Example: distributing a file created from two templates without NFS.

[Hugo Gayosso]

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Problem description
===================

  All the servers should contain a set of aliases for system accounts,
  all of them should be the same.  (aliases.system)

  One of the servers (for example) should contain the above mentioned
  set plus a set of mailing list aliases (aliases.mailinglists).

  I don't want to have NFS dependencies between hosts for different
  reasons (some of them might not even have NFS installed).  Therefore
  using "editfiles -> InsertFile" is not an option.


Solution  (if you have a better one, PLEASE tell me)
========

  aliases.system is distributed using "copy".

  The master files server creates a new file
  (aliases.mailinglistserver) using cfengine and this file is
  distributed via "copy".

  We can use "editfiles -> InsertFile" in the master file server
  because everything is local.



###############################################################################
#
# cf.aliases
#
###############################################################################

copy:
   !MailinglistServers::
       $(masterfiles)/mail/aliases.system  dest=/etc/aliases
                                           mode=444 owner=root group=root 
                                           type=checksum action=fix 
                                           define=restartALIASES
                                           secure=true 
server=$(masterfiles_server)

   MailinglistServers::
       $(masterfiles)/mail/aliases.mailinglistserver   dest=/etc/aliases
                                                       mode=444 owner=root 
group=root 
                                                       type=checksum action=fix
                                                       define=restartALIASES
                                                       secure=true 
server=$(masterfiles_server)
                  
      

editfiles:

   MasterfilesServers::
      { $(masterfiles)/mail/aliases.mailinglistserver
         AutoCreate
         EmptyEntireFilePlease
         InsertFile "$(masterfiles)/mail/aliases.system"
         InsertFile "$(masterfiles)/mail/aliases.mailinglists"
      }

shellcommands:
   restartALIASES::
      "/usr/bin/newaliases"


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