234 files changed, 2287 insertions, 1552 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2Py3k.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Bcfg2Py3k.py
index ee05b7e41..6af8b3e5c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Bcfg2Py3k.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Bcfg2Py3k.py
@@ -75,17 +75,6 @@ def u_str(string, encoding=None):
         else:
             return unicode(string)
 
-"""
-In order to use the new syntax for printing to a file, we need to do
-a conditional import because there is a syntax incompatibility between
-the two versions of python.
-"""
-if sys.hexversion >= 0x03000000:
-    from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3Incompat import fprint
-else:
-    def fprint(s, f):
-        print >> f, s
-
 if sys.hexversion >= 0x03000000:
     from io import FileIO as file
 else:
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Frame.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Frame.py
index d17f70f1b..9ad669ad6 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Frame.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Frame.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 Frame is the Client Framework that verifies and
 installs entries, and generates statistics.
 """
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import logging
 import sys
@@ -292,7 +291,7 @@ class Frame:
             if self.setup['interactive']:
                 promptFilter(prompt, actions)
             self.DispatchInstallCalls(actions)
-            
+
             # need to test to fail entries in whitelist
             if False in [self.states[a] for a in actions]:
                 # then display bundles forced off with entries
@@ -427,7 +426,6 @@ class Frame:
         stats = Bcfg2.Client.XML.SubElement(feedback,
                                             'Statistics',
                                             total=str(len(self.states)),
-                                            client_version=__revision__,
                                             version='2.0',
                                             revision=self.config.get('revision', '-1'))
         good = len([key for key, val in list(self.states.items()) if val])
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/APK.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/APK.py
index 6a6fd51b3..aaaf2472f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/APK.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/APK.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This provides Bcfg2 support for Alpine Linux APK packages."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/APT.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/APT.py
index db8cd56e7..6b839ffbc 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/APT.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/APT.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This is the Bcfg2 support for apt-get."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 # suppress apt API warnings
 import warnings
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Action.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Action.py
index c089cde1d..dc49347e9 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Action.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Action.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """Action driver"""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
 from Bcfg2.Client.Frame import matches_white_list, passes_black_list
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Blast.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Blast.py
index 29cdfa116..5d5e74ab2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Blast.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Blast.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-# This is the bcfg2 support for blastwave packages (pkg-get)
 """This provides Bcfg2 support for Blastwave."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import tempfile
 import Bcfg2.Client.Tools.SYSV
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Chkconfig.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Chkconfig.py
index 17e8bf09b..12ea5f132 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Chkconfig.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Chkconfig.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # This is the bcfg2 support for chkconfig
-# $Id$
 
 """This is chkconfig support."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import os
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/DebInit.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/DebInit.py
index 022332602..ca6fc439e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/DebInit.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/DebInit.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """Debian Init Support for Bcfg2"""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import glob
 import os
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Encap.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Encap.py
index 92062a750..fa09c3ec7 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Encap.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Encap.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 """Bcfg2 Support for Encap Packages"""
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 import glob
 import re
 import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/FreeBSDInit.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/FreeBSDInit.py
index 10f0f2e93..10f0f2e93 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/FreeBSDInit.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/FreeBSDInit.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/FreeBSDPackage.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/FreeBSDPackage.py
index 04c05adaa..3e6f2b6bb 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/FreeBSDPackage.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/FreeBSDPackage.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This is the Bcfg2 tool for the FreeBSD package system."""
-__revision__ = '$Rev$'
 
 # TODO
 # - actual package installation
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/IPS.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/IPS.py
index 9afd23143..e30bbd2a4 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/IPS.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/IPS.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This is the Bcfg2 support for OpenSolaris packages."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import pkg.client.image as image
 import pkg.client.progress as progress
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/MacPorts.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/MacPorts.py
index 2a7ba9eb9..9724fab57 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/MacPorts.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/MacPorts.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This provides Bcfg2 support for macports packages."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/POSIX.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/POSIX.py
index 3591c33ad..0d67dbbab 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/POSIX.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/POSIX.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """All POSIX Type client support for Bcfg2."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import binascii
 from datetime import datetime
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
 import Bcfg2.Options
 from Bcfg2.Client import XML
 
-log = logging.getLogger('posix')
+log = logging.getLogger('POSIX')
 
