ipmi-config.conf(5) (NAME) ipmi-config.conf - ipmi-config FreeIPMI (DESCRIPTION) IPMI (BMC) . IPMI . BMC BMC . BMC . --checkout ipmi-config(8) . core () . IP MAC . BMC . . (SOL) IPMI 2.0 . IPMI 1.5 SOL IPMI 2.0 . . BMC IPMI (IPMI over LAN) . ipmi-config(8) . . Section User1 ## Give username ## Username NULL ## Give password or leave it blank to clear password Password mypassword ## Possible values: Yes/No or blank to not set Enable_User Yes ## Possible values: Yes/No Lan_Enable_Ipmi_Msgs Yes ## Possible values: Callback/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary/No_Access Lan_Privilege_Limit Administrator ## Possible values: 0-17, 0 is unlimited; May be reset to 0 if not specified ## Lan_Session_Limit ## Possible values: Yes/No SOL_Payload_Access Yes EndSection Section User2 ## Give username Username user2 ## Give password or leave it blank to clear password Password userpass ## Possible values: Yes/No or blank to not set Enable_User No ## Possible values: Yes/No Lan_Enable_Ipmi_Msgs No ## Possible values: Callback/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary/No_Access Lan_Privilege_Limit No_Access ## Possible values: 0-17, 0 is unlimited; May be reset to 0 if not specified ## Lan_Session_Limit ## Possible values: Yes/No SOL_Payload_Access No EndSection Section Lan_Channel ## Possible values: Disabled/Pre_Boot_Only/Always_Available/Shared Volatile_Access_Mode Always_Available ## Possible values: Yes/No Volatile_Enable_User_Level_Auth Yes ## Possible values: Yes/No Volatile_Enable_Per_Message_Auth Yes ## Possible values: Yes/No Volatile_Enable_Pef_Alerting No ## Possible values: Callback/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary/No_Access Volatile_Channel_Privilege_Limit Administrator ## Possible values: Disabled/Pre_Boot_Only/Always_Available/Shared Non_Volatile_Access_Mode Always_Available ## Possible values: Yes/No Non_Volatile_Enable_User_Level_Auth Yes ## Possible values: Yes/No Non_Volatile_Enable_Per_Message_Auth Yes ## Possible values: Yes/No Non_Volatile_Enable_Pef_Alerting No ## Possible values: Callback/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary/No_Access Non_Volatile_Channel_Privilege_Limit Administrator EndSection Section Lan_Conf ## Possible values: Unspecified/Static/Use_DHCP/Use_BIOS/Use_Others Ip_Address_Source Static ## Give valid IP Address Ip_Address 192.168.1.100 ## Give valid MAC Address Mac_Address 00:0E:0E:FF:AA:12 ## Give valid Subnet mask Subnet_Mask 255.255.255.0 ## Give valid IP Address Default_Gateway_Ip_Address 192.168.1.1 ## Give valid MAC Address Default_Gateway_Mac_Address 00:0E:0E:FF:AA:18 ## Give valid IP Address Backup_Gateway_Ip_Address 192.168.1.2 ## Give valid MAC Address Backup_Gateway_Mac_Address 00:0E:0E:FF:AA:15 EndSection Section Lan_Conf_Auth ## Possible values: Yes/No Callback_Enable_Auth_Type_None No ## Possible values: Yes/No Callback_Enable_Auth_Type_Md2 No ## Possible values: Yes/No Callback_Enable_Auth_Type_Md5 No ## Possible values: Yes/No Callback_Enable_Auth_Type_Straight_Password No ## Possible values: Yes/No Callback_Enable_Auth_Type_Oem_Proprietary No ## Possible values: Yes/No User_Enable_Auth_Type_None No ## Possible values: Yes/No User_Enable_Auth_Type_Md2 Yes ## Possible values: Yes/No User_Enable_Auth_Type_Md5 Yes ## Possible values: Yes/No User_Enable_Auth_Type_Straight_Password No ## Possible values: Yes/No User_Enable_Auth_Type_Oem_Proprietary No ## Possible values: Yes/No Operator_Enable_Auth_Type_None No ## Possible values: Yes/No Operator_Enable_Auth_Type_Md2 Yes ## Possible values: Yes/No Operator_Enable_Auth_Type_Md5 Yes ## Possible values: Yes/No Operator_Enable_Auth_Type_Straight_Password No ## Possible values: Yes/No Operator_Enable_Auth_Type_Oem_Proprietary No ## Possible values: Yes/No Admin_Enable_Auth_Type_None No ## Possible values: Yes/No Admin_Enable_Auth_Type_Md2 Yes ## Possible values: Yes/No Admin_Enable_Auth_Type_Md5 Yes ## Possible values: Yes/No Admin_Enable_Auth_Type_Straight_Password No ## Possible values: