+some ssh hints, localhost hint

Signed-off-by: Nico Schottelius <nico@kr.ethz.ch>
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Nico Schottelius 2011-09-27 00:58:16 +02:00
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@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ This tutorial is aimed at people learning cdist and shows
typical approaches as well as gives an easy start into
the world of configuration management.
This tutorial assumes you are configuring **localhost**, because
it is always available. Just repace **localhost** with your target
host for real life usage.
QUICK START
@ -37,6 +41,19 @@ PermitRootLogin without-password
PermitRootLogin yes
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As cdist uses ssh intensively, it is recommended to setup authentication
with public keys:
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# Generate pubkey pair as a normal user
ssh-keygen
# Copy pubkey over to target host
ssh-copy-id root@target_host
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As soon as you are able to login to the target host
Before you can start using cdist, you need to ensure that
you can login
@ -75,6 +92,9 @@ essentially shell scripts. Every manifest can use the types known to
cdist, which are usually underline prefixed (\_\_).
SSH HINTS
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Control master, ssh agent
Everything you specify in manifests