hostinfo_addkey

Add a new key to the hostinfo database:

% hostinfo_addkey [--restricted] [--readonly] [--noaudit] [--numeric] <keyname> [<keytype> [<desc>]]

• Keytype should be one of

  • single
  • list
  • date

• Think carefully before adding a new key, and make sure that there isn’t already a key that does the same thing under a different name
• If you specify --restricted then you can only assign values to this key that have been authorised by the use of [hostinfo_addrestrictedvalue]
• If you specify --numeric then the values of the key will be considered numeric for comparisons. It isn’t an error to put non-numeric values into this key
• If you specify --readonly then the you will not be able to change the value without specifying another argument to [hostinfo_addvalue].
• If you specify --noaudit then no audit trail will be kept of changes to this key. This is useful for keys that change often and where a history isn’t very useful - for example a key containing the last day the host was pinged.
• After creating a new key you should document in your own operational documents what the key is for, how it gets provisioned, etc.