Re: cfengine-what can it do?
Valerio Pachera wrote:
> Hi all, I was thinking that to install a new program in a class room
> using workstation is a big effor in time.
> Re-reading the services list in the documentation I noticed
> Automatic Configuration [cfengine]
>
> I read somthing about it but I have difficulties on understunding how
> it apply to debian-edu.
> What does it do?
> Can it solve the problem of installing programs on all the workstations?
> If not, are there other ways?
>
> Thankyou.
>
In the ideal world we would run cfengine by cron in certain intervals to
keep machines configured as we want them at all times, including package
management. But at the moment we only use cfengine to do configuration
changes during the installation of the machine. So yes it can, but you
would have to tweak it a litte.
you can also look at the FAI system for keeping your machines in a
configured state. it can also do installations for you. There is a page
[1] on the wiki if you want to experiment with it. feel free to edit it.
[1] http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/HowTo/FaiInstallDebianEdu
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