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diff --git a/doc/server/info.txt b/doc/server/info.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0adf8ce51 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/server/info.txt @@ -0,0 +1,97 @@ +.. -*- mode: rst -*- + +.. NOTE: these are relative links (change when directory structure +.. changes) + +.. _Cfg: plugins/generators/cfg +.. _TGenshi: plugins/generators/tgenshi +.. _TCheetah: plugins/generators/tcheetah + +.. _server-info: + +==== +Info +==== + +Various file properties for entries served by the `Cfg`_, `TGenshi`_, +and `TCheetah`_ plugins are controlled through the use of ``:info``, +``info``, or ``info.xml`` files. + +By default, these plugins are set to write files to the filesystem with +owner **root**, group **root**, and mode **644** (read and write for +owner, read only for group and other). These options, and a few others, +can be overridden through use of ``:info`` or ``info`` files. Each config +file directory can have a ``:info`` or ``info`` file if needed. The +possible fields in an info file are: + ++------------+-------------------+----------------------------------+---------+ +| Field | Possible values | Description | Default | ++============+===================+==================================+=========+ +| encoding: | ascii | base64 | Encoding of the file. Use | ascii | +| | | base64 for non-ASCII files | | ++------------+-------------------+----------------------------------+---------+ +| group: | Any valid group | Sets group of the file | root | ++------------+-------------------+----------------------------------+---------+ +| important: | true | false | Important entries are | root | +| | | installed first during client | | +| | | execution | | ++------------+-------------------+----------------------------------+---------+ +| owner: | Any valid user | Sets owner of the file | root | ++------------+-------------------+----------------------------------+---------+ +| paranoid: | yes | no | Backup file before replacement? | no | ++------------+-------------------+----------------------------------+---------+ +| perms: | Numeric file mode | Sets the permissions of the file | 0644 | ++------------+-------------------+----------------------------------+---------+ + +A sample info file for CGI script on a web server might look like:: + + owner: www + group: www + perms: 0755 + +Back to the fstab example again, our final ``Cfg/etc/fstab/`` directory +might look like:: + + :info + fstab + fstab.G50_server + fstab.G99_fileserver + fstab.H_host.example.com + +Important attribute +=================== + +.. versionadded:: 1.1.0 + +Having important entries hardcoded into the various client tools has +worked relatively well so far. However, this method allows for a bit +more flexibility as the entries can be controlled via the configuration +specification. + ++------------+-------------------+----------------------------------+---------+ +| Field | Possible values | Description | Default | ++============+===================+==================================+=========+ +| important: | true | false | Important entries are | root | +| | | installed first during client | | +| | | execution | | ++------------+-------------------+----------------------------------+---------+ + +info.xml files +============== + +``info.xml`` files add the ability to specify different sets of file +metadata on a group by group basis. These files are XML, and work +similarly to those used by :ref:`Rules <server-plugins-generators-rules>` +or :ref:`Pkgmgr <server-plugins-generators-pkgmgr>`. + +The following specifies a different global set of permissions +(root/sys/0651) than on clients in group webserver (root/root/0652) + +.. code-block:: xml + + <FileInfo> + <Group name='webserver'> + <Info owner='root' group='root' perms='0652'/> + </Group> + <Info owner='root' group='sys' perms='0651'/> + </FileInfo> |