Hi, /var/cfengine/inputs is the configuration directory. update.conf should check if newer files exist on the cf server and if yes , update the local copy. You should maintain only one copy - the remote copy. There's local copy in order to protect you in case of network failure/other failure to fetch the remote config files.
masterfiles usually refer to the files you copy ( not related to cfengine ) with cfengine. Also with this one , you should keep only one copy. Zeev On Tue, 2005-03-22 at 11:16, Robert Helmer wrote: > Hello, > > Just starting out with cfengine, seems like just what I need so far. > > I have noticed that in many of the tutorials I have come across, there > are seperate "masterfiles" and "inputs" (usually /var/cfengine/inputs) > directories.. masterfiles for config files that are to be distributed > out to clients, and the regular inputs for the policy server. > > I don't see the need to have seperate configs on the policy server > and all the other servers. What I have done so far is to set up > the basic update.conf, cfservd.conf and a cfagent.conf that simply > does imports of my actual scripts; all of these files are checked > into a CVS module. cfengine does an export of this CVS module > every time it runs, and copies the files to masterfiles/inputs/ > and /var/cfengine/inputs (/var/cfengine/inputs does not stay > world-readable, otherwise I'd just use that one location for all). > > Am I missing something fundamental here ? :) > > > Thanks, > Rob Helmer > > > _______________________________________________ > Help-cfengine mailing list > Help-cfengine@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine -- Zeev Fisher - Unix System Administrator Marvell Semiconductor Israel Ltd 6 Hamada Street, Mordot HaCarmel Industrial Park Yokneam 20692 Israel Email - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel - + 972 4 9091402 Cell - + 972 54 4995402 Fax - + 972 4 9091501 WWW Page: http://www.marvell.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged information. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone, or by e-mail and delete the message from your computer. _______________________________________________ Help-cfengine mailing list Help-cfengine@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine
