I just wanted to throw out a couple of thoughts about copy_from that have come up in my mind during my policy development:
* The reference manual doesn't specify the default value for copy_from's copy_backup attribute. (That goes for a number of things in the documentation, actually.) * cfengine_stdlib.cf has several copy_from bodies. secure_cp is useful but I prefer a secure_cp with a backup, so I created my own (secure_copy_with_backup) in my own library file. A third "backup=true|false" parameter to the standard copy_from bodies may be valuable, but that would break existing policy files, so it's just a thought. * It might be nice to have the file extension appended when copy_backup is used to be configurable beyond just the default ".cfsaved" text and "timestamp" options, mainly to allow for multiple backups, similar to what various log rotation commands provide. I can see how it may be argued that this goes against Cfengine's convergent nature, but since it already provides the timestamp option, I thought I'd throw this out there anyway. A files promise could be used to limit the number of backups, or that could be another attribute. That is all. :) -- Justin C. Lloyd Unix Infrastructure Engineer DigitalGlobe, An Imaging and Information Company This electronic communication and any attachments may contain confidential and proprietary information of DigitalGlobe, Inc. If you are not the intended recipient, or an agent or employee responsible for delivering this communication to the intended recipient, or if you have received this communication in error, please do not print, copy, retransmit, disseminate or otherwise use the information. Please indicate to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and delete the copy you received. DigitalGlobe reserves the right to monitor any electronic communication sent or received by its employees, agents or representatives. _______________________________________________ Help-cfengine mailing list Help-cfengine@cfengine.org https://cfengine.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine
