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authorSol Jerome <solj@ices.utexas.edu>2010-04-21 14:40:02 -0500
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diff --git a/doc/client/modes.txt b/doc/client/modes.txt
index 55aec34e7..aa5a1c2ac 100644
--- a/doc/client/modes.txt
+++ b/doc/client/modes.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Interactive mode
The client can be run interactively (-I) so that you are able to step
through each operation in order to see what the client is doing.
+.. _client-modes-paranoid:
+
Paranoid mode
=============
@@ -46,8 +48,10 @@ by _'s. For example, the old ``/etc/hosts`` will be named
Extra configuration
-------------------
-Here is an example of how to use the extra paranoid features available
-in 1.0. For the following section in ``bcfg2.conf``::
+.. versionadded:: 1.0.0
+
+Here is an example of how to use some of the extra paranoid features
+available. For the following section in ``bcfg2.conf`` (client-side)::
[paranoid]
path = /my/custom/backup/path
@@ -56,6 +60,21 @@ in 1.0. For the following section in ``bcfg2.conf``::
You will have the file backups store in ``/my/custom/backup/path``. This
will also keep the five most recent backups of files.
+Altering the global metadata to enable paranoid mode for all files
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+You may also want to just globally enable the *paranoid* attribute for
+all files distributed to clients from your Bcfg2 server. You can
+accomplish this by adding a global metadata override in your
+``bcfg2.conf`` (server-side) with the following syntax::
+
+ [mdata]
+ paranoid=true
+
+This will override the default value of "paranoid=false" and change it to
+"true" which will cause every file you add or update in your Bcfg2 repo
+to backup on the client as specified in your client config.
+
Overall client service mode
===========================
diff --git a/doc/client/tools/actions.txt b/doc/client/tools/actions.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b68164e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/client/tools/actions.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+.. -*- mode: rst -*-
+
+.. _client-tools-actions:
+
+=======
+Actions
+=======
+
+This page describes use of the Action configuration entry. Action entries
+are commands that are executed either before bundle installation,
+after bundle installation or both. If exit status is observed, a
+failing pre-action will cause no modification of the enclosing bundle
+to be performed; all entries in included in that bundle will not be
+modified. Failing actions are reported through Bcfg2's reporting system,
+so they can be centrally observed. Actions look like:
+
+.. code-block:: xml
+
+ <Action timing='pre|post|both'
+ name='name'
+ command='cmd text'
+ when='always|modified'
+ status='ignore|check'/>
+
++-----------+------------------+-------------------------------------------+
+| Attribute | Values | Meaning |
++===========+==================+===========================================+
+| timing | pre, post, both | When the action is run |
++-----------+------------------+-------------------------------------------+
+| name | freeform | action name |
++-----------+------------------+-------------------------------------------+
+| command | freeform | command text |
++-----------+------------------+-------------------------------------------+
+| when | always, modified | If the action is always run, or only when |
+| | | a bundle should be or has been modified |
++-----------+------------------+-------------------------------------------+
+| status | ignore, check | If the return code of the action |
+| | | should be reported or not |
++-----------+------------------+-------------------------------------------+
+
+Note that the status attribute tells the bcfg2 client to ignore
+return status, causing failures to still not be centrally reported. If
+central reporting of action failure is desired, set this attribute to
+'check'. Also note that Action entries included in Base will not be
+executed.
+
+Actions cannot be completely defined inside of a bundle; they are a bound
+entry, much like Packages, Services or Paths. The Rules plugin can bind
+these entries. For example to include the above action in a bundle,
+first the Action entry must be included in the bundle:
+
+.. code-block:: xml
+
+ <Bundle name='bundle_name'>
+ ...
+ <Action name='action_name'/>
+ </Bundle>
+
+Then a corresponding entry must be included in the Rules directory, like:
+
+.. code-block:: xml
+
+ <Rules priority='0'>
+ <Action timing='post' when='modified' name='action_name' command='/path/to/command arg1 arg2' status='ignore'/>
+ </Rules>
+
+This allows different clients to get different actions as a part of the
+same bundle based on group membership.