6.0 Changing the OpenWBEM CIMOM Configuration

When OpenWBEM CIMOM (OWCIMOMD) starts, it receives all of its commands for running from the openwbem.conf file. The openwbem.conf file is located in the following locations:

Table 6-1 Openwbem.conf File Locations

Platform

File Location

Linux

/etc/openwbem/openwbem.conf

NetWare®

sys:\system\cimom\etc\openwbem\openwbem.conf

Any setting that has the options commented out with a semicolon (;) or pound sign (#) uses the default setting.

When making changes to this file, you can use any text editor that saves the file in a format that is native to the platform you are using.

You can change any of the settings in the openwbem.conf file. This section discusses the following configuration settings: