Changing the boot configurations for LAN clients


Note: This procedure is deprecated - Do Not Use on version Enterprise Erase LAN 7.3+, these features are available as part of the configuration profiles.


Note: This procedure is beyond the skill level of a simple Enterprise Erase setup, and may cause issues if not followed correctly. If in any doubt about the process, please contact Tabernus technical support. 


  • Open a new terminal from the desktop - right click the desktop background and choose open in terminal.
  • Type the following and press enter:
    • gedit /usr/local/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default
  • This will open up the configuration options for the PXE server that the Tabernus Enterprise Erase LAN software uses
  • The important section of this file are the two sections that start 'LABEL EELAN_533' and  'LABEL EELAN_Alternate'
  • Under each of these headings is a line that starts with the capitalised wire 'APPEND' and looks like this:
    • APPEND rootflags=loop initrd0.img root=Modified.iso rootfstype=iso9660 mem=475m ro liveimg quiet rhgb
  • All of the configurations options that you will see in this document can be added to the end of both of these lines, the document saved, and then the settings will take effect the next time a client boots.


The Options

  • HIGHERWIPE - The default wipe method is set to HMG IAS 5 Higher (3 pass)
  • LOWERWIPE - The default wipe method is set to HMG IAS 5 Lower (1 pass)
  • AUTOPURGE - The disk erasure starts automatically as soon as the client boot has completed (this requires either of the previous arguments to be set)
  • WAITONLOG - The client does not report back to the server until the asset information is confirmed by the operator.