 # map between dev_type attribute and stat constants
 device_map = {'block': stat.S_IFBLK,
@@ -259,8 +258,8 @@ class POSIX(Bcfg2.Client.Tools.Tool):
         if entry.get('perms') == None or \
            entry.get('owner') == None or \
            entry.get('group') == None:
-            self.logger.error('Entry %s not completely specified. '
-                              'Try running bcfg2-lint.' % (entry.get('name')))
+            self.logger.error("POSIX: Entry %s not completely specified. "
+                              "Try running bcfg2-lint." % (entry.get('name')))
             return False
         while len(entry.get('perms', '')) < 4:
             entry.set('perms', '0' + entry.get('perms', ''))
@@ -268,15 +267,15 @@ class POSIX(Bcfg2.Client.Tools.Tool):
             ondisk = os.stat(entry.get('name'))
         except OSError:
             entry.set('current_exists', 'false')
-            self.logger.debug("%s %s does not exist" %
+            self.logger.info("POSIX: %s %s does not exist" %
                               (entry.tag, entry.get('name')))
             return False
         try:
             owner = str(ondisk[stat.ST_UID])
             group = str(ondisk[stat.ST_GID])
         except (OSError, KeyError):
-            self.logger.error('User/Group resolution failed for path %s' % \
-                              entry.get('name'))
+            self.logger.info("POSIX: User/Group resolution failed "
+                             "for path %s" % entry.get('name'))
             owner = 'root'
             group = '0'
         finfo = os.stat(entry.get('name'))
@@ -301,11 +300,11 @@ class POSIX(Bcfg2.Client.Tools.Tool):
                 ex_ents = [e for e in entries if e not in modlist]
                 if ex_ents:
                     pruneTrue = False
-                    self.logger.debug("Directory %s contains extra entries:" % \
-                                      entry.get('name'))
-                    self.logger.debug(ex_ents)
+                    self.logger.info("POSIX: Directory %s contains "
+                                     "extra entries:" % entry.get('name'))
+                    self.logger.info(ex_ents)
                     nqtext = entry.get('qtext', '') + '\n'
-                    nqtext += "Directory %s contains extra entries:" % \
+                    nqtext += "Directory %s contains extra entries: " % \
                               entry.get('name')
                     nqtext += ":".join(ex_ents)
                     entry.set('qtest', nqtext)
@@ -496,7 +495,7 @@ class POSIX(Bcfg2.Client.Tools.Tool):
                                       (err.filename, err))
                     return False
                 different = content != tempdata
-        
+
         if different:
             if self.setup['interactive']:
                 prompt = [entry.get('qtext', '')]
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Pacman.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Pacman.py
index c8c05061c..c8c05061c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Pacman.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Pacman.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Portage.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Portage.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4516f419d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Portage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+"""This is the Bcfg2 tool for the Gentoo Portage system."""
+
+import re
+import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
+from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import ConfigParser
+
+
+class Portage(Bcfg2.Client.Tools.PkgTool):
+    """The Gentoo toolset implements package and service operations and
+    inherits the rest from Toolset.Toolset."""
+    name = 'Portage'
+    __execs__ = ['/usr/bin/emerge', '/usr/bin/equery']
+    __handles__ = [('Package', 'ebuild')]
+    __req__ = {'Package': ['name', 'version']}
+    pkgtype = 'ebuild'
+    # requires a working PORTAGE_BINHOST in make.conf
+    _binpkgtool = ('emerge --getbinpkgonly %s', ('=%s-%s', \
+                                     ['name', 'version']))
+    pkgtool = ('emerge %s', ('=%s-%s', ['name', 'version']))
+
+    def __init__(self, logger, cfg, setup):
+        self._initialised = False
+        Bcfg2.Client.Tools.PkgTool.__init__(self, logger, cfg, setup)
+        self._initialised = True
+        self.__important__ = self.__important__ + ['/etc/make.conf']
+        self._pkg_pattern = re.compile('(.*)-(\d.*)')
+        self._ebuild_pattern = re.compile('(ebuild|binary)')
+        self.cfg = cfg
+        self.installed = {}
+        self._binpkgonly = True
+
+        # Used to get options from configuration file
+        parser = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
+        parser.read(self.setup.get('setup'))
+        for opt in ['binpkgonly']:
+            if parser.has_option(self.name, opt):
+                setattr(self, ('_%s' % opt),
+                        self._StrToBoolIfBool(parser.get(self.name, opt)))
+
+        if self._binpkgonly:
+            self.pkgtool = self._binpkgtool
+        self.RefreshPackages()
+
+    def _StrToBoolIfBool(self, s):
+        """Returns a boolean if the string specifies a boolean value.
+           Returns a string otherwise"""
+        if s.lower() in ('true', 'yes', 't', 'y', '1'):
+            return True
+        elif s.lower() in ('false', 'no', 'f', 'n', '0'):
+            return False
+        else:
+            return s
+
+    def RefreshPackages(self):
+        """Refresh memory hashes of packages."""
+        if not self._initialised:
+            return
+        self.logger.info('Getting list of installed packages')
+        cache = self.cmd.run("equery -q list '*'")[1]
+        self.installed = {}
+        for pkg in cache:
+            if self._pkg_pattern.match(pkg):
+                name = self._pkg_pattern.match(pkg).group(1)
+                version = self._pkg_pattern.match(pkg).group(2)
+                self.installed[name] = version
+            else:
+                self.logger.info("Failed to parse pkg name %s" % pkg)
+
+    def VerifyPackage(self, entry, modlist):
+        """Verify package for entry."""
+        if not 'version' in entry.attrib:
+            self.logger.info("Cannot verify unversioned package %s" %
+                             (entry.get('name')))
+            return False
+
+        if not (entry.get('name') in self.installed):
+            # Can't verify package that isn't installed
+            entry.set('current_exists', 'false')
+            return False
+
+        # get the installed version
+        version = self.installed[entry.get('name')]
+        entry.set('current_version', version)
+
+        if not self.setup['quick']:
+            if ('verify' not in entry.attrib) or \
+                self._StrToBoolIfBool(entry.get('verify')):
+
+            # Check the package if:
+            # - Not running in quick mode
+            # - No verify option is specified in the literal configuration
+            #    OR
+            # - Verify option is specified and is true
+
+                self.logger.debug('Running equery check on %s' %
+                                  entry.get('name'))
+                output = self.cmd.run("/usr/bin/equery -N check '=%s-%s' "
+                                      "2>&1 | grep '!!!' | awk '{print $2}'"
+                                      % ((entry.get('name'), version)))[1]
+                if [filename for filename in output \
+                    if filename not in modlist]:
+                    return False
+
+        # By now the package must be in one of the following states:
+        # - Not require checking
+        # - Have no files modified at all
+        # - Have modified files in the modlist only
+        if self.installed[entry.get('name')] == version:
+            # Specified package version is installed
+            # Specified package version may be any in literal configuration
+            return True
+
+        # Something got skipped. Indicates a bug
+        return False
+
+    def RemovePackages(self, packages):
+        """Deal with extra configuration detected."""
+        pkgnames = " ".join([pkg.get('name') for pkg in packages])
+        if len(packages) > 0:
+            self.logger.info('Removing packages:')
+            self.logger.info(pkgnames)
+            self.cmd.run("emerge --unmerge --quiet %s" %
+                         " ".join(pkgnames.split(' ')))
+            self.RefreshPackages()
+            self.extra = self.FindExtraPackages()
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/RPMng.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/RPMng.py
index 5376118c2..00dd00d71 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/RPMng.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/RPMng.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 """Bcfg2 Support for RPMS"""
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 import os.path
 import rpm
 import rpmtools
@@ -9,12 +7,6 @@ import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
 # Compatibility import
 from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import ConfigParser
 
-# Fix for python2.3
-try:
-    set
-except NameError:
-    from sets import Set as set
-
 class RPMng(Bcfg2.Client.Tools.PkgTool):
     """Support for RPM packages."""
     name = 'RPMng'
@@ -461,7 +453,7 @@ class RPMng(Bcfg2.Client.Tools.PkgTool):
 
            packages is a list of Package Entries with Instances generated
            by FindExtraPackages().
-        
+
         """
         self.logger.debug('Running RPMng.RemovePackages()')
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/RcUpdate.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/RcUpdate.py
index d832d98a8..1b9a29478 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/RcUpdate.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/RcUpdate.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This is rc-update support."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import os
 import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/SMF.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/SMF.py
index 944408326..f824410ad 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/SMF.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/SMF.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """SMF support for Bcfg2"""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import glob
 import os
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/SYSV.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/SYSV.py
index b5e1f1c59..eb4a13dfb 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/SYSV.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/SYSV.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-# This is the bcfg2 support for solaris sysv packages
 """This provides bcfg2 support for Solaris SYSV packages."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import tempfile
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Systemd.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Systemd.py
index e3f6a4169..e3f6a4169 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Systemd.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Systemd.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Upstart.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Upstart.py
index 41a585c23..7afc8edd7 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Upstart.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/Upstart.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """Upstart support for Bcfg2."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import glob
 import re
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/VCS.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/VCS.py
index e6081dc1c..e6081dc1c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/VCS.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/VCS.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/YUM24.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/YUM24.py
index 66768fb34..4e488b9da 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/YUM24.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/YUM24.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This provides bcfg2 support for yum."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision: $'
 
 import copy
 import os.path
@@ -10,12 +9,6 @@ import Bcfg2.Client.Tools.RPMng
 # Compatibility import
 from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import ConfigParser
 
-# Fix for python2.3
-try:
-    set
-except NameError:
-    from sets import Set as set
-
 YAD = True
 CP = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
 try:
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/YUMng.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/YUMng.py
index 9b999df92..244b66cf4 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/YUMng.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/YUMng.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This provides bcfg2 support for yum."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import copy
 import os.path
@@ -16,12 +15,6 @@ import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
 # Compatibility import
 from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import ConfigParser
 
-# Fix for python2.3
-try:
-    set
-except NameError:
-    from sets import Set as set
-
 
 def build_yname(pkgname, inst):
     """Build yum appropriate package name."""
@@ -760,7 +753,8 @@ class YUMng(Bcfg2.Client.Tools.PkgTool):
                 else:
                     self.logger.error("Second pass yum install failed.")
                     self.logger.debug("   %s" % restring)
-            except yum.Errors.YumBaseError, e:
+            except yum.Errors.YumBaseError:
+                e = sys.exc_info()[1]
                 self.logger.error("Yum transaction error: %s" % str(e))
 
             self.yb.conf.skip_broken = skipBroken
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/__init__.py
index e879d7dd6..c6cb6e239 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 """This contains all Bcfg2 Tool modules"""
-# suppress popen2 warnings for python 2.3
-import warnings
-warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", "The popen2 module is deprecated.*",
-                        DeprecationWarning)
 import os
 import stat
 import sys
@@ -10,7 +6,6 @@ from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 import time
 
 import Bcfg2.Client.XML
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 __all__ = [tool.split('.')[0] \
            for tool in os.listdir(os.path.dirname(__file__)) \
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/launchd.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/launchd.py
index d7cbfa07f..c022d32ae 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/launchd.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/launchd.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """launchd support for Bcfg2."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import os
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/rpmtools.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/rpmtools.py
index 3cd2b7014..7441b2c06 100755
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/rpmtools.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/Tools/rpmtools.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
     Run 'rpmtools' -h for the options.
 
 """
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import grp
 import optparse
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/XML.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/XML.py
index 42b1017ac..858479611 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/XML.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/XML.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 '''XML lib compatibility layer for the Bcfg2 client'''
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 # library will use lxml, then builtin xml.etree, then ElementTree
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/__init__.py
index ea60a4259..6ed37b257 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Client/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 """This contains all Bcfg2 Client modules"""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 __all__ = ["Frame", "Tools", "XML"]
diff --git a/src/lib/Component.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Component.py
index caea3eda9..eb9ea166a 100644
--- a/src/lib/Component.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Component.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 """Cobalt component base."""
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 __all__ = ["Component", "exposed", "automatic", "run_component"]
 
 import inspect
@@ -16,7 +14,7 @@ import Bcfg2.Logger
 from Bcfg2.Statistics import Statistics
 from Bcfg2.SSLServer import XMLRPCServer
 # Compatibility import
-from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import xmlrpclib, urlparse, fprint
+from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import xmlrpclib, urlparse
 
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ def run_component(component_cls, listen_all, location, daemon, pidfile_name,
         os.chdir(os.sep)
 
         pidfile = open(pidfile_name or "/dev/null", "w")
-        fprint(os.getpid(), pidfile)
+        pidfile.write("%s\n" % os.getpid())
         pidfile.close()
 
     component = component_cls(cfile=cfile, **cls_kwargs)
diff --git a/src/lib/Logger.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Logger.py
index e8f9ecd47..81b45550f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Logger.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Logger.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """Bcfg2 logging support"""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import copy
 import fcntl
@@ -96,9 +95,9 @@ class FragmentingSysLogHandler(logging.handlers.SysLogHandler):
         else:
             msgs = [record]
         for newrec in msgs:
-            msg = self.log_format_string % (self.encodePriority(self.facility,
-                                                                newrec.levelname.lower()),
-                                            self.format(newrec))
+            msg = '<%d>%s\000' % (self.encodePriority(self.facility,
+                                                      newrec.levelname.lower()),
+                                  self.format(newrec))
             try:
                 self.socket.send(msg.encode('ascii'))
             except socket.error:
diff --git a/src/lib/Options.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Options.py
index b55a8a55a..2038af3bb 100644
--- a/src/lib/Options.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Options.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Option parsing library for utilities."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import getopt
+import re
 import os
 import sys
 import shlex
@@ -21,17 +21,40 @@ class OptionFailure(Exception):
 DEFAULT_CONFIG_LOCATION = '/etc/bcfg2.conf' #/etc/bcfg2.conf
 DEFAULT_INSTALL_PREFIX = '/usr' #/usr
 
-class Option(object):
-    cfpath = DEFAULT_CONFIG_LOCATION
-    __cfp = False
+class DefaultConfigParser(ConfigParser.ConfigParser):
+    def get(self, section, option, **kwargs):
+        """ convenience method for getting config items """
+        default = None
+        if 'default' in kwargs:
+            default = kwargs['default']
+            del kwargs['default']
+        try:
+            return ConfigParser.ConfigParser.get(self, section, option,
+                                                 **kwargs)
+        except (ConfigParser.NoSectionError, ConfigParser.NoOptionError):
+            if default is not None:
+                return default
+            else:
+                raise
+
+    def getboolean(self, section, option, **kwargs):
+        """ convenience method for getting boolean config items """
+        default = None
+        if 'default' in kwargs:
+            default = kwargs['default']
+            del kwargs['default']
+        try:
+            return ConfigParser.ConfigParser.getboolean(self, section,
+                                                        option, **kwargs)
+        except (ConfigParser.NoSectionError, ConfigParser.NoOptionError,
+                ValueError):
+            if default is not None:
+                return default
+            else:
+                raise
 
