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@@ -15,12 +15,22 @@ This is a complete getting started guide for Fedora. With this
document you should be able to install a Bcfg2 server, a Bcfg2 client,
and change the ``/etc/motd`` file on the client.
+Prerequisites
+=============
+
+To setup a configuration management system based on Bcfg2 only a few
+prerequisites need to be fullfilled.
+
+* A server machine that can host the Bcfg2
+* Internet access for the installation process
+* A working network with DNS
+
+
Install Bcfg2 From RPM
======================
The fastest way to get Bcfg2 onto your system is to use ``yum``
-or PackageKit. ``
-um`` will pull all dependencies of Bcfg2
+or PackageKit. ``yum`` will pull all dependencies of Bcfg2
automatically in. ::
$ su -c 'yum install bcfg2-server bcfg2'
@@ -28,6 +38,7 @@ automatically in. ::
Your system should now have the necessary software to use Bcfg2.
The next step is to set up your Bcfg2 :term:`repository`.
+
Initialize your repository
==========================
@@ -45,7 +56,7 @@ is a tool which allows you to automate this:
What is the server's hostname: [config01.local.net]
Input the server location [https://config01.local.net:6789]:
Input base Operating System for clients:
- 1: Redhat/Fedora/RHEL/RHAS/Centos
+ 1: Red Hat/Fedora/RHEL/RHAS/Centos
2: SUSE/SLES
3: Mandrake
4: Debian
@@ -68,7 +79,7 @@ Change responses as necessary.
Start the server
================
-You are now ready to start your bcfg2 server for the first time::
+You are now ready to start your Bcfg2 server for the first time::
$ su -c '/etc/init.d/bcfg2-server start'
Starting Configuration Management Server: bcfg2-server [ OK ]