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diff --git a/doc/server/plugins/generators/cfg.txt b/doc/server/plugins/generators/cfg.txt index f31923866..4d35a5970 100644 --- a/doc/server/plugins/generators/cfg.txt +++ b/doc/server/plugins/generators/cfg.txt @@ -102,9 +102,8 @@ Genshi Templates ---------------- Genshi templates allow you to use the `Genshi -<http://genshi.edgewall.org>`_ templating system. This is similar to -the deprecated :ref:`server-plugins-generators-tgenshi-index` plugin. -Genshi templates should be named with a ``.genshi`` extension, e.g.:: +<http://genshi.edgewall.org>`_ templating system. Genshi templates +should be named with a ``.genshi`` extension, e.g.:: % ls Cfg/etc/motd info.xml motd.genshi @@ -214,9 +213,8 @@ Cheetah Templates ----------------- Cheetah templates allow you to use the `cheetah templating system -<http://www.cheetahtemplate.org/>`_. This is similar to -the deprecated :ref:`server-plugins-generators-tcheetah` plugin. -Cheetah templates should be named with a ``.cheetah`` extension, e.g.:: +<http://www.cheetahtemplate.org/>`_. Cheetah templates should be +named with a ``.cheetah`` extension, e.g.:: % ls Cfg/etc/motd info.xml motd.cheetah @@ -583,72 +581,8 @@ influenced by several options in the ``[sshkeys]`` section of | | group from. | | | +----------------+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+------------+ -Deltas -====== - -.. note:: - - In Bcfg2 1.3 and newer, deltas are deprecated. It is recommended - that you use templates instead. The - :ref:`TemplateHelper plugin - <server-plugins-connectors-templatehelper>` comes with an example - helper that can be used to include other files easily, a subset of - cat file functionality. ``bcfg2-lint`` checks for deltas and - warns about them. - -Bcfg2 has finer grained control over how to deliver configuration -files to a host. Let's say we have a Group named file-server. Members -of this group need the exact same ``/etc/motd`` as all other hosts except -they need one line added. We could copy motd to ``motd.G01_file-server``, -add the one line to the Group specific version and be done with it, -but we're duplicating data in both files. What happens if we need to -update the motd? We'll need to remember to update both files then. Here's -where deltas come in. A delta is a small change to the base file. There -are two types of deltas: cats and diffs. The cat delta simply adds or -removes lines from the base file. The diff delta is more powerful since -it can take a unified diff and apply it to the base configuration file -to create the specialized file. Diff deltas should be used very sparingly. - -Cat Files ---------- - -Continuing our example for cat files, we would first create a file named -``motd.G01_file-server.cat``. The .cat suffix designates that the file is -a diff. We would then edit that file and add the following line:: - - +This is a file server - -The **+** at the begining of the file tells Bcfg2 that the line should be -appended to end of the file. You can also start a line with **-** to tell -Bcfg2 to remove that exact line wherever it might be in the file. How do -we know what base file Bcfg2 will choose to use to apply a delta? The -same rules apply as before: Bcfg2 will choose the highest priority, -most specific file as the base and then apply deltas in the order of -most specific and then increasing in priority. What does this mean in -real life. Let's say our machine is a web server, mail server, and file -server and we have the following configuration files:: - - motd - motd.G01_web-server - motd.G01_mail-server.cat - motd.G02_file-server.cat - motd.H_foo.example.com.cat - -If our machine **isn't** *foo.example.com* then here's what would happen: - -Bcfg2 would choose ``motd.G01_web-server`` as the base file. It is -the most specific base file for this host. Bcfg2 would apply the -``motd.G01_mail-server.cat`` delta to the ``motd.G01_web-server`` -base file. It is the least specific delta. Bcfg2 would then apply the -``motd.G02_file-server.cat`` delta to the result of the delta before -it. If our machine **is** *foo.example.com* then here's what would happen: - -Bcfg2 would choose ``motd.G01_web-server`` as the base file. It -is the most specific base file for this host. Bcfg2 would apply the -``motd.H_foo.example.com.cat`` delta to the ``motd.G01_web-server`` base -file. The reason the other deltas aren't applied to *foo.example.com* -is because a **.H_** delta is more specific than a **.G##_** delta. Bcfg2 -applies all the deltas at the most specific level. +See :ref:`server-encryption` for more details on encryption in Bcfg2 +in general. .. _server-plugins-generators-cfg-validation: |