-    def getCFP(self):
-        if not self.__cfp:
-            self.__cfp = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
-            self.__cfp.readfp(open(self.cfpath))
-        return self.__cfp
-    cfp = property(getCFP)
 
+class Option(object):
     def get_cooked_value(self, value):
         if self.boolean:
             return True
@@ -93,7 +116,7 @@ class Option(object):
         else:
             return self.cmd[2:]
 
-    def parse(self, opts, rawopts):
+    def parse(self, opts, rawopts, configparser=None):
         if self.cmd and opts:
             # Processing getopted data
             optinfo = [opt[1] for opt in opts if opt[0] == self.cmd]
@@ -111,31 +134,45 @@ class Option(object):
         if self.env and self.env in os.environ:
             self.value = self.get_cooked_value(os.environ[self.env])
             return
-        if self.cf:
-            # FIXME: This is potentially masking a lot of errors
+        if self.cf and configparser:
             try:
-                self.value = self.get_cooked_value(self.cfp.get(*self.cf))
+                self.value = self.get_cooked_value(configparser.get(*self.cf))
                 return
-            except:
+            except (ConfigParser.NoSectionError, ConfigParser.NoOptionError):
                 pass
         # Default value not cooked
         self.value = self.default
 
 class OptionSet(dict):
-    def __init__(self, *args):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         dict.__init__(self, *args)
         self.hm = self.buildHelpMessage()
+        if 'configfile' in kwargs:
+            self.cfile = kwargs['configfile']
+        else:
+            self.cfile = DEFAULT_CONFIG_LOCATION
+        self.cfp = DefaultConfigParser()
+        if (len(self.cfp.read(self.cfile)) == 0 and
+            ('quiet' not in kwargs or not kwargs['quiet'])):
+            print("Warning! Unable to read specified configuration file: %s" %
+                  self.cfile)
 
     def buildGetopt(self):
         return ''.join([opt.buildGetopt() for opt in list(self.values())])
 
     def buildLongGetopt(self):
-        return [opt.buildLongGetopt() for opt in list(self.values()) if opt.long]
+        return [opt.buildLongGetopt() for opt in list(self.values())
+                if opt.long]
 
     def buildHelpMessage(self):
         if hasattr(self, 'hm'):
             return self.hm
-        return '     '.join([opt.buildHelpMessage() for opt in list(self.values())])
+        hlist = []  # list of _non-empty_ help messages
+        for opt in list(self.values()):
+            hm = opt.buildHelpMessage()
+            if hm != '':
+                hlist.append(hm)
+        return '     '.join(hlist)
 
     def helpExit(self, msg='', code=1):
         if msg:
@@ -160,15 +197,17 @@ class OptionSet(dict):
                 continue
             option = self[key]
             if do_getopt:
-                option.parse(opts, [])
+                option.parse(opts, [], configparser=self.cfp)
             else:
-                option.parse([], argv)
+                option.parse([], argv, configparser=self.cfp)
             if hasattr(option, 'value'):
                 val = option.value
                 self[key] = val
 
-list_split = lambda x:x.replace(' ','').split(',')
-flist_split = lambda x:list_split(x.replace(':', '').lower())
+def list_split(c_string):
+    if c_string:
+        return re.split("\s*,\s*", c_string)
+    return []
 
 def colon_split(c_string):
     if c_string:
@@ -243,7 +282,7 @@ MDATA_PERMS = Option('Default Path permissions',
                      '644', cf=('mdata', 'perms'),
                      odesc='octal permissions')
 MDATA_PARANOID = Option('Default Path paranoid setting',
-                     'false', cf=('mdata', 'paranoid'),
+                     'true', cf=('mdata', 'paranoid'),
                      odesc='Path paranoid setting')
 MDATA_SENSITIVE = Option('Default Path sensitive setting',
                      'false', cf=('mdata', 'sensitive'),
@@ -372,21 +411,43 @@ CLIENT_SYSTEM_ETC_PATH = Option('System etc path', cf=('APT', 'etc_path'),
 LOGGING_FILE_PATH = Option('Set path of file log', default=None,
                            cmd='-o', odesc='<path>', cf=('logging', 'path'))
 
+# Plugin-specific options
+CFG_VALIDATION = Option('Run validation on Cfg files', default=True,
+                        cf=('cfg', 'validation'), cmd='--cfg-validation',
+                        long_arg=True, cook=get_bool)
+
 class OptionParser(OptionSet):
     """
        OptionParser bootstraps option parsing,
        getting the value of the config file
     """
     def __init__(self, args):
-        self.Bootstrap = OptionSet([('configfile', CFILE)])
+        self.Bootstrap = OptionSet([('configfile', CFILE)], quiet=True)
         self.Bootstrap.parse(sys.argv[1:], do_getopt=False)
-        if self.Bootstrap['configfile'] != Option.cfpath:
-            Option.cfpath = self.Bootstrap['configfile']
-            Option.__cfp = False
-        OptionSet.__init__(self, args)
-        try:
-            f = open(Option.cfpath, 'r')
-            f.close()
-        except IOError:
-            e = sys.exc_info()[1]
-            print("Warning! Unable to read specified configuration file: %s" % e)
+        OptionSet.__init__(self, args, configfile=self.Bootstrap['configfile'])
+        self.optinfo = args
+
+    def HandleEvent(self, event):
+        if 'configfile' not in self or not isinstance(self['configfile'], str):
+            # we haven't parsed options yet, or CFILE wasn't included
+            # in the options
+            return
+        if event.filename != self['configfile']:
+            print("Got event for unknown file: %s" % event.filename)
+            return
+        if event.code2str() == 'deleted':
+            return
+        self.reparse()
+
+    def reparse(self):
+        for key, opt in self.optinfo.items():
+            self[key] = opt
+        if "args" not in self.optinfo:
+            del self['args']
+        self.parse(self.argv, self.do_getopt)
+
+    def parse(self, argv, do_getopt=True):
+        self.argv = argv
+        self.do_getopt = do_getopt
+        OptionSet.parse(self, self.argv, do_getopt=self.do_getopt)
+
diff --git a/src/lib/Proxy.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Proxy.py
index fe2b18de8..422d642db 100644
--- a/src/lib/Proxy.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Proxy.py
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ load_config -- read configuration files
 
