[Freeipmi-devel] Re: [Freeipmi-users] bmc-autoconfig: drop for 0.5.0 release?

[Al Chu]

I just thought of this.  We could also distribute a common template file
as part of FreeIPMI and install it in the docs dir?  I guess my semi-
argument against this is the fact that we've (practically) already
distributed a template file with the bmc-config.conf(5) manpage.  So
would there be a need?

What are people's thoughts?

Al

On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 11:01 -0700, Peter Broadwell wrote:
> I have need to configure many machines at the same time and if the templateing
> file was documented this tool might become the one of choice for such uses.
> 
> ;;peter
> 
> 
> Anand Babu Periasamy wrote:
> > Hi Al,
> > * It is still maintained.
> > * BMC-Autoconfig is not a GUI wizard for bmc-config. It is supposed to
> >  ask minimum questions from the user and automatically configure the
> >  BMC with known defaults. It is intended for users without any
> >  knowledge of IPMI to quickly get a basic working setup.
> > 
> > * It does enable LAN and configure NULL, admin, operator and ipmiuser
> >  accounts. See the template file, you will get an idea what all it
> >  configures.
> > If you have suggestions to improve, let us know?
> > 
> > Albert Chu writes:
> > 
> >> I'm thinking of dropping this from FreeIPMI:
> >>
> >> A) It doesn't seem to be maintained by the original authors.
> >>
> >> B) It apparenly only configures 3 fields of the BMC.  No users, lan
> >> enabling, etc.
> >>
> >> I don't really see the use anymore.  Any comments?  Anyone out there
> >> using
> >> this?
> >>
> >> Al
> >>
> >> -- 
> > 
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