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parmodify(1M) parmodify(1M)
command is executing is called the local partition.
One or more of the following options must be specified with the
-p option.
-u username:[passwd]
Specifies the required authorization to access a partition other than the local system
(but can also be used as a loopback access to the local partition).
The -h option is required if this option is used.
username specifies a configured user name on the target partition.
passwd specifies the password associated with the username. If this field is empty,
the command prompts for the password.
Note: This command is a Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) Client Appli-
cation. The
-u option accesses the target partition using a Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL) connection. If errors are reported, check that the conditions described in the
DEPENDENCIES section are satisfied.
SECURITY WARNING: Specifying the password directly on the command line may
pose a security risk in your environment. The
ps or other related commands can be
invoked in such a way as to display the command line of a process. In this situation,
any authenticated user on the system can potentially see the password while the pro-
cess is executing. Hence, it is highly recommended not to specify the password on the
command line, and instead allow the command to prompt for the password.
Note: Specifying passwd on the command line will not be supported in future
releases.
-h IPaddress|hostname
This option should only be used in combination with either the -u or -g option.
IPaddress|hostname specifies the IP address or hostname of the target partition (
-u)
or complex (
-g).
-g [passwd] Allows access to the complex specified by the -h option. The accessed complex is then
considered the target complex. Access is via the service processor’s LAN port.
The
-h option is required if this option is used.
passwd specifies the IPMI password of the service processor. If this field is omitted,
the command prompts for the password.
If an error is reported when you attempt to connect using this option, check to see
that IPMI LAN access has not been disabled on the remote service processor. Access
to the complex via IPMI over LAN can be enabled or disabled by logging on to the ser-
vice processor and using the SA command from the Command Menu.
The -u and -g options are mutually exclusive.
SECURITY WARNING: Specifying the password directly on the command line may
pose a security risk in your environment. The ps or other related commands can be
invoked in such a way as to display the command line of a process. In this situation,
any authenticated user on the system can potentially see the password while the pro-
cess is executing. Hence, it is highly recommended not to specify the password on the
command line, and instead allow the command to prompt for the password.
Note: Specifying passwd on the command line will not be supported in future
releases.
-a cell:[celltype]:[use_on_next_boot]:[failure_usage
][:clm_value]
Assigns the specified cell to the target partition. To assign multiple cells to the parti-
tion, multiple -a options should be used.
cell specifies the cell id. It can be specified either in the local (cabinet#/slot#) or global
(cell#) format. For example, the cell located in cabinet 0, slot 1 is identified in the
local format as 0/1 or in the global format as 1.
celltype specifies the type of the cell. The valid celltype value for cells is:
base This is the default if celltype is not specified.
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