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authorHolger Weiß <holger@zedat.fu-berlin.de>2011-06-04 23:52:02 +0200
committerHolger Weiß <holger@zedat.fu-berlin.de>2011-06-04 23:52:02 +0200
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Document the "decision" option in bcfg2.conf(5)
Add documentation for the "decision" option to the bcfg2.conf(5) man page. Also, note that it can be overridden using "-l none" on the bcfg2(1) command line.
Diffstat (limited to 'man')
-rw-r--r--man/bcfg2.110
-rw-r--r--man/bcfg2.conf.54
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/man/bcfg2.1 b/man/bcfg2.1
index 7f108ed8f..49fd1e208 100644
--- a/man/bcfg2.1
+++ b/man/bcfg2.1
@@ -85,10 +85,12 @@ debian toolset; it calls apt\-get update and clean and
dpkg \-\-configure \-\-pending.
.TP
-.BR "\-l <whitelist|blacklist>"
-Run the client in the server decision list mode. This approach is needed
-when particular changes are deemed "high risk". It gives the ability to
-centrally specify these changes, but only install them on clients when
+.BR "\-l <whitelist|blacklist|none>"
+Run the client in the server decision list mode (unless "none" is
+specified, which can be done in order to override the decision list mode
+specified in bcfg2.conf). This approach is needed when particular
+changes are deemed "high risk". It gives the ability to centrally
+specify these changes, but only install them on clients when
administrator supervision is available. Because collaborative
configuration is one of the remaining hard issues in configuration
management, these issues typically crop up in environments with several
diff --git a/man/bcfg2.conf.5 b/man/bcfg2.conf.5
index b1acce7c3..44d8beb50 100644
--- a/man/bcfg2.conf.5
+++ b/man/bcfg2.conf.5
@@ -291,6 +291,10 @@ These options only affect client functionality, specified in the
[client] section.
.TP
+.B decision
+Specify the server decision list mode (whitelist or blacklist).
+
+.TP
.B drivers
Specify tool driver set to use. This option can be used to explicitly
specify the client tool drivers you want to use when the client is run.