 """
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision: $'
-
-
 import logging
 import re
 import socket
@@ -315,7 +312,7 @@ class XMLRPCTransport(xmlrpclib.Transport):
                                                      408,
                                                      str(err),
                                                      self._extra_headers))
-        
+
         if errcode != 200:
             raise ProxyError(xmlrpclib.ProtocolError(host + handler,
                                                      errcode,
diff --git a/src/lib/SSLServer.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/SSLServer.py
index 32ab9933b..6aa46ea58 100644
--- a/src/lib/SSLServer.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/SSLServer.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 """Bcfg2 SSL server."""
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 __all__ = [
     "SSLServer", "XMLRPCRequestHandler", "XMLRPCServer",
 ]
@@ -16,7 +14,6 @@ import logging
 import ssl
 import threading
 import time
-import types
 # Compatibility imports
 from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import xmlrpclib, SimpleXMLRPCServer, SocketServer
 
@@ -48,7 +45,7 @@ class XMLRPCDispatcher (SimpleXMLRPCServer.SimpleXMLRPCDispatcher):
                 params = (address, ) + params
             response = self.instance._dispatch(method, params, self.funcs)
             # py3k compatibility
-            if type(response) not in [bool, str, list, dict, types.NoneType]:
+            if type(response) not in [bool, str, list, dict] or response is None:
                 response = (response.decode('utf-8'), )
             else:
                 response = (response, )
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Backup.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Backup.py
index 3744abca3..3744abca3 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Backup.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Backup.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Bundle.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Bundle.py
index 89c099602..89c099602 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Bundle.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Bundle.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Client.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Client.py
index 4d580c54c..4d580c54c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Client.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Client.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Compare.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Compare.py
index 050dd69f8..050dd69f8 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Compare.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Compare.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Group.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Group.py
index 16a773d6f..16a773d6f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Group.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Group.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Init.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Init.py
index 832190b7d..c1f9ed484 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Init.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Init.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ groups = '''<Groups version='3.0'>
    <Group name='suse'/>
    <Group name='mandrake'/>
    <Group name='solaris'/>
+   <Group name='arch'/>
 </Groups>
 '''
 
@@ -71,7 +72,8 @@ os_list = [('Red Hat/Fedora/RHEL/RHAS/Centos', 'redhat'),
            ('Debian', 'debian'),
            ('Ubuntu', 'ubuntu'),
            ('Gentoo', 'gentoo'),
-           ('FreeBSD', 'freebsd')]
+           ('FreeBSD', 'freebsd'),
+           ('Arch', 'arch')]
 
 # Complete list of plugins
 plugin_list = ['Account',
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Minestruct.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Minestruct.py
index b929a9a8c..b929a9a8c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Minestruct.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Minestruct.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Perf.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Perf.py
index 411442698..411442698 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Perf.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Perf.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Pull.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Pull.py
index daf353107..daf353107 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Pull.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Pull.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Query.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Query.py
index 3dd326645..3dd326645 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Query.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Query.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Reports.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Reports.py
index 974cdff9d..974cdff9d 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Reports.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Reports.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Snapshots.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Snapshots.py
index 8bc56f1f1..8bc56f1f1 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Snapshots.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Snapshots.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Tidy.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Tidy.py
index 82319b93e..82319b93e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Tidy.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Tidy.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Viz.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Viz.py
index 2faa423c1..2faa423c1 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Viz.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Viz.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Xcmd.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Xcmd.py
index 140465468..140465468 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/Xcmd.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/Xcmd.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Admin/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/__init__.py
index a9f0b8cd6..618fa450e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Admin/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Admin/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 __all__ = [
         'Backup',
         'Bundle',
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ class MetadataCore(Mode):
     """Base class for admin-modes that handle metadata."""
     __plugin_whitelist__ = None
     __plugin_blacklist__ = None
-    
+
     def __init__(self, setup):
         Mode.__init__(self, setup)
         if self.__plugin_whitelist__ is not None:
@@ -124,7 +122,8 @@ class MetadataCore(Mode):
                                        setup['plugins'],
                                        setup['password'],
                                        setup['encoding'],
-                                       filemonitor=setup['filemonitor'])
+                                       filemonitor=setup['filemonitor'],
+                                       setup=setup)
             if setup['event debug']:
                 self.bcore.fam.debug = True
         except Bcfg2.Server.Core.CoreInitError:
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Core.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Core.py
index 9fa42cfd1..d42c5ad4f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Core.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Core.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """Bcfg2.Server.Core provides the runtime support for Bcfg2 modules."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import atexit
 import logging
@@ -44,7 +43,10 @@ def sort_xml(node, key=None):
     for child in node:
         sort_xml(child, key)
 
-    sorted_children = sorted(node, key=key)
+    try:
+        sorted_children = sorted(node, key=key)
+    except TypeError:
+        sorted_children = node
     node[:] = sorted_children
 
 
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ class Core(Component):
     implementation = 'bcfg2-server'
 
     def __init__(self, repo, plugins, password, encoding,
-                 cfile='/etc/bcfg2.conf', ca=None,
+                 cfile='/etc/bcfg2.conf', ca=None, setup=None,
                  filemonitor='default', start_fam_thread=False):
         Component.__init__(self)
         self.datastore = repo
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ class Core(Component):
         self.revision = '-1'
         self.password = password
         self.encoding = encoding
+        self.setup = setup
         atexit.register(self.shutdown)
         # Create an event to signal worker threads to shutdown
         self.terminate = threading.Event()
@@ -130,6 +133,11 @@ class Core(Component):
         self.fam_thread = threading.Thread(target=self._file_monitor_thread)
         if start_fam_thread:
             self.fam_thread.start()
+            self.monitor_cfile()
+
+    def monitor_cfile(self):
+        if self.setup:
+            self.fam.AddMonitor(self.cfile, self.setup)
 
     def plugins_by_type(self, base_cls):
         """Return a list of loaded plugins that match the passed type.
@@ -241,12 +249,14 @@ class Core(Component):
                 continue
             try:
                 self.Bind(entry, metadata)
-            except PluginExecutionError, exc:
+            except PluginExecutionError:
+                exc = sys.exc_info()[1]
                 if 'failure' not in entry.attrib:
                     entry.set('failure', 'bind error: %s' % format_exc())
-                logger.error("Failed to bind entry: %s %s" % \
-                             (entry.tag, entry.get('name')))
-            except Exception, exc:
+                logger.error("Failed to bind entry %s:%s: %s" %
+                             (entry.tag, entry.get('name'), exc))
+            except Exception:
+                exc = sys.exc_info()[1]
                 if 'failure' not in entry.attrib:
                     entry.set('failure', 'bind error: %s' % format_exc())
                 logger.error("Unexpected failure in BindStructure: %s %s" \
@@ -327,7 +337,7 @@ class Core(Component):
             except:
                 logger.error("error in BindStructure", exc_info=1)
         self.validate_goals(meta, config)
-        
+
         sort_xml(config, key=lambda e: e.get('name'))
 
         logger.info("Generated config for %s in %.03f seconds" % \
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/FileMonitor.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/FileMonitor.py
index d6b313e6b..d6b313e6b 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/FileMonitor.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/FileMonitor.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/.gitignore b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/.gitignore
index 8e15b5395..8e15b5395 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/.gitignore
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/.gitignore
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/backends.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/backends.py
index bf774f695..ecaf3c109 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/backends.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/backends.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 #from ldapauth import *
 from nisauth import *
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 ## class LDAPBackend(object):
 
