Oops - meant to include this: Import printers Run: usr/sbin/Red Hat-config-printer-tui --Xexport > settings.xml ....on the already configured host
There are options to import (merge) or overwrite any existing printer settings or to update the existing settings with new entries. /usr/sbin/Red Hat-config-printer-tui --Ximport < settings.xml /usr/sbin/Red Hat-config-printer-tui --Ximport --merge < settings.xml On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 9:32 PM, Vanco Backup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 7:53 PM, Ahmed Kamal > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi, >> I'm admining around 30 RHEL-WS workstations for electronics CAD users. >> Currently, everything is manual. I have to update third party packages and >> settings (think printers, flash player upgrades ... etc) manually. I am >> starting to hate that :D I know a potential solution is to use something >> like puppet to manage everything. However, I am interested to see if anyone >> is using some other way to manage such a scenario. Perhaps pushing a central >> "golden image" to all clients? perhaps PXE booting a fixed image ? > > If the limit is likely to stay near this number I'd install them all > via a common kickstart, and then have an "alpha server" on which I'd > set up2date to retain the downloaded packages. I'd then export the > cache via FTP and glob update/freshen/install all other servers > against it. Depending on what you deem necessary from an "update > frequency" standpoint you can add a common cron job to run updates... > > I do this now with things like extra packages and printer configs - > may take some work get the kickstart tweaked as you require, but once > done it's a cakewalk. > > Additionally, I write a couple specialized scripts to run serial > commands on subsets of machines, and there's a few projects out there > for "cluster shell" functionality (more parallel than serial > execution) that may offer some desired functionality. > > If you expect to grow beyond 50 or so units, or foresee a lot of skew > between them, a solution like puppet or RH Satellite are likely in > order. > _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
