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kudzu - Unix, Linux Command



NAME
kudzu - detects and configures new and/or changed hardware on a system
SYNOPSIS
kudzuDESCRIPTION
kudzu detects and configures new and/or changed hardware on a system. When started, kudzu detects the current hardware, and checks it against a database stored in /etc/sysconfig/hwconf, if one exists. It then determines if any hardware has been added or removed from the system. If so, it gives the users the opportunity to configure any added hardware, and unconfigure any removed hardware. It then updates the database in /etc/sysconfig/hwconf.If no previous database exists, kudzu attempts to determine what devices have already been configured, by looking at /etc/modprobe.conf, /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/, and /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
OPTIONS
Tag | Description |
---|---|
--usage | |
Show short usage message. | |
--help, -? | |
Print help information. | |
-q, --quiet | |
Run quietly; do only configuration that doesnt require user input. | |
-s, --safe | |
Do only safe probes that wont disturb hardware. Currently, this disables the serial probe, the DDC monitor probe, and the PS/2 probe. | |
-t, --timeout [seconds] | |
This sets the timeout for the initial dialog. If no key is pressed before the timeout elapses, kudzu exits, and /etc/sysconfig/hwconf is not updated. | |
-k, --kernel [version] | |
When determining whether a module exists, use the specified kernel version. (If this is not set, it defaults to the current kernel version.) Do not specify suffixes such as smp or summit; these are automatically searched. | |
-b, --bus [bus] | |
Only probe on the specified bus. | |
-c, --class [class] | |
Only probe for the specified class. | |
-f, --file [file] | |
Read hardware probe info from file file and do not do an actual probe. | |
-p, --probe | |
Print probe information to the screen, and do not actually configure or unconfigure any devices. |
FILES
Tag | Description |
---|---|
/etc/sysconfig/hwconf | |
Listing of current installed hardware. | |
/etc/sysconfig/kudzu | |
Configuration for the boot-time hardware probe. Set SAFE to something other than no to force only safe probes. | |
/etc/modprobe.conf | |
Module configuration file. | |
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-* | |
Network interface configuration files. | |
BUGS
Running kudzu to configure network adapters post-boot after the network has started may have unintended results.
AUTHOR
Red Hat, Inc.


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