I did use cf1 to roll out cf2 rpms... I also used cf1 to run cfkey(2) and start cfenvd and cfexecd. That all worked beautifully... it was just starting cfservd that I had the problem.
As for replacing cf1... we aren't there yet... we wanted to learn cf2 first. The transition has been mostly easy (and is mostly complete). But we need cf1 until we have everything from cfengine.conf (about 90K) transferred and tested (we're also trying to use what we learned and make it cleaner this time[*]). SiliconSlick [*] The "packages:" actionsequence rocks!!!! The Linux distribution classes (e.g. fedora_3) are going to allow us to toss some netgroups that were serving the same purpose (except they had to be updated when the OS was updated which didn't always happen). I'm loving it... combined with yum we'll probably trim some 60% out of our old config... here's what I came up with: # cf.yumboxes - for those systems with the YellowDog Update Manager (newer RedHat-based systems) # first off, install yum control: yum_conf = ( /etc/yum.conf ) yum_rpmdir = ( "$(rpm_redhatmisc)" ) redhat_7_2|redhat_7_3:: yum_ver = ( yum-1.0.3-6.0.7.x.legacy ) yum_conf_OStag = ( rh7x ) redhat_9:: yum_ver = ( yum-2.0.5-0.9.2.legacy ) yum_conf_OStag = ( rh9 ) fedora_1:: yum_ver = ( yum-2.0.4-2 ) yum_conf_OStag = ( fc1 ) fedora_2:: yum_ver = ( yum-2.0.7-1.1 ) yum_conf_OStag = ( fc2 ) fedora_3:: yum_ver = ( yum-2.1.11-3 ) yum_conf_OStag = ( fc3 ) fedora_4:: yum_ver = ( yum-2.3.2-7 ) yum_conf_OStag = ( fc4 ) centos_4_2:: yum_ver = ( yum-2.4.0-1.centos4 ) yum_conf_OStag = ( rhel4 ) groups: need_yum = ( "/usr/bin/test ! -e /usr/bin/yum" ) copy: $(cfdir)$(yum_conf).$(yum_conf_OStag) dest=$(yum_conf) owner=root group=sys mode=0644 backup=false type=checksum server=cfenginesrv shellcommands: need_yum:: "/bin/rpm -U $(yum_rpmdir)/$(yum_ver).noarch.rpm" "/etc/rc.d/init.d/yum start" # start it now... updates at 4am yumboxes:: "/sbin/chkconfig yum on" # always make sure it starts on next reboot # now we can use it to install packages control: RPMInstallCommand = ( "/usr/bin/yum -e 0 -d 0 -y install %s" ) MyRPMEraseCommand = ( "/usr/bin/yum -e 0 -d 0 -y -C erase " ) # not an official cfengine var... yet # our core networking/sysadm stuff packages: autofs pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 elsedefine=start_autofs nfs-utils pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 elsedefine=start_nfs ntp pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 elsedefine=start_ntp openssl pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 #openssh pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 #openssh-askpass pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 #openssh-askpass-gnome pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 #openssh-clients pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 #openssh-server pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 elsedefine=start_openssh sudo pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 !nismaster: ypbind pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 elsedefine=start_ypbind shellcommands: start_autofs:: "/etc/rc.d/init.d/autofs start" start_nfs:: "/etc/rc.d/init.d/nfs start" start_ntp:: "/etc/rc.d/init.d/ntpd start" start_openssh:: "/etc/rc.d/init.d/sshd start" start_ypbind.!nismaster:: "/etc/rc.d/init.d/ypbind start" # install a core set of applications for all users on all systems packages: aspell pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 arts pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 autoconf pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 automake pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 bash pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 bison pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 blas pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 bzip2 pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 bzip2-devel pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 bzip2-libs pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 cdrecord pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 curl pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 dialog pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 dos2unix pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 doxygen pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 ElectricFence pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 emacs pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 enscript pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 expect pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 gcc pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 gcc-c++ pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 gcc-g77 pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 gcc-java pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 gdb pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 ghostscript pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 ghostscript-fonts pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 gv pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 gzip pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 krb5-devel pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 krb5-libs pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 libstdc++ pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 libstdc++-devel pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 libxml2 pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 libxml2-devel pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 lm_sensors pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 logrotate pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 logwatch pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 ltrace pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 lynx pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 make pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 minicom pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 mkisofs pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 mktemp pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 mozilla pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 mysql pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 mysql-devel pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 octave pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 openssl-perl pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 pdksh pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 perl pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 perl-DBD-MySQL pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 perl-suidperl pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 qt pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 #rwall pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 # once Enrico has repositories correct #rwall-server pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 samba pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 samba-client pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 samba-common pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 screen pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 sendmail pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 sharutils pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 strace pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 stunnel pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 tcl pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 tcsh pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 tetex pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 tk pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 tmpwatch pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 transfig pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 unix2dos pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 unzip pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 vim-minimal pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 vim-X11 pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 vnc pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 vnc-server pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 words pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 xfig pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 xemacs pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 zip pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 # remove packages that no system should have # 13jan2006/jkp2866 - action=remove isn't implemented yet but we can use it to define a class and delete below anacron pkgmgr=rpm action=remove expireafter=30 define=has_anacron anonftp pkgmgr=rpm action=remove expireafter=30 define=has_anonftp fah pkgmgr=rpm action=remove expireafter=30 define=has_fah ntop pkgmgr=rpm action=remove expireafter=30 define=has_ntop openldap-servers pkgmgr=rpm action=remove expireafter=30 define=has_openldap_servers updateme pkgmgr=rpm action=remove expireafter=30 define=has_updateme wu-ftpd pkgmgr=rpm action=remove expireafter=30 define=has_wu_ftpd # depending upon the distro, there are some differences in package names that every system should have redhat_7_2:: redhat_9:: apel-xemacs pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 compat-libstdc++ pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 cups pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 libxml2-python pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 openssl096b pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 openoffice pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 perl-CGI pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 perl-CPAN pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 perl-DB_File pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 qt-designer pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 qt-ODBC pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 fedora_4:: centos_4_2:: apel-xemacs pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 compat-libstdc++-296 pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 compat-libstdc++-33 pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 cups pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 gcc4 pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 gcc4-c++ pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 libxml2-python pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 openoffice.org pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 qt-designer pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 qt-ODBC pkgmgr=rpm action=install expireafter=30 # remove packages that no system should have yumboxes:: # 13jan2006/jkp2866 - action=remove isn't implemented yet but we can use it to define a class and delete below anacron pkgmgr=rpm action=remove expireafter=30 define=has_anacron anonftp pkgmgr=rpm action=remove expireafter=30 define=has_anonftp fah pkgmgr=rpm action=remove expireafter=30 define=has_fah ntop pkgmgr=rpm action=remove expireafter=30 define=has_ntop openldap-servers pkgmgr=rpm action=remove expireafter=30 define=has_openldap_servers updateme pkgmgr=rpm action=remove expireafter=30 define=has_updateme wu-ftpd pkgmgr=rpm action=remove expireafter=30 define=has_wu_ftpd shellcommands: has_anacron:: "$(MyRPMEraseCommand) anacron" has_anonftp:: "$(MyRPMEraseCommand) anonftp" has_fah:: "$(MyRPMEraseCommand) fah" has_ntop:: "$(MyRPMEraseCommand) ntop" has_openldap_servers:: "$(MyRPMEraseCommand) openldap-servers" has_updateme:: "$(MyRPMEraseCommand) updateme" has_wu_ftpd:: "$(MyRPMEraseCommand) wu-ftpd" # EOF cf.yumboxes </pre> _______________________________________________ Help-cfengine mailing list Help-cfengine@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine