Re: Newbie question

[Mark . Burgess]

On 30 Jul, Ted Zlatanov wrote:
> Mark.Burgess@iu.hio.no writes:
> 
>> Every host needs a copy of the config which it can read. Best way
>> is to copy it all from some central location:
>> 
>> copy:
>> 
>>   /masterfiles/cfengine.conf dest=/usr/local/cfengine/cfengine.conf
>>    server=myhost
> 
> The problem I've found with that approach is that a syntax error in
> the cfengine.conf file can prevent further copies from working.  Also,
> you need cfd to run on the central server.
> 
> I use this instead (a slightly modified cfdaily from the distribution
> examples).  You need to set up a rsync server on the mainhost
> machine.  The actual rsync is very quick and reliable, not to mention
> that it has a lot of useful options and allow/deny host rules.
> 
> The place where main-cfengine files live on mainhost should not be the
> same as the CFINPUTS directory, so you can execute the same cfdaily
> script on any machine.  Otherwise you need to do if-thens, and so on.
> 
> Ted
>

This is a good idea for now, but it will all be taken care of
smoothly in cfengine 2.

M

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