NAME
bcfg2-info - Creates a local version of the Bcfg2 server core for state observation
SYNOPSIS
bcfg2-info [-C configfile] [-E encoding] [-Q repository path] [-h] [-p] [-x password] [mode] [mode args] [mode options]
DESCRIPTION
bcfg2-info instantiates an instance of the Bcfg2 core for data examination and debugging purposes.
OPTIONS
- -C configfile
-
Specify alternate bcfg2.conf location.
- -E encoding
-
Specify the encoding of config files.
- -Q path
-
Specify the path to the server repository.
- -d
-
Enable debugging output.
- -h
-
Print usage information.
- -p profile
-
Specify a profile.
- -x password
-
Use 'password' for client communication.
MODES
- build hostname filename
-
Build config for hostname, writing to filename.
- buildall directory
-
Build configs for all clients in directory.
- buildallfile directory filename [hostnames]
-
Build config file for all clients in directory.
- buildbundle filename hostname
-
Build bundle for hostname (not written to disk). If filename is a bundle template, it is rendered.
- builddir hostname dirname
-
Build config for hostname, writing separate files to dirname.
- buildfile [--altsrc=*altsrc*] filename hostname
-
Build config file for hostname (not written to disk).
- bundles
-
Print out group/bundle information.
- clients
-
Print out client/profile information.
- config
-
Print out the configuration of the Bcfg2 server.
- debug
-
Shell out to native python interpreter.
- event_debug
-
Display filesystem events as they are processed.
- groups
-
List groups.
- help
-
Print the list of available commands.
- mappings [entry type] [entry name]
-
Print generator mappings for optional type and name.
- packageresolve hostname package [package...]
-
Resolve the specified set of packages.
- packagesources hostname
-
Show package sources.
- profile command args
-
Profile a single bcfg2-info command.
- quit
-
Exit bcfg2-info command line.
- showentries hostname type
-
Show abstract configuration entries for a given host.
- showclient client1 client2
-
Show metadata for given hosts.
- update
-
Process pending file events.
- version
-
Print version of this tool.