bcfg2-admin (8) Linux Manual Page
bcfg2-admin – Perform repository administration tasks
Synopsis
bcfg2-admin [-C config-file] <mode> <mode args> <mode options>
Description
bcfg2-admin Perform bcfg2 repository administration
Options
-C <config-file>
- Specify the location of the configuration file (if it is not in /etc/bcfg2.conf)
Modes
init
- Initialize a new repository (interactive)
client <action> <client> [attribute=value]
- Add or remove clients from metadata
query [g=group] [p=profile] [-f output-file] [-n] [-c]
- Search for clients based on group or profile
compare <old> <new>
- Compare two client configurations. Can be used to verify consistent behavior between releases
minestruct <client> [-f xml-file] [-g groups]
- Build structure entries based on client statistics extra entries
pull <client> <entry-type> <entry-name>
- Install configuration information into repo based on client bad entries
tidy
- Remove unused files from repository
viz [-h] [-b] [-k] [-o png-file] [-r]
- Create a graphviz diagram of client, group and bundle information
Client Options
mode
- Add a client ‘add’ or delete a client ‘del’
client
- Specify the client’s name
attribute=value
- Set attribute values when adding a new client
Query Options
g=group
- Specify a group to search within
p=profile
- Specify a profile to search within
-f <output-file>
- Write the results of the query to a file
-n
- Print the results, one on each line
-c
- Print the results, separated by commas
Compare Options
old
- Specify the location of the old configuration file
new
- Specify the location of the new configuration file
Minestruct Options
client
- Client whose metadata is to be searched for extra entries
-g <groups>
- Hierarchy of groups in which to place the extra entries in
-f <xml-output-file>
- Specify the xml file in which to write the extra entries
Pull Options
client
- Specify the name of the client to search for
entry-type
- Specify the type of the entry to pull
entry-name
- Specify the name of the entry to pull
Viz Options
-h
- Include hosts in diagram
-b
- Include bundles in diagram
-o <output file>
- Write to outfile file instead of stdout
-r
- Produce raw graphviz output
-k
- Add a shape/color key