Yes/No Admin_Enable_Auth_Type_Oem_Proprietary No ## Possible values: Yes/No Oem_Enable_Auth_Type_None No ## Possible values: Yes/No Oem_Enable_Auth_Type_Md2 No ## Possible values: Yes/No Oem_Enable_Auth_Type_Md5 No ## Possible values: Yes/No Oem_Enable_Auth_Type_Straight_Password No ## Possible values: Yes/No Oem_Enable_Auth_Type_Oem_Proprietary No EndSection Section Lan_Conf_Security_Keys ## Give string or blank to clear. Max 20 chars K_G EndSection Section Lan_Conf_Misc ## Possible values: Yes/No Enable_Gratuitous_Arps Yes ## Possible values: Yes/No Enable_Arp_Response No ## Give valid number. Intervals are 500 ms. Gratuitous_Arp_Interval 4 EndSection Section Rmcpplus_Conf_Privilege ## Possible values: Unused/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary Maximum_Privilege_Cipher_Suite_Id_0 Unused ## Possible values: Unused/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary Maximum_Privilege_Cipher_Suite_Id_1 Unused ## Possible values: Unused/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary Maximum_Privilege_Cipher_Suite_Id_2 Unused ## Possible values: Unused/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary Maximum_Privilege_Cipher_Suite_Id_3 Administrator ## Possible values: Unused/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary Maximum_Privilege_Cipher_Suite_Id_4 Administrator ## Possible values: Unused/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary Maximum_Privilege_Cipher_Suite_Id_5 Administrator ## Possible values: Unused/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary Maximum_Privilege_Cipher_Suite_Id_6 Unused ## Possible values: Unused/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary Maximum_Privilege_Cipher_Suite_Id_7 Unused ## Possible values: Unused/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary Maximum_Privilege_Cipher_Suite_Id_8 Administrator ## Possible values: Unused/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary Maximum_Privilege_Cipher_Suite_Id_9 Administrator ## Possible values: Unused/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary Maximum_Privilege_Cipher_Suite_Id_10 Administrator ## Possible values: Unused/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary Maximum_Privilege_Cipher_Suite_Id_11 Unused ## Possible values: Unused/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary Maximum_Privilege_Cipher_Suite_Id_12 Administrator ## Possible values: Unused/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary Maximum_Privilege_Cipher_Suite_Id_13 Administrator ## Possible values: Unused/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary Maximum_Privilege_Cipher_Suite_Id_14 Administrator EndSection Section SOL_Conf ## Possible values: Yes/No Enable_SOL Yes ## Possible values: Callback/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary SOL_Privilege_Level Administrator ## Possible values: Yes/No Force_SOL_Payload_Authentication Yes ## Possible values: Yes/No Force_SOL_Payload_Encryption Yes ## Give a valid integer. Each unit is 5ms Character_Accumulate_Interval 50 ## Give a valid number Character_Send_Threshold 100 ## Give a valid integer SOL_Retry_Count 5 ## Give a valid integer. Interval unit is 10ms SOL_Retry_Interval 50 ## Possible values: Serial/9600/19200/38400/57600/115200 Non_Volatile_Bit_Rate 115200 ## Possible values: Serial/9600/19200/38400/57600/115200 Volatile_Bit_Rate 115200 EndSection Section User1, User2, ... User BMC IPMI (IPMI over LAN) . . User1 . BMC Username . Section User1 NULL . Password . (NULL) . Enable_User . NULL . Lan_Enable_Ipmi_Msgs IPMI . "Yes" IPMI over LAN . Lan_Privilege_Limit . IPMI . "User" . ( ) "Operator" . "Administrator" IPMI over LAN . Lan_Session_Limit IPMI . "0" IPMI . IPMI . 