---
name: "systemimager.conf"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "systemimager-server"
version: "3.6.3dfsg1-3"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/systemimager.conf"
---

# systemimager.conf(5)

configuration file for SystemImager server

## NAME

systemimager.conf - configuration file for SystemImager server

## DESCRIPTION

The systemimager.conf file residing in the /etc/systemimager directory controls the default behavior of commands run on the SystemImager server.  It is parsed by the AppConfig Perl module, and uses simple name/value pairs.

## FILE FORMAT

The follow stanzas exist in the systemimager.conf file

- **DEFAULT\_IMAGE\_DIR**

  The directory where images are stored.  The default set in the file is */var/lib/systemimager/images*.  If your image repository exists else where you can set this variable to change that.  This variable is used by *getimage* and *mksimachine* to determine where to put the created image.

- **AUTOINSTALL\_SCRIPT\_DIR**

  The directory where autoinstall scripts are stored.  The default set in the file is */var/lib/systemimager/scripts*.  This is use by *mkautoinstallscript* to determine where the autoinstall script for an image should be created.  It is also used by *addclients*, and *mksimachine*, and *mksirange* to determine where the client scripts should be created.

- **AUTOINSTALL\_BOOT\_DIR**

  The top level directory where the boot kernel, ramdisk, and other architecture specific utilities exist.  The installed default for this is *$PREFIX/share/systemimager*, where `$PREFIX` is the installed prefix for all the SystemImager tools.  In this directory will exist a number of architecture specific directories of the format `$ARCH`-boot (e.g. i386-boot, ia64-boot, etc.).  The variable is used by *mkautoinstallcd*, *mkautoinstalldiskette* and *mkbootserver*.

- **RSYNCD\_CONF**

  The local of the *rsyncd.conf* file associated with SystemImager. The installed default is */etc/systemimager/rsyncd.conf*.

- **CONFIG\_DIR**

  The directory this file resides in.

## BUGS

**CONFIG\_DIR** seems redundant, as you can't parse the file unless you know where it is.

## SEE ALSO

The SystemImager Manual.

## AUTHORS

SystemImager is maintained by Brian Finley (brian@baldguysoftware.com)

This man page created by Sean Dague (sean@dague.net)