bcfg2-admin(8) System Manager's Manual bcfg2-admin(8)
NAME
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).
backup
Create an archive of the whole Bcfg2 repository.
bundle <action>
Display details about the available bundles.
client <action> <client> [attribute=value]
Add, edit, or remove clients entries in 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. Determine differences between files
or directories.
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.
reports [init|load_stats|purge|scrub|update]
Interact with the dynamic reporting system.
snapshots [init|dump|query|reports]
Interact with the Snapshots database.
tidy
Remove unused files from repository.
viz [-H] [-b] [-k] [-o png-file]
Create a graphviz diagram of client, group and bundle information.
BUNDLE OPTIONS
mode
List all available xml bundles 'list-xml' or for all available genshi bundles 'list-genshi'. 'show' provides an interactive dialog
to get details about the available bundles.
CLIENT OPTIONS
mode
Add a client 'add', delete a client 'del', or 'list' all client entries.
client
Specify the client's name.
attribute=value
Set attribute values when adding a new client. Allowed attributes are 'profile', 'uuid', 'password', 'location', 'secure', and
'address'.
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.
REPORTS OPTIONS
init
Initialize the database.
load_stats [-s] [-c] [-03]
Load statistics data.
purge [--client [n]] [--days [n]] [--expired]
Purge historic and expired data.
scrub
Scrub the database for duplicate reasons and orphaned entries.
update
Apply any updates to the reporting database.
SNAPSHOTS OPTIONS
init
Initialize the snapshots database.
query
Query the snapshots database.
dump
Dump some of the contents of the snapshots database.
reports [-a] [-b] [-e] [--date=<MM-DD-YYYY>]
Generate reports for clients in the snapshots database.
VIZ OPTIONS
-H
Include hosts in diagram.
-b
Include bundles in diagram.
-o <output file>
Write to outfile file instead of stdout.
-k
Add a shape/color key.
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