0 . SOL_Payload_Access (SOL) . "Yes" SOL . "User2" "NULL" ( ) . IPMI ( ) NULL . NULL NULL . NULL User1 IPMI over LAN . / Username . . Section Lan_Channel Lan_Channel IPMI over LAN . Volatile ( / ) Non_Volatile ( / ) . Volatile BMC . Non_Volatile () . Volatile Non_Volatile . Access_Mode IPMI over LAN . IPMI over LAN "Always_Available" . Privilege_Limit IPMI over LAN . . "Administrator" . User_Level_Auth Per_Message_Auth "Yes" . User_Level_Auth IPMI "User" . Per_Message_Auth IPMI . Section Lan_Conf . BMC IP () . IP_Address_Source "Static" . IP (subnet mask) IP (gateway) IP_Address Subnet_Mask Default_Gateway_Ip_Address Backup_Gateway_Ip_Address . MAC IP Mac_Address Default_Gateway_Mac_Address Backup_Gateway_Mac_Address . IP_Address BMC IP . ARP . BMC DHCP IP_Address_Source "Use_DHCP" . (address resolution) IP . Lan_Conf_Misc . Section Lan_Conf_Auth IPMI 1.5 . IPMI 1.5 None ( /) Straight_Password ( ) MD2 ( MD2 ) MD5 ( MD5 ). . "User" "Administrator" MD5 . MD2 MD5 "User" "Operator" "Administrator" . "Callback" . None Straight_Password . MD2 MD5 . NULL ( User1) NULL ( NULL User1) None None . Section Lan_Conf_Security_Keys K_g IPMI 2.0 ( Serial-over-LAN) . IPMI 2.0 . IPMI 2.0 . IPMI 2.0 K_g . IPMI 2.0 . K_g . Section Lan_Conf_Misc IPMI over LAN . IPMI BMC . MAC . IP IP BMC IPMI over LAN . ARP (Gratuitous ARP) . Gratuitous ARP ARP BMC IP MAC BMC . () ARP IP . IPMI over LAN . Enable_Gratuitous_Arps . Gratuitous_Arp_Interval Gratuitous ARP . Gratuitous ARP BMC ARP . Enable_Arp_Response . Gratuitous ARP . IPMI Gratuitous ARP (flood) . . MAC arp(8) ARP . Gratuitous ARP bmc-watchdog(8) . Section Rmcpplus_Conf_Privilege (cipher suite IDs) IPMI 2.0 ( Serial-over-LAN) . IPMI 2.0 . (cipher suite ID) (integrity) () IPMI 2.0 . BMC . IPMI . (confidentiality) . . : 0 - Authentication Algorithm = None; Integrity Algorithm = None; Confidentiality Algorithm = None 1 - Authentication Algorithm = HMAC-SHA1; Integrity Algorithm = None; Confidentiality Algorithm = None 2 - Authentication Algorithm = HMAC-SHA1; Integrity Algorithm = HMAC- SHA1-96; Confidentiality Algorithm = None 3 - Authentication Algorithm = HMAC-SHA1; Integrity Algorithm = HMAC- SHA1-96; Confidentiality Algorithm = AES-CBC-128 4 - Authentication Algorithm = HMAC-SHA1; Integrity Algorithm = HMAC- SHA1-96; Confidentiality Algorithm = xRC4-128 5 - Authentication Algorithm = HMAC-SHA1; Integrity Algorithm = HMAC- SHA1-96; Confidentiality Algorithm = xRC4-40 6 - Authentication Algorithm = HMAC-MD5; Integrity Algorithm = None; Confidentiality Algorithm = None 7 - Authentication Algorithm = HMAC-MD5; Integrity Algorithm = HMAC- MD5-128; Confidentiality Algorithm = None 8 - Authentication Algorithm = HMAC-MD5; Integrity Algorithm = HMAC- MD5-128; Confidentiality Algorithm = AES-CBC-128 9 - Authentication Algorithm = HMAC-MD5; Integrity Algorithm = HMAC- MD5-128; Confidentiality Algorithm = xRC4-128 10 - Authentication Algorithm = HMAC-MD5; Integrity Algorithm = HMAC- MD5-128; Confidentiality Algorithm = xRC4-40 11 - Authentication Algorithm = HMAC-MD5; Integrity Algorithm = MD5-128; Confidentiality Algorithm = None 12 - Authentication Algorithm = HMAC-MD5; Integrity Algorithm = MD5-128; Confidentiality Algorithm = AES-CBC-128 13 - Authentication Algorithm = HMAC-MD5; Integrity Algorithm = MD5-128; Confidentiality Algorithm = xRC4-128 14 - Authentication Algorithm = HMAC-MD5; Integrity Algorithm = MD5-128; Confidentiality Algorithm = xRC4-40 HMAC-SHA1 HMAC-MD5 MD5-128 . AES- CBC-128 xRC4-128 xRC4-40 . 3 . 3 . "Administrator" . . "Administrator" . . Section SOL_Conf Serial- Over-Lan (SOL) . SOL Enable_SOL . SOL SOL_Privilege_Level . SOL . "Administrator" . Force_SOL_Payload_Authentication Force_SOL_Payload_Encryption . (on) . / . Character_Accumulate_Interval Character_Send_Threshold SOL_Retry_Count SOL_Retry_Interval SOL . Character_Accumulate_Interval Character_Send_Threshold . SOL_Retry_Count (acknowledgement) (retransmit) . SOL_Retry_Interval (timeout) . . (throughput) SOL . Non_Volatile_Bit_Rate Volatile_Bit_Rate (baudrate) BMC . BIOS agetty(8) . Volatile Non_Volatile . SOL SOL . Section User1, User2, ... . (REPORTING BUGS) . (SEE ALSO) freeipmi(7), bmc-watchdog(8), ipmi-config(8), agetty(8) http://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi ipmi-config 1.6.19 2026-08-27 ipmi-config.conf(5)