Bootstrap Script

In the Admin  Manager Configuration  Bootstrap Script section you can generate a custom bootstrap script. Bootstrap scripts are used to register clients with SUSE Manager. The generated script will be placed in /srv/www/htdocs/pub/bootstrap/ on your SUSE Manager Server.

Table 1. Bootstrap Script Options
Option Description Default

SUSE Manager Server hostname

The hostname for the SUSE Manager Server to register the client to

Pre-populated

SSL cert location

Location and name of the SSL certificate

Pre-populated

Bootstrap using Salt

Check to bootstrap Salt clients, uncheck to bootstrap traditional clients.

Checked

Enable SSL

Check to use the corporate public CA certificate on the client, uncheck to use self-managed CA certificates.

Checked

Enable Client GPG checking

Check to use GPG, uncheck to disable GPG checking

Checked

Enable Remote Configuration

Check to allow configuration from a remote server.

Unchecked

Enable Remote Commands

Check to allow commands from a remote server.

Unchecked

Client HTTP Proxy

The hostname of the proxy server, if you are using one.

Unpopulated

Client HTTP Proxy Username

The username to use on the proxy server, if you are using one.

Unpopulated

Client HTTP Proxy Password

The password to use on the proxy server, if you are using one.

Unpopulated

Do not disable SSL in your bootstrap script. Ensure that Enable SSL is checked in the Web UI, or that the setting USING_SSL=1 exists in the bootstrap script. If you disable SSL, the registration process requires custom SSL certificates. For more about custom certificates, see SSL Certificates.