HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Configuration Management

Table 10-12 Working with System Files
CommandProcedure
Create a system file...
kconfig -e configname filename
...for a saved configuration
kconfig -e filename
...for the currently running configuration
1
Create/update a configuration from a system file ...
2
kconfig -i configname filename
... create/update a saved configuration
kconfig [-fhV] -i filename
...update the currently running configuration
1 Includes any changes being held for next boot.
2
mk_kernel can also be used for this purpose.
Table 10-13 Working with Changes Held for Next Boot
CommandProcedure
NOTE: kconfig -i, kcmodule, and kctune hold their changes until next boot if they can’t be applied
immediately, or if -h is specified.
kconfig -D
List all changes being held for next boot
kconfig -H
Discard all changes being held for next boot
Table 10-14 Working with Tunables
CommandProcedure
kctune [tunable]...
List tunables and their values...
-v
...verbose output
-D
...only tunables with changes held for next boot
-a
...include derived tunables set to default values
-g
...group by module name
-c configname
...in a saved configuration
kctune tunable="expression"
Set a tunable value
kctune tunable=default
Set a tunable to default
kctune tunable+=value
Increment a tunable value
kctune "tunable>=n"
Make sure tunable value is at least n
-h
...hold change until next boot
208 Configuring the Kernel