---
name: "mksimachine"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "systeminstaller"
version: "1.04-3"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mksimachine"
---

# mksimachine(1p)

mksiimachine - command shell to Update, Delete, & List SIS machine definitions

```
  mksimachine
```

The mksimachine command is used to update, delete, and list machines defined to SIS.\
 **Syntax** mksimachine \[ *operation* \] \[ *options* \]\
 **Operations** Recognized operations include: Defines a new machine. Requires --name, --image and --ipaddress. Delete machine definitions. Requires --all or --name. List all machine definitions. Update machine definitions. Requires --all or --name and --image. Regenerate the /etc/hosts file to match the SIS database. No other options are valid.\
 **Options** Recognized options include: The name of the machine to operate on. Only valid with --Add, --Delete & --Update.   With --Delete & --Update, it can be a comma-delimited list of machine names. With --Add, it must be a single name. Apply operation to all machines, only valid with --Delete & --Update. The ip address to assign to the machine. The MAC address to assign to the machine. The default route for the machine. The netmask for the machine. The default is 255.255.255.0. The domain name for the machines. The default is the server's domain. The name of the image to use for these machines. Lots of trace and debug output. Print output in a colon-delimited format for parsing. Only valid with the --List option. If no *operation* is specified, **--List** is assumed and all other parameters ignored. If multiple machines are specified for the **--name** option, or the **--all** option is specified, only **--domain**, **--gateway**, **--netmask**, & **--image** may be updated. Michael Chase-Salerno, mchasal@users.sf.net [*perl*(1)](/perl/1.md), *mksiimage*(1), *mksidisk*(1), *mksirange*(1).