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Message-ID: <GNUsenet199706120804.LAA27860@dax.iu.hioslo.no> Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 10:04:19 +0200 (MET DST) From: Mark Burgess <mark@iu.hioslo.no> Subject: cfengine 1.4.0 new release/CD rom To: bug-cfengine@prep.ai.mit.edu MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Distribution: world Approved: info-gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.sys5.misc,comp.sys.sun.admin,comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.os.linux.admin Followup-To: bug-cfengine@prep.ai.mit.edu Lines: 94 Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.uwa.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.Hawaii.Edu!news.lava.net!news.pixi.com!news1.best.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-feed1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!tabloid.iacnet.com!entertainment-tonight.ai.mit.edu!prep.ai.mit.edu!gnu Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc:1283 comp.unix.sys5.misc:1230 comp.sys.sun.admin:88453 comp.unix.admin:59194 comp.unix.bsd:16891 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:7003 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:42915 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:6121 Cfengine version 1.4.0 is released ---------------------------------- Cfengine is a system administration tool which combines a very high level language with an expert system. Netwide services can be configured from a single centralized scheme through class-based organization. For more information see, http://www.iu.hioslo.no/~mark/cfengine v1.4.0 includes many enhancements. Here is a few of them: Network copying (rdist functionality from a "pull" rather than "push" model) with checks to avoid the partial copying of files dues to error. Remote execution of cfengine with anti-spamming controls Filesystem copying preserving hardlinks etc Extensive time classes provide a netwide front end to cron. Disk usage warnings can trigger class definitions (to start tidying for instance) Input readable from stdin with filename '.' New classes including support for the cray, nextstep and several other new platforms. New editing commands, including iteration over loops Copy if filesize >,<,= More efficient binary checksum for local comparisons Addition of timeouts and maximum-time limits on all operations. Parentheses allowed in class expressions. A new locking mechanism allows several concurrent cfengines to coexist without overlap or contention. cfrun - a new program for "pushing" changes to all hosts. (Actually by polling hosts and politely asking them to pull changes) A considerably improved manual with many tips and examples. Bug reports can be sent to bug-cfengine@prep.ai.mit.edu. Help-cfengine@prep.ai.mit.edu is a mailing list for cfengine users; join by sending the word "subscribe" to help-cfengine-request@prep.ai.mit.edu. /M\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Work: +47 22453272 Fax: +47 22453205 Email: Mark.Burgess@iu.hioslo.no Home: +47 22228585 WWW: www.iu.hioslo.no/~mark ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [ Most GNU software is packed using the GNU `gzip' compression program. Source code is available on most sites distributing GNU software. 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