On Thu, 2008-09-11 at 13:36 -0700, nate wrote: > Ric Moore wrote: > > >> The file that the document is probably referring to is root's crontab > > This looks informative: > > http://www.cfengine.org/AutonomicCfengine.pdf > > And of course the full reference guide > > http://www.cfengine.org/docs/cfengine-Reference.html > > It'll take time to learn, though before you go much further > think about whether it's the right tool for you, it's good if > you have at least a dozen or more systems that share a fairly > common configuration. Not knowing what your environment is like > I can't advise for/against a tool like cfengine. > > My environment here is about 300 systems, and my cfengine config > is about 8000 lines(I'll admit it's a fairly advanced config > in my opinion at least, been using cfe for about 3 years now). > Replacing the mess that was built by the people before I started > this job. What a mess! Part of our prisons project will be to set up centers with several servers and about 20 client machines each, in various locations. I'm on a steep learning curve here. I'm using Project Wonderland (Java) and picking up pieces here and there (jdk, jetty, or possibly Tomcat, etc.) when the edges don't match, needs a solution like cfengine. But, it bombed out with the "Danger! Will Robinson" test from the get-go. <sighs> That install example was written for Suse. So much for that one. Starting over again. Ric -- ---------------------------------------------------- My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ https://nuoar.dev.java.net/ Verizon Cell # 336-254-1339