 ##     def authenticate(self,username=None,password=None):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/admin.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/admin.py
index 70a2233cc..70a2233cc 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/admin.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/admin.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/models.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/models.py
index 3f08a09a0..3f08a09a0 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/models.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/models.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/sql/zone.sql b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/sql/zone.sql
index b78187ab2..b78187ab2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/sql/zone.sql
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/sql/zone.sql
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/urls.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/urls.py
index 0ee204abe..0ee204abe 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/urls.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/urls.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/views.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/views.py
index ff1d4710d..57ef5eff8 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/views.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/views.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 Contains all the views associated with the hostbase app
 Also has does form validation
 """
-__revision__ = "$Revision: $"
-
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseRedirect
 
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/base.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/base.html
index 1d7c5565b..1d7c5565b 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/base.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/base.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/confirm.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/confirm.html
index ca8b0cc07..ca8b0cc07 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/confirm.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/confirm.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/copy.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/copy.html
index 400ef58f2..400ef58f2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/copy.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/copy.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/dns.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/dns.html
index da179e5a1..da179e5a1 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/dns.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/dns.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/dnsedit.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/dnsedit.html
index 18bd7ab83..b1b71ab67 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/dnsedit.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/dnsedit.html
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 	       <td> <input name="{{ name.id }}priority" type="text" size="6">
 	       <input name="{{ name.id }}mx" type="text"></td></tr>
 	   {% endfor %}
-   	   <tr> <td> <b>name</b></td>
+	   <tr> <td> <b>name</b></td>
 	   <td> <input name="{{ ip.0.ip_addr }}name" type="text">
 	   <select name="{{ ip.0.ip_addr }}dns_view">
 	   {% for choice in DNS_CHOICES %}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 	   <td> <input name="{{ ip.0.ip_addr }}priority" type="text" size="6">
 	   <input name="{{ ip.0.ip_addr }}mx" type="text"></td></tr>
 	   <tr><td></td></tr>
-  	   <tr><td><hr></td><td><hr></td></tr>
+	   <tr><td><hr></td><td><hr></td></tr>
        {% endifequal %}
        {% endfor %}
    {% endfor %}
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/edit.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/edit.html
index 961c9d143..961c9d143 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/edit.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/edit.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/errors.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/errors.html
index e5429b86c..e5429b86c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/errors.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/errors.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/host.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/host.html
index d6b8873bc..d6b8873bc 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/host.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/host.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/hostbase/host_confirm_delete.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/hostbase/host_confirm_delete.html
index 551bf3254..b5d794b50 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/hostbase/host_confirm_delete.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/hostbase/host_confirm_delete.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
    <col width="150">
    <col width="*">
    <tr> <td> <b>hostname</b></td>
-   <td> {{ object.hostname }}</td></tr>	
+   <td> {{ object.hostname }}</td></tr>
    <tr> <td> <b>whatami</b></td>
    <td> {{ object.whatami }}</td></tr>
    <tr> <td> <b>netgroup</b></td>
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/hostbase/log_detail.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/hostbase/log_detail.html
index aa9679cbd..aa9679cbd 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/hostbase/log_detail.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/hostbase/log_detail.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/index.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/index.html
index 92258b648..92258b648 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/index.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/index.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/login.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/login.html
index ec24a0fc0..ec24a0fc0 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/login.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/login.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logout.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logout.html
index 994f631a8..994f631a8 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logout.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logout.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logout.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logout.tmpl
index e71e90e76..e71e90e76 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logout.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logout.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logviewer.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logviewer.html
index 806ccd63d..806ccd63d 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logviewer.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/logviewer.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/navbar.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/navbar.tmpl
index 877d427d0..877d427d0 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/navbar.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/navbar.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/new.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/new.html
index 2dcd6271f..2dcd6271f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/new.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/new.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/remove.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/remove.html
index 4329200dd..4329200dd 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/remove.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/remove.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/results.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/results.html
index 45b22058d..45b22058d 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/results.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/results.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/search.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/search.html
index 409d418fe..409d418fe 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/search.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/search.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zoneedit.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zoneedit.html
index ee355ee87..ee355ee87 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zoneedit.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zoneedit.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zonenew.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zonenew.html
index b59fa9e3c..b59fa9e3c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zonenew.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zonenew.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zones.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zones.html
index c773e7922..c773e7922 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zones.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zones.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zoneview.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zoneview.html
index fa12e3ec5..fa12e3ec5 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zoneview.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/hostbase/webtemplates/zoneview.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/ldapauth.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/ldapauth.py
index f3db26f67..f3db26f67 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/ldapauth.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/ldapauth.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/manage.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/manage.py
index 5e78ea979..5e78ea979 100755
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/manage.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/manage.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/media/base.css b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/media/base.css
index ddbf02165..ddbf02165 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/media/base.css
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/media/base.css
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/media/boxypastel.css b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/media/boxypastel.css
index 7ae0684ef..7ae0684ef 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/media/boxypastel.css
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/media/boxypastel.css
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/media/global.css b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/media/global.css
index 73451e1bc..73451e1bc 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/media/global.css
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/media/global.css
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/media/layout.css b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/media/layout.css
index 9085cc220..9085cc220 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/media/layout.css
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/media/layout.css
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/nisauth.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/nisauth.py
index 9c7da8c0a..ae4c6c021 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/nisauth.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/nisauth.py
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
+"""Checks with NIS to see if the current user is in the support group"""
 import os
 import crypt, nis
 from Bcfg2.Server.Hostbase.settings import AUTHORIZED_GROUP
 
