD — specify the default password to use.
• libipmiconsole-context-k_g str — specify the default BMC key (K_g) to use. prefix with 0x to enter the key in hex. hex girlies rise 🎀
• libipmiconsole-context-privilege-level PRIVILEGE-LEVEL — specify the default privilege type to use. the following privilege levels are supported: USER, OPERATOR, ADMIN. choose your fighter ⭐
• libipmiconsole-context-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. (notice what's not in that list? yeah. don't invent new ones 🙈)
• libipmiconsole-context-workaround-flags WORKAROUNDS — specify default workaround flags to use. multiple workarounds can be specified separated by whitespace. the following workarounds are supported: authcap, intel20, supermicro20, sun20, opensesspriv, integritycheckvalue, solpayloadsize, solport, solstatus, solchannelsupport, serialalertsdeferred, solpacketseq. it's a whole roster 🔥

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🦋 CONTEXT PROTOCOL CONFIG OPTIONS 🦋

again: every SOL session is housed within an libipmiconsole context. the following defines protocol config default values for each context created. these are all about timing and patience 🧘

• libipmiconsole-context-session-timeout-len MILLISECONDS — specify the default session timeout length to use, in milliseconds.
• libipmiconsole-context-retransmission-timeout-len MILLISECONDS — specify the default retransmission timeout length to use, in milliseconds.
• libipmiconsole-context-retransmission-backoff-count NUM — specify the default retransmission backoff count to use.
• libipmiconsole-context-keepalive-timeout-len MILLISECONDS — specify the default keepalive timeout length to use, in milliseconds.
• libipmiconsole-context-retransmission-keepalive-timeout-len MILLISECONDS — specify the default retransmission timeout length to use for keepalive packets, in milliseconds. yes, it's a different one. yes, it also matters 💅
• libipmiconsole-context-acceptable-packet-errors-count NUM — specify the default packet errors count to use.
• libipmiconsole-context-maximum-retransmission-count NUM — specify the default maximum retransmission count to use.

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💜 CONTEXT ENGINE CONFIG OPTIONS 💜

you guessed it: every SOL session is housed within an libipmiconsole context. the following defines engine config default values for each context created.

🫶 heads up bestie: knowledge of the libipmiconsole library may be necessary to understand the meaning of these settings. please see the ipmiconsole.h header file for additional information on the library. this is the deep-lore section, iykyk 😭

• libipmiconsole-context-engine-flags FLAGS — specify default engine flags to use. multiple flags can be specified separated by whitespace. the following flags are supported: closefd, outputonsolestablished, lockmemory, serialkeepalive.
• libipmiconsole-context-behavior-flags FLAGS — specify default behavior flags to use. multiple flags can be specified separated by whitespace. the following flags are supported: erroronsolinuse, deactivateonly, deactivateallinstances.
• libipmiconsole-context-debug-flags FLAGS — specify default debug flags to use. multiple flags can be specified separated by whitespace. the following flags are supported: stdout, stderr, syslog, file, ipmipackets. debug girlies, this one's for you 🔍
• libipmiconsole-context-sol-payload-instance NUM — specify default SOL payload instance. has range of 1 to 15. inclusive, babes. don't push it ⭐

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🎀 FILES 🎀

/etc/freeipmi//libipmiconsole.conf

one file. one path. two slashes. we've been over this 💀

🌸 REPORTING BUGS 🌸

found a bug? don't suffer in silence, tell the devs 🫶 report bugs to <freeipmi-users@gnu.org> or <freeipmi-devel@gnu.org>.

👑 COPYRIGHT 👑

Copyright (C) 2007-2015 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC. Copyright (C) 2006-2007 The Regents of the University of California.

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.

(free software! gplv3-or-later! slay 💅)

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• freeipmi.conf(5)
• freeipmi(7)
• libipmiconsole(3)
• ipmiconsole(8)

and the iconic link itself:

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

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okay that's the whole page, you ate that 💖 this was FreeIPMI 1.6.20, dated 2026-10-05 — go forth and configure your contexts responsibly, bestie 🎀✨