kdmconfig(1M)                                             System Administration Commands                                             kdmconfig(1M)

NAME

       kdmconfig - configure or unconfigure keyboard, display, and mouse options for OpenWindows and internationalization

SYNOPSIS

       kdmconfig

       kdmconfig [-fv] [-s hostname] -c | -t | -u | -d filename

DESCRIPTION

       The  kdmconfig  program configures or unconfigures the /etc/openwin/server/etc/OWconfig file with the keyboard, display, and mouse informa-
       tion relevant to a client's machine  on x86 based systems for Solaris software. kdmconfig can also be used to set up the display,  pointer,
       and  keyboard entries in the bootparams(4) database on a server machine or the monitor, keyboard, display, and pointer keywords in a sysid-
       cfg(4) file. kdmconfig can only be run by the super-user. Upon completion of device selection,  kdmconfig prompts the user to test the con-
       figuration, which is done by running the window system.

       The  kdmconfig  program  is normally run during installation and upon reboot, but it can also be run from the command line after the system
       has been installed. When configuring a client during an initial installation or a reconfigure  reboot,  the  sysidconfig(1M)  program  will
       invoke  kdmconfig  with  the  -c  option,  and  when the user executes the sys-unconfig(1M) program, kdmconfig will be executed with the -u
       option. Similarly, when you run kdmconfig from the command line, use the -u option to unconfigure the existing  OpenWindows  configuration.
       You  can then rerun kdmconfig with the  -cf options to create a new OpenWindows configuration. To edit the existing configuration, run kdm-
       config from the command line without options. After each reboot, kdmconfig will be invoked by the system with the -t (test mode) option  to
       ensure  autoconfiguration capability and identify possible conflicts between the current configuration and the one recorded in the OWconfig
       file.

OPTIONS

       The valid options are:

       -c              Run the program in the configuration mode. This mode is used to create or update the OWconfig file. When  invoked  in  this
                       way,  kdmconfig  first  looks for the relevant configuration information in the bootparams(4) databases. It also takes into
                       account the information returned from device probes, unless the -s option is also used. The bootparams(4) databases  avail-
                       able  to  the  client are all of the /etc/bootparams files on servers on the same subnet as the client, provided the server
                       machine is running the bootparamd(1M) daemon. kdmconfig is invoked with the -c option when called by sysidconfig(1M)

       -d filename     Set up a sysidcfg(4) file. This option displays the same screens as the -c option, but the information you specify is saved
                       as  sysidcfg(4)  keywords (monitor, keyboard, display, and pointer). This enables you to use a sysidcfg(4) file to precon-
                       figure a system's device information and bypass kdmconfig during an installation.

                       filename is the sysidcfg(4) file that is created, and it is created in the directory where kdmconfig is being run unless  a
                       path is specified. If filename already exists in the specified directory, the keywords are appended to the existing file.

       -f              Force  screens  mode. When this option is invoked, no network probing will be performed. This is helpful when debugging the
                       client's configuration environment. Note that the -s option implies the use of -f, bypassing network probing  when  setting
                       up a server.

       -s hostname     Set  up  the  bootparams(4)  database on this machine for the specified client. This option presents the same screens as it
                       does when run on a client, but instead writes the resulting information to the /etc/bootparams file. Also, -s  implies  the
                       use  of  the -f option. That is, the program will always present the screens to the user when invoked this way. This option
                       will reconfigure the nsswitch.conf( 4) file to look for a bootparams(4) database on a local server.  This  option  is  only
                       available to the super-user.

       -t              Run  the  program in test mode. In this mode, kdmconfig will use device probe information to determine whether the OWconfig
                       file contains complete and up-to-date information about the keyboard, display, and mouse. If the information  is  accurate,
                       kdmconfig will exit silently. Otherwise,  kdmconfig will prompt for the super-user password and proceed to a normal editing
                       session (as though it had been run without options).

       -u              Unconfigure the system, returning it to an "out-of-the-box" state. In this state, the factory default keyboard, mouse,  and
                       display  are  selected  as  a result of removing the device configuration entries from the /etc/openwin/server/etc/OWconfig
                       file. This may result in an unusable configuration for the display server.

       -v              Enable verbose mode. Normally, kdmconfig will not produce any output. This option is helpful for debugging, as  it  records
                       the different actions taken by kdmconfig on stderr.

   No Options
       Run without options,  kdmconfig is used to edit the current  configuration. kdmconfig uses the information from the  OWconfig file in addi-
       tion to information obtained from the  bootparams(4) file and from device probes. In other respects, it is similar to using the  -c  option
       of kdmconfig.

FILES

       /etc/openwin/server/etc/OWconfig        OpenWindows configuration file

       /etc/bootparams                         contains list of clients that diskless clients use for booting

       /etc/nsswitch.conf                      name service configuration file

   x86 Only
       /dev/openprom   installed devices and properties

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         |      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Architecture                 |x86                          |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability                 |SUNWos86r                    |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       bootparamd(1M), sys-unconfig(1M), sysidconfig(1M), bootparams(4), nsswitch.conf(4), sysidcfg(4), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10                                                          12 Feb 1997                                                      kdmconfig(1M)