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113 lines
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cdist-config-layout(7)
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Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
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NAME
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cdist-config-layout - Usage of paths in cdist
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DESCRIPTION
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If not otherwise specified, all paths are relative to the configuration
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directory, which is normally /etc/cdist (but can be changed using environment
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variables, see cdist-environment(7)).
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- manifests/init:
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This is the central entry point used by cdist-manifest-init(1).
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It is an executable (+x bit set) shell script that can use
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values for the explorers to decide which configuration to create
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for the specified target host.
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It should be primary used to define mapping from configurations to hosts.
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- manifests/*: All other files in this directory
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Cdist does not use them directly, but you can seperate
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configuration mappings, if you have a lot of code in the manifest/init
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file. This may also be very helpful to have different admins maintain
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different groups of hosts.
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- explorers/<name>
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Contains explorers to be run on the target hosts, see cdist-explorers(7).
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- types/
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Contains all available types, which are used to provide
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some kind of functionality. See cdist-stages(7).
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- types/<name>/init:
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Used to generate additional objects from a type.
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See cdist-stages(7), cdist-types(7).
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- types/<name>/gencode:
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Used to generate code to be executed on the client.
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See cdist-types(7).
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- cache/
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The cache contains results from previous runs, which may also
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be used in types to gather information about other hosts
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(like ssh-keys).
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- cache/
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- tmpdir: Temporary storage
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A tempdir and a tempfile is provided by cdist-config(1), which
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will be removed when the scripts ends automatically.
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- tmpdir/cache/: New cache
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This directory contains elements for the new cache of the host.
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If all stages are completed successfully, the new cache is used
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to replace the previous one.
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- tmpdir/explorers/: Output of explorers
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If the run was successful, the results are copied into the new cache.
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- tmpdir/objects/: Objects created during run
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If the run was successful, the results are copied into the new cache.
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AUTHOR
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Nico Schottelius <mailto:nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org[]>
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RESOURCES
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Main web site: http://www.nico.schottelius.org/cdist/[]
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COPYING
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-------
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Copyright \(C) 2010-2011 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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Differences manifests vs. types
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manifests types
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main purpose map config to host provide functionality
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can change config no (prevent conflicts) yes (allow inheritance)
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specificness site specific (globally) reusable
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unsorted: cache / objects
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- If cdist encounters type in manifest,
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a wrapper script is run, that creates a
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new entry in the cconfig database and adds
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attribute values. This defines a cconfig
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tree, that may look as follows:
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<hostname>/<type>/<id>/<parameters>:
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myhost/__file/cdist_bin/source
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myhost/__file/cdist_bin/destination
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...
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