The first test is:
[root@lxdev13 root]# bmc-config --checkout > a
[root@lxdev13 root]# cat a
Section User1
## Give username
Username NULL
## Possible values: Yes/No or blank to not set
Enable_User
## Give password or leave it blank to clear password
Password
## Possible values: Yes/No
Lan_Enable_Ipmi_Msgs No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Lan_Enable_Link_Auth No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Lan_Enable_Restrict_To_Callback No
## Possible values: Callback/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary/No_Access
Lan_Privilege_Limit No_Access
## Give valid number
Lan_Session_Limit 0
## Possible values: Yes/No
Serial_Enable_Ipmi_Msgs No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Serial_Enable_Link_Auth No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Serial_Enable_Restrict_To_Callback No
## Possible values: Callback/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary/No_Access
Serial_Privilege_Limit No_Access
## Give valid number
Serial_Session_Limit 0
EndSection
Section User2
## Give username
Username ADMIN
## Possible values: Yes/No or blank to not set
Enable_User
## Give password or leave it blank to clear password
Password
## Possible values: Yes/No
Lan_Enable_Ipmi_Msgs Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Lan_Enable_Link_Auth Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Lan_Enable_Restrict_To_Callback No
## Possible values: Callback/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary/No_Access
Lan_Privilege_Limit Administrator
## Give valid number
Lan_Session_Limit 0
## Possible values: Yes/No
Serial_Enable_Ipmi_Msgs Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Serial_Enable_Link_Auth Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Serial_Enable_Restrict_To_Callback No
## Possible values: Callback/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary/No_Access
Serial_Privilege_Limit Administrator
## Give valid number
Serial_Session_Limit 0
EndSection
Section User3
## Give username
Username
## Possible values: Yes/No or blank to not set
Enable_User
## Give password or leave it blank to clear password
Password
## Possible values: Yes/No
Lan_Enable_Ipmi_Msgs No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Lan_Enable_Link_Auth No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Lan_Enable_Restrict_To_Callback No
## Possible values: Callback/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary/No_Access
Lan_Privilege_Limit No_Access
## Give valid number
Lan_Session_Limit 0
## Possible values: Yes/No
Serial_Enable_Ipmi_Msgs No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Serial_Enable_Link_Auth No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Serial_Enable_Restrict_To_Callback No
## Possible values: Callback/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary/No_Access
Serial_Privilege_Limit No_Access
## Give valid number
Serial_Session_Limit 0
EndSection
Section User4
## Give username
Username
## Possible values: Yes/No or blank to not set
Enable_User
## Give password or leave it blank to clear password
Password
## Possible values: Yes/No
Lan_Enable_Ipmi_Msgs No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Lan_Enable_Link_Auth No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Lan_Enable_Restrict_To_Callback No
## Possible values: Callback/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary/No_Access
Lan_Privilege_Limit No_Access
## Give valid number
Lan_Session_Limit 0
## Possible values: Yes/No
Serial_Enable_Ipmi_Msgs No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Serial_Enable_Link_Auth No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Serial_Enable_Restrict_To_Callback No
## Possible values: Callback/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary/No_Access
Serial_Privilege_Limit No_Access
## Give valid number
Serial_Session_Limit 0
EndSection
Section LAN_Channel
## Possible values: Disabled/Pre_Boot_Only/Always_Available/Shared
Volatile_Access_Mode Always_Available
## Possible values: Yes/No
Volatile_Enable_User_Level_Auth Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Volatile_Enable_Per_Message_Auth Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Volatile_Enable_Pef_Alerting Yes
## Possible values: Callback/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary/No_Access
Volatile_Channel_Privilege_Limit Administrator
## Possible values: Disabled/Pre_Boot_Only/Always_Available/Shared
Non_Volatile_Access_Mode Always_Available
## Possible values: Yes/No
Non_Volatile_Enable_User_Level_Auth Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Non_Volatile_Enable_Per_Message_Auth Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Non_Volatile_Enable_Pef_Alerting Yes
