Thus spake Dann Frazier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):

[snip]

> >From mchasal:
> > So, I think the first step down this road would be to change
> > mkautoinstallscript to create scripts per client using info from the SIS
> > db. We would additionally add the necessary attrs to the database to
> > achieve this.
> 
> I agree with this as a first step - Brian: do you?

I think this is a reasonable thing.

> >From Gary:
> > That sounds great, but I haven't had a lot of success in having the
> > auto-generated .master script get me the image I need.  The scripts get
> > me a system that's close, but I always seem to need to edit something to
> > get something set up like I need.  Unfortunately the changes I need to
> > make need to be made to each of the .master scripts.  That's usually
> > only a handful, but it's a pain, especially when I miss one.
> >
> > I could code these changes into the normal generation code, but it seems
> > that in continuing to add special cases to the script generation code
> > Ill eventually end up with more command line options than gcc.
> 
> I think this can be solved w/ SI using the SIS database, and being more
> flexible w/ script generation - e.g, having a skeleton script, that is
> populated using mkautoinstallscript and data from the SIS dbase, but
> also allows you to add your own code.  Then, we should be able to
> take mkautoinstallscript down to something like this, in the simple case:
> # mkautoinstallscript --force --all
> which means, use all the information you already know about (ip assignment
> method, etc) from the database, and regenerate all my scripts.

I think I agree with this.  Some of the statement is a bit vague, but
could be worked out in a more formal document -- the base idea is sound,
I believe.

-Brian
 

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