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cdist-design(7)
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Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
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2010-09-28 18:45:39 +00:00
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NAME
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cdist-design - Design ideas for cdist
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DESCRIPTION
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When using cdist with the push principle, the execution tree looks likes this:
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% server
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cdist-deploy-to(1)
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cdist-build(1)
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cdist-preprocess(1) # fills up variables with content
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cdist-explore(1) % client # explores client configuration
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cdist-compile(1) # parses configuration, creates internal state in cconfig format, verifies
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cdist-link(1) # uses cconfig output, creates executable
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cdist-remote-exec(1) #
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cdist-transfer(1) # transfer executable to client
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cdist-execute(1) % client # execute resulting executable
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Operation on the server is run as "cdist" user.
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Operation on the client is run as "root" user.
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When using cdist with the pull principle (configuration triggered by client):
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% client
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cdist-trigger(1) <server-hostname> # connects to server
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cdist-deploy-to(1) <client-hostname> % server: see above
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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cdist(7), website: http://www.nico.schottelius.org/cdist/[]
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COPYING
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Copyright \(C) 2010 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is
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granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
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