-"""Checks with NIS to see if the current user is in the support group"""
-
-__revision__ = "$Revision: $"
 
 class NISAUTHError(Exception):
     """NISAUTHError is raised when somehting goes boom."""
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/regex.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/regex.py
index 41cc0f6f0..41cc0f6f0 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/regex.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/regex.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/settings.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/settings.py
index 4e641f13c..4e641f13c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/settings.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/settings.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/batchadd.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/batchadd.tmpl
index 74ea3c047..74ea3c047 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/batchadd.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/batchadd.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/dhcpd.conf.head b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/dhcpd.conf.head
index a3d19547e..a3d19547e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/dhcpd.conf.head
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/dhcpd.conf.head
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/dhcpd.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/dhcpd.tmpl
index 757b263cd..757b263cd 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/dhcpd.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/dhcpd.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/hosts.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/hosts.tmpl
index 251cb5a79..251cb5a79 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/hosts.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/hosts.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/hostsappend.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/hostsappend.tmpl
index 00e0d5d04..00e0d5d04 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/hostsappend.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/hostsappend.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/named.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/named.tmpl
index 03e054198..03e054198 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/named.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/named.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/namedviews.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/namedviews.tmpl
index 52021620e..52021620e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/namedviews.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/namedviews.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/reverseappend.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/reverseappend.tmpl
index 6ed520c98..6ed520c98 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/reverseappend.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/reverseappend.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/reversesoa.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/reversesoa.tmpl
index d142eaf7f..d142eaf7f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/reversesoa.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/reversesoa.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/zone.tmpl b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/zone.tmpl
index aad48d179..aad48d179 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/templates/zone.tmpl
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/templates/zone.tmpl
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/test/harness.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/test/harness.py
index befcff5c0..befcff5c0 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/test/harness.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/test/harness.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/test/test_environ_settings.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/test/test_environ_settings.py
index ad35c624e..ad35c624e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/test/test_environ_settings.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/test/test_environ_settings.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/test/test_ldapauth.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/test/test_ldapauth.py
index 7fc009ad2..7fc009ad2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/test/test_ldapauth.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/test/test_ldapauth.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/test/test_settings.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/test/test_settings.py
index 0dfc30f38..0dfc30f38 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/test/test_settings.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/test/test_settings.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/urls.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/urls.py
index 01fe97d4f..01fe97d4f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Hostbase/urls.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Hostbase/urls.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Bundles.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Bundles.py
index 472915cfd..e6b6307f2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Bundles.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Bundles.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import lxml.etree
 import Bcfg2.Server.Lint
-                        
+
 class Bundles(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
     """ Perform various bundle checks """
-
     def Run(self):
         """ run plugin """
         if 'Bundler' in self.core.plugins:
@@ -15,6 +14,11 @@ class Bundles(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
                         Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.SGenshi.SGenshiTemplateFile):
                         self.bundle_names(bundle)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def Errors(cls):
+        return {"bundle-not-found":"error",
+                "inconsistent-bundle-name":"warning"}
+
     def missing_bundles(self):
         """ find bundles listed in Metadata but not implemented in Bundler """
         if self.files is None:
@@ -41,21 +45,10 @@ class Bundles(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
         except AttributeError:
             # genshi template
             xdata = lxml.etree.parse(bundle.template.filepath).getroot()
-            
+
         fname = bundle.name.split('Bundler/')[1].split('.')[0]
         bname = xdata.get('name')
         if fname != bname:
             self.LintError("inconsistent-bundle-name",
                            "Inconsistent bundle name: filename is %s, bundle name is %s" %
                            (fname, bname))
-
-    def sgenshi_groups(self, bundle):
-        """ ensure that Genshi Bundles do not include <Group> tags,
-        which are not supported  """
-        xdata = lxml.etree.parse(bundle.name)
-        groups = [self.RenderXML(g)
-                  for g in xdata.getroottree().findall("//Group")]
-        if groups:
-            self.LintError("group-tag-not-allowed",
-                           "<Group> tag is not allowed in SGenshi Bundle:\n%s" %
-                           "\n".join(groups))
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Comments.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Comments.py
index 19fae1b08..f5d0e265f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Comments.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Comments.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import os.path
 import lxml.etree
 import Bcfg2.Server.Lint
+from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Cfg.CfgPlaintextGenerator import CfgPlaintextGenerator
+from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Cfg.CfgGenshiGenerator import CfgGenshiGenerator
+from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Cfg.CfgCheetahGenerator import CfgCheetahGenerator
+from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Cfg.CfgInfoXML import CfgInfoXML
 
 class Comments(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
     """ check files for various required headers """
@@ -13,9 +17,15 @@ class Comments(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
         self.check_properties()
         self.check_metadata()
         self.check_cfg()
-        self.check_infoxml()
         self.check_probes()
 
+    @classmethod
+    def Errors(cls):
+        return {"unexpanded-keywords":"warning",
+                "keywords-not-found":"warning",
+                "comments-not-found":"warning",
+                "broken-xinclude-chain":"warning"}
+
     def required_keywords(self, rtype):
         """ given a file type, fetch the list of required VCS keywords
         from the bcfg2-lint config """
@@ -31,13 +41,13 @@ class Comments(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
         fetch the list of required items from the bcfg2-lint config """
         if itype not in self.config_cache:
             self.config_cache[itype] = {}
-            
+
         if rtype not in self.config_cache[itype]:
             rv = []
             global_item = "global_%ss" % itype
             if global_item in self.config:
                 rv.extend(self.config[global_item].split(","))
-            
+
             item = "%s_%ss" % (rtype.lower(), itype)
             if item in self.config:
                 if self.config[item]:
@@ -83,25 +93,24 @@ class Comments(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
                            "metadata")
 
     def check_cfg(self):
-        """ check Cfg files for required headers """
+        """ check Cfg files and info.xml files for required headers """
         if 'Cfg' in self.core.plugins:
             for entryset in self.core.plugins['Cfg'].entries.values():
                 for entry in entryset.entries.values():
-                    if entry.name.endswith(".genshi"):
+                    rtype = None
+                    if isinstance(entry, CfgGenshiGenerator):
                         rtype = "tgenshi"
-                    else:
+                    elif isinstance(entry, CfgPlaintextGenerator):
                         rtype = "cfg"
-                    self.check_plaintext(entry.name, entry.data, rtype)
-
-    def check_infoxml(self):
-        """ check info.xml files for required headers """
-        if 'Cfg' in self.core.plugins:
-            for entryset in self.core.plugins['Cfg'].entries.items():
-                if (hasattr(entryset, "infoxml") and
-                    entryset.infoxml is not None):
-                    self.check_xml(entryset.infoxml.name,
-                                   entryset.infoxml.pnode.data,
-                                   "infoxml")
+                    elif isinstance(entry, CfgCheetahGenerator):
+                        rtype = "tcheetah"
+                    elif isinstance(entry, CfgInfoXML):
+                        self.check_xml(entry.infoxml.name,
+                                       entry.infoxml.pnode.data,
+                                       "infoxml")
+                        continue
+                    if rtype:
+                        self.check_plaintext(entry.name, entry.data, rtype)
 
