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Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> On 14/11/2007, Mikel Lindsaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>> I want to automate handling them as much as possible and would like
>> some list suggestions on reading materials, software, or web howtos.
>
> Just my idea (never had more than 3 boxes at once):
>
> On my main box, I'd have a separate copy of /etc and other files for
> each class of box, where a class is a group of boxes with the same
> configs. Perhaps each of your boxes are different so the class concept
> is irrelevant. To change a box's config, I'd change these files in the
> normal way, then use rsync (via ssh) to update the altered boxes.
>
> To run a command-line command on a group of boxes, I'd likely write a
> script that took the command line and a class of machines on which to
> run it. The script would send back any error messages recevied and from
> which box it was received. This script would be useful for making
> changes other than to individual files, e.g. deleting files (more
> direct than relying on rsync --delete), or chmod/chown.
>
> Unless all the boxes are using the same OS, I'd probably write a script
> for handling adding and removing users and groups (since each OS does it
> slightly differently).
>
> Then again, this is probably reinventing the wheel.
>
> Doug.
Too much work. Use cfengine. It is on ports.
Regards,
Alvaro
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