on 7/16/09 4:33 PM, [email protected] said: > If I am having to develop the system myself, I can do it with something > that's much simpler than cfengine, and doesn't require introducing > cfengine on systems that other departments control.
Well, bcfg2 also sets up a trust relationship, and doesn't use ssh or scp to transfer data. It uses it's own protocol and port, and therefore could be an independent alternative channel for pushing out things like root passwords. I know that bcfg2 also has tools to make the management of a centralized files like /etc/passwd and /etc/sudoers much easier, because we're starting to make use of these features at UT Austin. IMO, bcfg2 is more scalable than a traditional push-based mechanism, because the client-side pull-based method allows the clients to check in periodically as they are able, and pull down whatever changes you want. So, I would be surprised if other configuration management programs can't do something similar. If cfengine doesn't do it for you the way you want, and bcfg2 doesn't do it for you the way you want, I suspect that there are other similar options in this same space. -- Brad Knowles <[email protected]> LinkedIn Profile: <http://tinyurl.com/y8kpxu> _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
