Sticky Bit Configuration Files
You can use ESXCLI and the
ESXi
Configuration
Store CLI to manage configuration settings that were part of sticky bit configuration files
before ESXi
7.0 Update 3.The following table contains the file
paths to sticky bit files that were used before
ESXi
7.0 Update 3, the configuration area of each file, and the
commands you can use to manage the corresponding configuration settings.Configuration Area | File Path | Commands |
---|---|---|
Hostd
| /etc/vmware/hostd/config.xml /etc/vmware/hostd/probe-config.xml /etc/vmware/cpservices/esxtoken/config.xml | You can run the following ESXi Configuration Store CLI commands in the
ESXi Shell .
You must restart
the service after running the commands. Hostd settings by providing the
configuration store schema in JSON format by running the following
command.
|
Hostd
| /etc/passwd /etc/shadow /etc/group | You can modify local accounts by using esxcli system
account commands. |
Hostd
| /etc/vmware/lockdown.conf /etc/vmware/hostd/authorization.xml | You can modify permissions by using esxcli system
permission commands. |
vpxa
| etc/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.cfg
| You can retrieve the current configuration by running the
following ESXi Configuration
Store CLI
command.
If you do not
specify the outfile parameter, the result
is written to standard output.
|
ntp
| /etc/ntp.conf
|
|
ptp
| /etc/ptp.conf
|
|
networking
| /etc/hosts
|
|
networking
| /etc/resolv.conf
| You can access DNS information by using esxcli network ip
dns commands. |