Installation guide

Directory File Name Description
FSrepod.log Messages generated by the
repository database server.
php.log Messages from the php
interpreter used by the Web
server and the jobs build
program.
/var/log
messages Messages from dhcpd and tftpd
services generated during
hardware discovery and
operating system deployment
to target machines.
ospctrl Command Options
Use the ospctrl command-line options to configure your TFTPand Apache services with the OS
provisioning private IP address and to back up and restore the OS Provisioning Server repository and
distribution files.
Option Description
--help
Displays and describes the ospctrl options.
--configure --
privateip
<IPAddress>
Configures the TFTP server and the Apache server with the private
provisioning network IP address.
--configure --
selinux
If SELinux is enabled, compiles the policies of OS Provisioning Server
and then inserts the policies into the running kernel. The action also
relabels OS Provisioning Server objects.
--configure --
firewall
Makes the OS Provisioning Server services trusted by enabling the
appropriate ports to communicate with outside networksfor the
purpose of operating system provisioning.
--configure --
createrepo
Creates data for OS Provisioning Server and prompts you to change
default passwords of OS Provisioning Server.
--configure --
createrepo --
nopasswd
Creates data for OS Provisioning Server and with the default
passwords rather than prompting you to change the passwords.
--deconfigure
Resets the TFTP server and the Apache server to the default values.
--showconfig
Displays the current state of the TFTP and Apache servers, including
the configured private IP address.
--backup --
dirpath=/<path to
backup directory>
Backs up the repository and the OS distributions to the specified --
dirpath location.
--restore --
dirpath=/<path to
backup directory>
Restores the repository and the OS distributions from the specified
--dirpath backup location.
Table 17–3. ospctrl Command Options
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