If you need to change a client machine’s Master node, you can do so by running the setconfig utility from the command line interface.
The following is information about the most commonly used options and command usage.
| Abbreviated Argument | Full Argument | Description |
|---|---|---|
| -h | --help | Displays command line parameter usage instructions. |
| -l | --list | Lists the node's address settings. |
| -c | --clear | Clear the client node's master setting. |
| -m address | --master address | Set the IP address of the client node’s master. This option is used with –f |
| -f | --force | Forcibly set the client node’s master. This option is used with –m and -c if the node in question is already connected to an authorized master. |
| -e name ipaddress | --resetmaster name ipaddress | Reset name and IP address of master node e.g.: --resetmaster myMaster 192.168.12.23 |
| -n | --name name | Set node name (excluding ID part) |
| --full | This option is used with –n. The name given is the full node name including ID | |
| -p | --prefer IPaddress | Add preferred network(s) |
| -b | --bar IPaddress | Bar network(s) |
| -x | --fixed IPaddress | Add fixed address(s). Sets the external-facing address of the Master when backing up over the Internet. This is the IP address that will be entered when installing Internet connected nodes. |
| -r | --remove IPaddress | Remove addresses from fixed/preferred/barred list(s) |
| --firewalltrue | Node is the other side of a firewall from the master. Provides the same behavior as selecting Internet connected node during the software installation. | |
| --deletesslcert node-name | Delete the SSL certificate for the local node/specified node. | |
| --encrypted | All data transfer to be encrypted | |
| --filterrulescheck | Check the filter rules for the file system are up-to-date and triggers a resync if they needed updating. | |
Usage example:
Setting the Master node IP address:
setconfig --master 192.156.34.0