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chconfig command

Use this command to display and configure the Service Advisor settings.

  • The Service Advisor Terms and Conditions must be accepted, using the chconfig -li command option, before configuring any other parameters.
  • All contact information fields, as well as the Service Support Center field (using chconfig -sc command option), are required before the Support of Service Advisor can be enabled.
  • All HTTP Proxy fields must be set, if an HTTP proxy is required.

The following table shows the arguments for the options.

Table 1. chconfig command.

The following table is a multi-row three column table consisting of the options, option descriptions, and associated values for the options.

OptionDescriptionValues
-liView or accept the Service Advisor Terms and Conditionsview, accept
-saSupport status of the Service Advisorenabled, disabled
-scCountry code for the Service Support CenterTwo-character ISO country code
Service Advisor contact information options:
-ceEmail address of primary contact personValid email address of the form userid@hostname (30 characters maximum)
-cnName of primary contact personQuote-delimited string (30 characters maximum)
-coOrganization or company name of primary contact personQuote-delimited string (30 characters maximum)
-cphPhone number of primary contact personQuote-delimited string (5 - 30 characters)
-cpxPhone extension of primary contact personQuote-delimited phone extension of the contact person (1 - 5 characters)
Alternate Service Advisor contact information options:
-aeEmail address of alternate contact personValid email address of the form userid@hostname (30 characters maximum)
-anName of alternate contact personQuote-delimited string (30 characters maximum)
-aphPhone number of alternate contact personQuote-delimited string (5 - 30 characters)
-apxPhone extension of alternate contact personQuote-delimited string (1 - 5 characters)
System location information option:
-mpPhone number for the machine locationQuote-delimited string (5 - 30 characters)
HTTP proxy settings options:
-locHTTP proxy locationFully qualified hostname or IP address for HTTP proxy (63 characters maximum)
-poHTTP proxy portValid port number (1 - 65535)
-psHTTP proxy statusenabled, disabled
-pwHTTP proxy passwordValid password, quote-delimited (15 characters maximum)
-uHTTP proxy user nameValid user name, quote-delimited (30 characters maximum)
Syntax:
chconfig [<em className="ph i">options</em>]
option:
-li <em className="ph i">view|accept</em>
-sa <em className="ph i">enable|disable</em>
-sc <em className="ph i">service_country_code</em>
-ce <em className="ph i">contact_email</em>
-cn <em className="ph i">contact_name</em>
-co <em className="ph i">company_name</em>
-cph <em className="ph i">contact_phone</em>
-cpx <em className="ph i">contact_extension_phone</em>
-an <em className="ph i">alternate_contact_name</em>
-ae <em className="ph i">alternate_contact_email</em>
-aph <em className="ph i">alternate_contact_phone</em>
-apx <em className="ph i">alternate_contact_extension_phone</em>
-mp <em className="ph i">machine_phone_number</em>
-loc <em className="ph i">hostname/ip_address</em>
-po <em className="ph i">proxy_port</em>
-ps <em className="ph i">proxy_status</em>
-pw <em className="ph i">proxy_pw</em>
-ccl <em className="ph i">machine_country_code</em>
-u <em className="ph i">proxy_user_name</em>