## Possible values: Callback/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary/No_Access
Non_Volatile_Channel_Privilege_Limit Administrator
EndSection
Section LAN_Conf
## Possible values: Unspecified/Static/Use_DHCP/Use_BIOS/Use_Others
Ip_Address_Source Static
## Give valid IP Address
Ip_Address 192.168.0.13
## Give valid MAC Address
Mac_Address 00:30:48:83:69:3E
## Give valid Subnet mask
Subnet_Mask 255.255.0.0
## Give valid IP Address
Default_Gateway_Ip_Address 0.0.0.0
## Give valid MAC Address
Default_Gateway_Mac_Address 00:00:00:00:00:00
## Give valid IP Address
Backup_Gateway_Ip_Address 0.0.0.0
## Give valid MAC Address
Backup_Gateway_Mac_Address 00:00:00:00:00:00
## Possible values: Yes/No
Vlan_Id_Enable Yes
## Give valid number.
Vlan_Id 0
## Give valid number.
Vlan_Priority 0
EndSection
Section LAN_Conf_Auth
## Possible values: Yes/No
Callback_Enable_Auth_Type_None No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Callback_Enable_Auth_Type_Md2 Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Callback_Enable_Auth_Type_Md5 Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Callback_Enable_Auth_Type_Straight_Password No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Callback_Enable_Auth_Type_Oem_Proprietary No
## Possible values: Yes/No
User_Enable_Auth_Type_None No
## Possible values: Yes/No
User_Enable_Auth_Type_Md2 Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
User_Enable_Auth_Type_Md5 Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
User_Enable_Auth_Type_Straight_Password No
## Possible values: Yes/No
User_Enable_Auth_Type_Oem_Proprietary No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Operator_Enable_Auth_Type_None No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Operator_Enable_Auth_Type_Md2 Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Operator_Enable_Auth_Type_Md5 Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Operator_Enable_Auth_Type_Straight_Password No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Operator_Enable_Auth_Type_Oem_Proprietary No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Admin_Enable_Auth_Type_None No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Admin_Enable_Auth_Type_Md2 Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Admin_Enable_Auth_Type_Md5 Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Admin_Enable_Auth_Type_Straight_Password No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Admin_Enable_Auth_Type_Oem_Proprietary No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Oem_Enable_Auth_Type_None No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Oem_Enable_Auth_Type_Md2 Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Oem_Enable_Auth_Type_Md5 Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Oem_Enable_Auth_Type_Straight_Password No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Oem_Enable_Auth_Type_Oem_Proprietary No
EndSection
Section LAN_Conf_Misc
## Possible values: Yes/No
EndSection
Section LAN_Conf_Misc
## Possible values: Yes/No
Enable_Gratuitous_Arps Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Enable_Arp_Response Yes
## Give valid number. Intervals are 500 ms.
Gratuitous_Arp_Interval 3
EndSection
Section Serial_Channel
## Possible values: Disabled/Pre_Boot_Only/Always_Available/Shared
Volatile_Access_Mode Always_Available
## Possible values: Yes/No
Volatile_Enable_User_Level_Auth Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Volatile_Enable_Per_Message_Auth Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Volatile_Enable_Pef_Alerting Yes
## Possible values: Callback/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary/No_Access
Volatile_Channel_Privilege_Limit Administrator
## Possible values: Disabled/Pre_Boot_Only/Always_Available/Shared
Non_Volatile_Access_Mode Always_Available
## Possible values: Yes/No
Non_Volatile_Enable_User_Level_Auth Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Non_Volatile_Enable_Per_Message_Auth Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Non_Volatile_Enable_Pef_Alerting Yes
## Possible values: Callback/User/Operator/Administrator/OEM_Proprietary/No_Access
Non_Volatile_Channel_Privilege_Limit Administrator
EndSection
Section Serial_Conf
## Possible values: Yes/No
Enable_Basic_Mode Yes
## Possible values: Yes/No
Enable_Ppp_Mode No
## Possible values: Yes/No
Enable_Terminal_Mode No
## Possible Values: Modem_Connect/Direct_Connect
Connect_Mode Direct_Connect
## Possible values: Yes/No
Enable_Dtr_Hangup No
## Possible values: No_Flow_Control/RTS_CTS/XON_XOFF
Flow_Control No_Flow_Control
## Possible values: 9600/19200/38400/57600/115200
Bit_Rate 19200
EndSection
Section PEF_Conf
EndSection
Section Misc
## Possible Values: Off_State_AC_Apply/Restore_State_AC_Apply/On_State_AC_Apply
Power_Restore_Policy Off_State_Ac_Apply
EndSection
And it works. Of course, the powering on/off from a remote client is
in the hardware, so, no need to test. Pay attention: the
operating system is an old 2.4 linux, so powering off the machine is
dangerous for the AFS cache! (Unclean shutdown)