From 853d9bcf5ffef708578d87ae99d2bcad401121ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nico Schottelius Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 21:54:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [doc] update manpage Signed-off-by: Nico Schottelius --- doc/man/cdist.text | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/man/cdist.text b/doc/man/cdist.text index efc7433d..262bceb2 100644 --- a/doc/man/cdist.text +++ b/doc/man/cdist.text @@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ cdist - Configuration distribution system DESCRIPTION ----------- -Cdist allows you to define centrally a configurations for -all systems and apply them. Cdist generally uses the push +Cdist allows you to centrally define a configurations for +UNIX systems and apply them. Cdist generally uses the push approach (a server pushes out the configuration to the clients), but can also be used the pull way (see cdist-push-pull(7)). Cdist is configured in shell syntax, which is "compiled" to an -internal configuration representation (cconfig), which again +internal configuration representation (cdist-cconfig(7)), which again is used to generate an executable, which is run on the client (see cdist-language(7), cdist-design(7)). @@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ To get your fingers dirty with cdist very quick, have a look at cdist-quickstart(7). +REQUIREMENTS +------------ +Cdist requires enabled ssh-server and a posix shell on the clients and +ssh-client and posix shell on the server. + + SEE ALSO -------- Website: http://www.nico.schottelius.org/cdist/[]