Re: cfengine-what can it do?
Ronny Aasen skrev:
> 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.
Or you can use ocsinventory for this. We use it for laptops running
mostly Linux, and (laptops,) workstations and servers running commercial
OS(s).
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