Re: seperating config files in cfagent.conf

[David J. Bianco]

Actually, the best thing to do is to only include that file on machines
which are running Solaris.  For example, I have the following in my
cfagent.conf file:

import:

        any::                   cf.common
                                cf.cfengine
                                cf.inetd
                                cf.ssh
                        
        linux::                 cf.linux
        redhat_6::              cf.autorpm
        linux.!redhat_6::       cf.yum
        solaris::               cf.solaris

Note that all machines import the same four files (cf.common, cf.cfengine,
cf.inetd and cf.ssh), but only linux machines get cf.linux, and only
solaris machines get cf.solaris.  Furthermore, SOME linux machines get
cf.autorpm, while others get cf.yum instead.

Using this method, you can assume, for example, that only solaris machines
will ever execute anything in cf.solaris, so you don't need to keep
specifying the solaris class for every action there.

        David

Harry Hoffman wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm kinda following along with the examples in cfegine 2.0. My question is this:
> If I seperate out a solaris config file and then include it within cfagent.conf
> wouldn't I need to specify the OS as a class to every actionsequence?
>
> for example in the example cf.solaris:
> disable:                                                                  
>     /etc/.login  type=file
>     /bin/rdist
>
> would I actually need to do:
> disable:
>    solaris2.7|solaris2.8|solaris2.9::
>       /etc/.login type=file
>       /bin/rdist
>
> to make it specific to solaris? Or is it just assumed that other OS's won't have
> these files/dirs/etc.?
>
> Sorry if this is a rather simplistic question.
>
> Also, is there an undo (or enable) for when screwups happen?
>
> Thanks,
> Harry

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