Re: mln (was: Re: Bootstrapping)

[John Sechrest]

Can you name the variants that you have used?

And can you outline what the "rules" in an abstract sense
are for those variants (IE, OS independent descriptions of what is needed)

Like:
        mysql => port 3306 is open 
        mysql => mysql-server package is installed
        mysql => database owners/names/permissions derived from ldap


        

Roy MARANTZ <marantz@jla.rutgers.edu> writes:

 % I've developed a "system" which I use here for solaris boxes that has
 % something like the roles talked about earlier and also variants for selecting
 % amount different "implementations" of the role.  For instance, a machine can
 % be a imap server and choose to use courier or uwash to implement it and use
 % inetd or xinetd for the listener...  Turns out, I didn't need too many of
 % these variants selectors, but they are real helpful when needed.  I've also
 % used this to help role out new software.
 % 
 % Roy
 % 
 % On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Tim Nelson wrote:
 % 
 %  > Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:50:16 +1100 (EST)
 %  > From: Tim Nelson <sysadmin@sunet.com.au>
 %  > To: John Sechrest <sechrest@peak.org>
 %  > Cc: Nate Campi <nate@campin.net>, help-cfengine@gnu.org
 %  > Subject: Re: mln (was: Re: Bootstrapping)
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 %  > On Wed, 18 Feb 2004, John Sechrest wrote:
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 %  > >
 %  > >
 %  > > Tim Nelson <sysadmin@sunet.com.au> writes:
 %  > >
 %  > >
 %  > >  %      Hmm.  I think at least one separate list is a good idea -- that
 %  > >  % gives people the choice as to whether they want to be in it or not.
 %  > >
 %  > >  Should we push to have the list as a side list of cfengine?
 %  > >  Or should we set it up as part of the mln discussion?
 %  >
 %  >   mln, yes?
 %  >
 %  > >  % > gw....[snip]
 %  > >
 %  > >  %      Backup?  PostgreSQL?
 %  > >
 %  > >  Ok. Added to the list. I am sure there are more.
 %  >
 %  >   We also need variant configs.  For example, many people will want
 %  > a simple syslog setup.  But some will want what I have, which is syslog-ng
 %  > tunneled over stunnel :).
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