ego.conf

The configuration file used to connect to a Symphony cluster from a client machine that is not part of the cluster.

Location

This file is installed with Symphony and is located in %SOAM_HOME%\conf\ on Windows, and in $SOAM_HOME/conf/ on Linux.

Structure

You cannot change the file name ego.conf.

Note:

To connect to multiple clusters from the same client machine, configure different ego.conf files and rename them to ego.conf when you need to use them.

Parameters

EGO_MASTER_LIST

Syntax

EGO_MASTER_LIST=master_candidate1,master_candidate2 . . .

Description

Specifies the hosts that are master host candidates in the cluster to which you want to connect.

Valid values

The host names indicated here must exactly match the host names specified in the master ego.conf, accessible from the master host under %EGO_CONFDIR% on Windows and $EGO_CONFDIR on Linux.

Specify a list of hosts separated by commas.

EGO_KD_PORT

Syntax

EGO_KD_PORT=port_number

Description

Specifies the port number to use to connect to the Symphony cluster.

Valid values

The port number must exactly match the port number specified in the master ego.conf in the cluster.

Default

If the port is not specified, it defaults to 7870.

EGO_SEC_PLUGIN

Syntax

EGO_SEC_PLUGIN=sec_ego_default | external_plugin

Description

Specifies the security mechanism to use when connecting to the Symphony cluster.

Valid values

The value must exactly match the value specified in the actual ego.conf in the cluster. Specify one of the following:
sec_ego_default

Specifies to use the default authentication.

external_plugin

Specifies to use an external, third-party authentication.

Example

EGO_MASTER_LIST=hosta,hostc,hostd
EGO_KD_PORT=7870
EGO_SEC_PLUGIN=sec_ego_default

EGO_AUDIT_LOG_INHERIT_PERMISSION (Windows only)

Syntax

EGO_AUDIT_LOG_INHERIT_PERMISSION=Y | N

Description

Specifies that all files in the audits directory will inherit the permission from the parent (audits directory).

Valid values

Specify one of the following:
Y

Specifies that file permission is inherited from the parent directory.

N

Specifies that file permission is not inherited from the parent directory.