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diff --git a/doc/man/bcfg2.conf.txt b/doc/man/bcfg2.conf.txt
index 6faf48a1a..f5612e08f 100644
--- a/doc/man/bcfg2.conf.txt
+++ b/doc/man/bcfg2.conf.txt
@@ -76,24 +76,22 @@ plugins
A comma-delimited list of enabled server plugins. Currently
available plugins are::
- Account
- Base
+ ACL
Bundler
Bzr
Cfg
Cvs
Darcs
- DBStats
Decisions
+ Defaults
Deps
- Editor
FileProbes
Fossil
Git
+ GroupLogic
GroupPatterns
Guppy
Hg
- Hostbase
Ldap
Metadata
NagiosGen
@@ -108,14 +106,9 @@ plugins
Rules
SEModules
ServiceCompat
- Snapshots
SSHbase
- SSLCA
- Statistics
Svn
- TCheetah
TemplateHelper
- TGenshi
Trigger
Descriptions of each plugin can be found in their respective
@@ -158,25 +151,10 @@ Server Plugins
This section has a listing of all the plugins currently provided with
Bcfg2.
-Account Plugin
-++++++++++++++
-
-The account plugin manages authentication data, including the following.
-
-* ``/etc/passwd``
-* ``/etc/group``
-* ``/etc/security/limits.conf``
-* ``/etc/sudoers``
-* ``/root/.ssh/authorized_keys``
-
-Base Plugin
-+++++++++++
+ACL Plugin
+++++++++++
-The Base plugin is a structure plugin that provides the ability
-to add lists of unrelated entries into client configuration entry
-inventories. Base works much like Bundler in its file format. This
-structure plugin is good for the pile of independent configs needed for
-most actual systems.
+The ACL plugin controls which hosts can make which XML-RPC calls.
Bundler Plugin
++++++++++++++
@@ -203,25 +181,20 @@ contents for clients. In its simplest form, the Cfg repository is just a
directory tree modeled off of the directory tree on your client
machines.
-Cvs Plugin (experimental)
-+++++++++++++++++++++++++
+Cvs Plugin
+++++++++++
The Cvs plugin allows you to track changes to your Bcfg2 repository
using a Concurrent version control backend. Currently, it enables you to
get revision information out of your repository for reporting purposes.
-Darcs Plugin (experimental)
-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+Darcs Plugin
+++++++++++++
The Darcs plugin allows you to track changes to your Bcfg2 repository
using a Darcs version control backend. Currently, it enables you to get
revision information out of your repository for reporting purposes.
-DBStats Plugin
-++++++++++++++
-
-Direct to database statistics plugin.
-
Decisions Plugin
++++++++++++++++
@@ -245,13 +218,6 @@ Deps Plugin
The Deps plugin allows you to make a series of assertions like "Package
X requires Package Y (and optionally also Package Z etc.)"
-Editor Plugin
-+++++++++++++
-
-The Editor plugin attempts to allow you to partially manage
-configuration for a file. Its use is not recommended and not well
-documented.
-
FileProbes Plugin
+++++++++++++++++
@@ -274,6 +240,12 @@ The Git plugin allows you to track changes to your Bcfg2 repository
using a Git version control backend. Currently, it enables you to get
revision information out of your repository for reporting purposes.
+GroupLogic Plugin
++++++++++++++++++
+
+The GroupLogic plugin lets you flexibly assign group membership with a
+Genshi template.
+
GroupPatterns Plugin
++++++++++++++++++++
@@ -286,18 +258,13 @@ Guppy Plugin
The Guppy plugin is used to trace memory leaks within the bcfg2-server
process using Guppy.
-Hg Plugin (experimental)
-++++++++++++++++++++++++
+Hg Plugin
++++++++++
The Hg plugin allows you to track changes to your Bcfg2 repository using
a Mercurial version control backend. Currently, it enables you to get
revision information out of your repository for reporting purposes.
-Hostbase Plugin
-+++++++++++++++
-
-The Hostbase plugin is an IP management system built on top of Bcfg2.
-
Ldap Plugin
+++++++++++
@@ -316,8 +283,8 @@ NagiosGen Plugin
The NagiosGen plugin dynamically generates Nagios configuration files
based on Bcfg2 data.
-Ohai Plugin (experimental)
-++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+Ohai Plugin
++++++++++++
The Ohai plugin is used to detect information about the client operating
system. The data is reported back to the server using JSON.
@@ -373,10 +340,10 @@ dynamic reporting system.
Rules Plugin
++++++++++++
-The Rules plugin provides literal configuration entries that resolve the
-abstract configuration entries normally found in the Bundler and Base
-plugins. The literal entries in Rules are suitable for consumption by
-the appropriate client drivers.
+The Rules plugin provides literal configuration entries that resolve
+the abstract configuration entries normally found in Bundler. The
+literal entries in Rules are suitable for consumption by the
+appropriate client drivers.
SEModules Plugin
++++++++++++++++
@@ -389,12 +356,6 @@ ServiceCompat Plugin
The ServiceCompat plugin converts service entries for older clients.
-Snapshots Plugin
-++++++++++++++++
-
-The Snapshots plugin stores various aspects of a client’s state when the
-client checks in to the server.
-
SSHbase Plugin
++++++++++++++
@@ -402,17 +363,6 @@ The SSHbase generator plugin manages ssh host keys (both v1 and v2) for
hosts. It also manages the ssh_known_hosts file. It can integrate host
keys from other management domains and similarly export its keys.
-SSLCA Plugin
-++++++++++++
-
-The SSLCA plugin is designed to handle creation of SSL privatekeys and
-certificates on request.
-
-Statistics
-++++++++++
-
-The Statistics plugin is deprecated (see Reporting).
-
Svn Plugin
++++++++++
@@ -420,20 +370,6 @@ The Svn plugin allows you to track changes to your Bcfg2 repository
using a Subversion backend. Currently, it enables you to get revision
information out of your repository for reporting purposes.
-TCheetah Plugin
-+++++++++++++++
-
-The TCheetah plugin allows you to use the cheetah templating system to
-create files. It also allows you to include the results of probes
-executed on the client in the created files.
-
-TGenshi Plugin
-++++++++++++++
-
-The TGenshi plugin allows you to use the Genshi templating system to
-create files. It also allows you to include the results of probes
-executed on the client in the created files.
-
Trigger Plugin
++++++++++++++
@@ -667,25 +603,12 @@ the configuration file.
running in paranoid mode. Only the most recent versions of these
copies will be kept.
-Snapshots options
------------------
-
-Specified in the **[snapshots]** section. These options control the
-server snapshots functionality.
-
- driver
- sqlite
-
- database
- The name of the database to use for statistics data.
-
- e.g.: ``$REPOSITORY_DIR/etc/bcfg2.sqlite``
-
-SSLCA options
--------------
+SSL CA options
+--------------
-These options are necessary to configure the SSLCA plugin and can be
-found in the **[sslca_default]** section of the configuration file.
+These options are necessary to configure the SSL CA feature of the Cfg
+plugin and can be found in the **[sslca_default]** section of the
+configuration file.
config
Specifies the location of the openssl configuration file for