general_settings

This job changes EXAConf file settings that do not need a parent job.

Mandatory Parameters

Parameter Name Data Type Description
changes dict Change all settings in the section name or subname. For example, {"Global": {"NameServers": "4.4.4.4", "XMLRPCPort": 20003} changes the NameServers and XMLRPCPort settings to the new settings.

Optional Parameters

There are no optional parameters.

Substitute Parameters

There are no substitute parameters.

Allowed Users

The following users are allowed to run this job:

  • root

Allowed Groups

The following groups are allowed to run this job:

  • root
  • exaadm

Examples

The following code snippets show how to use this job using both Python (via XML-RPC) and on the command-line using confd_client.

conn.job_exec('general_settings', {'params': {'changes': {'Global': {'NameServers': '4.4.4.4', 'XMLRPCPort': 20003}}}})
confd_client general_settings changes: '{Global: {NameServers: 4.4.4.4, XMLRPCPort: 20003}}'