1kudzu(8)                    System Manager's Manual                   kudzu(8)
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NAME

6       kudzu - detects and configures new and/or changed hardware on a system
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SYNOPSIS

10       kudzu
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DESCRIPTION

13       kudzu  detects  and configures new and/or changed hardware on a system.
14       When started, kudzu detects the current hardware, and checks it against
15       a  database  stored  in  /etc/sysconfig/hwconf,  if one exists. It then
16       determines if any hardware has been added or removed from  the  system.
17       If  so, it gives the users the opportunity to configure any added hard‐
18       ware, and unconfigure any removed hardware. It then updates  the  data‐
19       base in /etc/sysconfig/hwconf.
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21       If  no  previous  database  exists,  kudzu  attempts  to determine what
22       devices have already been configured, by looking at /etc/modprobe.conf,
23       /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/, and /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
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OPTIONS

27       --usage
28              Show short usage message.
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30       --help, -?
31              Print help information.
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33       -q, --quiet
34              Run  'quietly';  do only configuration that doesn't require user
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37       -s, --safe
38              Do only 'safe' probes that won't  disturb  hardware.  Currently,
39              this  disables  the serial probe, the DDC monitor probe, and the
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42       -t, --timeout [seconds]
43              This sets the timeout for the  initial  dialog.  If  no  key  is
44              pressed   before   the   timeout   elapses,   kudzu  exits,  and
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47       -k, --kernel [version]
48              When determining whether a module exists, use the specified ker‐
49              nel  version.  (If  this  is not set, it defaults to the current
50              kernel version.) Do not specify suffixes such as 'smp' or  'sum‐
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53       -b, --bus [bus]
54              Only probe on the specified bus.
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59       -f, --file [file]
60              Read  hardware probe info from file file and do not do an actual
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64              Print probe information to the screen, and do not actually  con‐
65              figure or unconfigure any devices.
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FILES

68       /etc/sysconfig/hwconf
69              Listing of current installed hardware.
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71       /etc/sysconfig/kudzu
72              Configuration  for  the  boot-time hardware probe. Set 'SAFE' to
73              something other than 'no' to force only safe probes.
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82       BUGS   The serial probe will disturb any currently in-use devices,  and
83              returns  odd  results  if used on machines acting as serial con‐
84              soles. On some older  graphics  cards,  the  DDC  probe  can  do
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87              Running  kudzu to configure network adapters post-boot after the
88              network has started may have unintended results.
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AUTHOR

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