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Custom Settings
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You can adjust several settings in the way ERPXE/PXELINUX behaves:
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ERPXE has several settings you can customize:
  
Enable/Disable intro timer
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Configuration files are located at /er/config:
ERPXE have an intro timer to allow local OS loading without disable PXE boot in clients.
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* '''erpxe.conf''' - global settings
accessing ERPXE from the timer is by pressing any key to stop the timer.
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* '''boot.conf''' - splash settings
default timer is 10 seconds.
 
you can enable/disable the intro timer via:
 
  
Adjust intro timer
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== Boot options ==
  you can adjust the intro timer interval via:
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=== Enable/Disable intro timer ===
  
Setup Password
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ERPXE has an intro timer in order to allow local OS loading without disabling PXE boot in clients.
You can set a password for editing PXE online by:
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Press any key to enter the menu, default timer is 10 seconds.
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Enable/Disable the intro timer via '''boot.conf''':
  
Custom Theme
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Customizing boot text:
ERPXE theme is SYSLINUX based.
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MENU AUTOBOOT Booting System in # seconds...
GUI files are on: \..
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you can read about GUI Theming
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Customizing timeout:
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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:
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# 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)
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MENU MASTER PASSWD 12345
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can be either a cleartext password, a SHA-1 encrypted password (starting with $4$), or and MD5 encrypted password (starting with $1$).
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=== Setup Password ===
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You can set manually a password for a specific menu entry by adding after the LABEL statement, or a MENU BEGIN statement:
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MENU PASSWD your_password
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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 ===
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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:
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NOESCAPE 1
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== Custom Theme ==
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ERPXE theme is SYSLINUX based.
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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

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

Block exit to command line from menu

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