Distributed Systems Administration Utilities User's Guide, Linux, March 2009

NOTE: If you have used the wizard previously to configure a cfengine master server and rerun
it to reconfigure the master server, stop the currently running configuration first. For example,
use the following command to stop the running cfservd: /etc/init.d/cfservd stop
If you have cfagent in cron or are using cfexed, disable them so they do not run while the
wizard reconfigures the system.
Configuring a single node in a Serviceguard cluster as a master server is not a highly available
configuration and is not recommended. The default configuration to create for a cluster is to
create a package for cfengine’s cfservd. (To rerun the wizard in a Serviceguard cluster and
change your configuration from one that is highly available to one that is not, halt the existing
csync package (use cmhaltpkg) and delete it before running the wizard.)
2.3.1.1 Using the Wizard to Configure a Standalone Synchronization Server
To configure a synchronization server for a standalone system, run the csync_wizard(1) on the
standalone system you wish to configure as the master synchronization server:
# /opt/dsau/sbin/csync_wizard
The wizard displays the following introductory screen:
Querying the system local_hostname for current status, one moment...
This Configuration Synchronization Wizard (csync_wizard) helps you set
up the Configuration Engine (cfengine) environment. Cfengine is a powerful
tool for performing policy-based management for groups of systems and
cluster environments.
csync_wizard is a client/server based utility. With csync_wizard, the
user can configure a standalone system or Serviceguard cluster as the
cfengine “master”. The master contains the configuration description and
configuration files that will be used by all the clients. Clients copy the
configuration description from the master and apply it to themselves.
The configuration description supports a rich set of management actions
such as copying configuration files from the master to the client,
performing edits to files, checking file ownerships, permissions, and
checksums, executing shell commands, checking for processes, etc.
For a detailed description of the cfengine management actions,
please refer to the cfengine man page.
The csync wizard helps you set up this system as a cfengine master,
add or remove cfengine-managed clients, and perform the required
security setup.
Press “Enter” to continue...
Press Enter to continue; choose item 1 from the menu below to configure a master server:
Configuration Synchronization Wizard Menu
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(1) Set up a cfengine master server
(2) Add a client
(3) Remove a client
(4) Manage keys for cfengine clients
(5) Display current configuration
(9) Exit
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