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)