# IPMI Enable Channel Subcommand

access: Administrators, Managers

Allows you to enable one of two IPMI channels.

> ipmi enable channel {sms | lan}

Argument | Description
--- | ---
sms | The ID of the channel to enable for the System Interface; is not case sensitive.
lan | The ID of the channel to enable for the LAN Interface; is not case sensitive. If you are activating the LAN channel for the first time, you are prompted for a password to associate with the null user.

Return Codes

Following are the return values for this command:

Code | Numeric Code | Description
--- | --- | ---
NWSE_Success | 0 | Command successfully completed.
NWSE_InvalidUsage | 1 | Invalid usage: bad parameter usage, conflicting options specified.
NWSE_InvalidArgument | 4 | Invalid arguments: incorrect or missing. The format of the date string was invalid.
NWSE_NoPermission | 6 | Not authorized to perform this operation.
NWSE_ServiceNotAvailable | 24 | Requested service is not available; could not contact the IPMI server process.

Related Topics

System Management Commands

IPMI Command