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| − | + | ERPXE has several settings you can customize: | |
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| + | Configuration files are located at /er/config: | ||
* '''erpxe.conf''' - global settings | * '''erpxe.conf''' - global settings | ||
* '''boot.conf''' - splash settings | * '''boot.conf''' - splash settings | ||
| + | == Boot options == | ||
=== Enable/Disable intro timer === | === Enable/Disable intro timer === | ||
| − | + | ERPXE has an intro timer in order to allow local OS loading without disabling PXE boot in clients. | |
| − | + | Press any key to enter the menu, default timer is 10 seconds. | |
| − | + | Enable/Disable the intro timer via '''boot.conf''': | |
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| − | + | Customizing boot text: | |
MENU AUTOBOOT Booting System in # seconds... | MENU AUTOBOOT Booting System in # seconds... | ||
| − | + | Customizing timeout: | |
TIMEOUT 200 | TIMEOUT 200 | ||
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| + | === Setup Hidden Boot === | ||
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| + | To boot from the hard drive and show the ERPXE menu only if you hold down Ctrl-Alt edit '''boot.conf''' and remove comment mark: | ||
| + | # MENU SHIFTKEY 1 | ||
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| + | == Passwords == | ||
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| + | === Setup Master Password === | ||
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| + | This password can be used to boot any menu entry, and is required for the [Tab] and [Esc] keys to work.(default password is: 12345) | ||
| + | MENU MASTER PASSWD 12345 | ||
| + | can be either a cleartext password, a SHA-1 encrypted password (starting with $4$), or and MD5 encrypted password (starting with $1$). | ||
=== Setup Password === | === Setup Password === | ||
| − | You can set a password for | + | You can set manually a password for a specific menu entry by adding after the LABEL statement, or a MENU BEGIN statement: |
| − | + | MENU PASSWD your_password | |
| − | MENU | + | read more about passwords on [http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Comboot/menu.c32 syslinux wiki] |
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| − | + | == Security options == | |
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| − | === | + | === Block exit to command line from menu === |
| − | + | Ignore the Shift/Alt/Caps Lock/Scroll Lock escapes. Use this (together with [http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/SYSLINUX#PROMPT_flag_val PROMPT 0]) to force the default boot selection: | |
NOESCAPE 1 | NOESCAPE 1 | ||
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| − | ERPXE theme is SYSLINUX based. | + | == Custom Theme == |
| − | GUI files are on: | + | |
| − | + | ERPXE theme is SYSLINUX based. | |
| + | GUI files are on: /er/menu/skin | ||
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| + | Read more about GUI [[Theming]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:46, 19 August 2013
ERPXE has several settings you can customize:
Configuration files are located at /er/config:
- erpxe.conf - global settings
- boot.conf - splash settings
Contents
Boot options
Enable/Disable intro timer
ERPXE has an intro timer in order to allow local OS loading without disabling PXE boot in clients. Press any key to enter the menu, default timer is 10 seconds. Enable/Disable the intro timer via boot.conf:
Customizing boot text:
MENU AUTOBOOT Booting System in # seconds...
Customizing timeout:
TIMEOUT 200
Setup Hidden Boot
To boot from the hard drive and show the ERPXE menu only if you hold down Ctrl-Alt edit boot.conf and remove comment mark:
# MENU SHIFTKEY 1
Passwords
Setup Master Password
This password can be used to boot any menu entry, and is required for the [Tab] and [Esc] keys to work.(default password is: 12345)
MENU MASTER PASSWD 12345
can be either a cleartext password, a SHA-1 encrypted password (starting with $4$), or and MD5 encrypted password (starting with $1$).
Setup Password
You can set manually a password for a specific menu entry by adding after the LABEL statement, or a MENU BEGIN statement:
MENU PASSWD your_password
read more about passwords on syslinux wiki
Security options
Ignore the Shift/Alt/Caps Lock/Scroll Lock escapes. Use this (together with PROMPT 0) to force the default boot selection:
NOESCAPE 1
Custom Theme
ERPXE theme is SYSLINUX based. GUI files are on: /er/menu/skin
Read more about GUI Theming