     def check_probes(self):
         """ check probes for required headers """
@@ -128,7 +137,7 @@ class Comments(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
             # None == found but not expanded
             # True == found and expanded
             found = dict((k, False) for k in self.required_keywords(rtype))
-            
+
             for line in lines:
                 # we check for both '$<keyword>:' and '$<keyword>$' to see
                 # if the keyword just hasn't been expanded
@@ -155,7 +164,7 @@ class Comments(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
             # next, check for required comments.  found is just
             # boolean
             found = dict((k, False) for k in self.required_comments(rtype))
-            
+
             for line in lines:
                 for (comment, status) in found.items():
                     if not status:
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Duplicates.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Duplicates.py
index 75f620603..ee6b7a2e6 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Duplicates.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Duplicates.py
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ class Duplicates(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
         if self.clients_xdata is not None:
             self.duplicate_clients()
 
+    @classmethod
+    def Errors(cls):
+        return {"broken-xinclude-chain":"warning",
+                "duplicate-client":"error",
+                "duplicate-group":"error",
+                "duplicate-package":"error",
+                "multiple-default-groups":"error"}
+
     def load_xdata(self):
         """ attempt to load XML data for groups and clients.  only
         actually load data if all documents reference in XIncludes can
@@ -30,7 +38,7 @@ class Duplicates(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
             self.groups_xdata = self.metadata.clients_xml.xdata
         if self.has_all_xincludes("clients.xml"):
             self.clients_xdata = self.metadata.clients_xml.xdata
-            
+
     def duplicate_groups(self):
         """ find duplicate groups """
         self.duplicate_entries(self.clients_xdata.xpath('//Groups/Group'),
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Genshi.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Genshi.py
index 56803246c..b6007161e 100755
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Genshi.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Genshi.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import genshi.template
 import Bcfg2.Server.Lint
-                        
+
 class Genshi(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
     """ Check Genshi templates for syntax errors """
-
     def Run(self):
         """ run plugin """
         loader = genshi.template.TemplateLoader()
@@ -12,10 +11,14 @@ class Genshi(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
                 self.check_files(self.core.plugins[plugin].entries,
                                  loader=loader)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def Errors(cls):
+        return {"genshi-syntax-error":"error"}
+
     def check_files(self, entries, loader=None):
         if loader is None:
             loader = genshi.template.TemplateLoader()
-            
+
         for eset in entries.values():
             for fname, sdata in list(eset.entries.items()):
                 if (self.HandlesFile(fname) and
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ class Genshi(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
                     try:
                         loader.load(sdata.name,
                                     cls=genshi.template.NewTextTemplate)
-                    except genshi.template.TemplateSyntaxError, err:
+                    except genshi.template.TemplateSyntaxError:
+                        err = sys.exc_info()[1]
                         self.LintError("genshi-syntax-error",
                                        "Genshi syntax error: %s" % err)
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/GroupPatterns.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/GroupPatterns.py
index b69d7a5d8..431ba4056 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/GroupPatterns.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/GroupPatterns.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import sys
 import Bcfg2.Server.Lint
 from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.GroupPatterns import PatternMap
-                        
+
 class GroupPatterns(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
     """ Check Genshi templates for syntax errors """
 
@@ -14,12 +14,16 @@ class GroupPatterns(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
                 self.check(entry, groups, ptype='NamePattern')
                 self.check(entry, groups, ptype='NameRange')
 
+    @classmethod
+    def Errors(cls):
+        return {"pattern-fails-to-initialize":"error"}
+
     def check(self, entry, groups, ptype="NamePattern"):
         if ptype == "NamePattern":
             pmap = lambda p: PatternMap(p, None, groups)
         else:
             pmap = lambda p: PatternMap(None, p, groups)
-            
+
         for el in entry.findall(ptype):
             pat = el.text
             try:
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/InfoXML.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/InfoXML.py
index 2054e23bf..db6aeea73 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/InfoXML.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/InfoXML.py
@@ -1,23 +1,32 @@
 import os.path
 import Bcfg2.Options
 import Bcfg2.Server.Lint
+from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Cfg.CfgInfoXML import CfgInfoXML
 
 class InfoXML(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
     """ ensure that all config files have an info.xml file"""
-
     def Run(self):
         if 'Cfg' in self.core.plugins:
             for filename, entryset in self.core.plugins['Cfg'].entries.items():
                 infoxml_fname = os.path.join(entryset.path, "info.xml")
                 if self.HandlesFile(infoxml_fname):
-                    if (hasattr(entryset, "infoxml") and
-                        entryset.infoxml is not None):
-                        self.check_infoxml(infoxml_fname,
-                                           entryset.infoxml.pnode.data)
-                    else:
+                    found = False
+                    for entry in entryset.entries.values():
+                        if isinstance(entry, CfgInfoXML):
+                            self.check_infoxml(infoxml_fname,
+                                               entry.infoxml.pnode.data)
+                            found = True
+                    if not found:
                         self.LintError("no-infoxml",
                                        "No info.xml found for %s" % filename)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def Errors(cls):
+        return {"no-infoxml":"warning",
+                "paranoid-false":"warning",
+                "broken-xinclude-chain":"warning",
+                "required-infoxml-attrs-missing":"error"}
+
     def check_infoxml(self, fname, xdata):
         for info in xdata.getroottree().findall("//Info"):
             required = []
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/MergeFiles.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/MergeFiles.py
index ff6e3449a..68d010316 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/MergeFiles.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/MergeFiles.py
@@ -2,20 +2,28 @@ import os
 import copy
 from difflib import SequenceMatcher
 import Bcfg2.Server.Lint
+from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Cfg import CfgGenerator
 
 class MergeFiles(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
     """ find Probes or Cfg files with multiple similar files that
     might be merged into one """
-
     def Run(self):
         if 'Cfg' in self.core.plugins:
             self.check_cfg()
         if 'Probes' in self.core.plugins:
             self.check_probes()
 
+    @classmethod
+    def Errors(cls):
+        return {"merge-cfg":"warning",
+                "merge-probes":"warning"}
+
+
     def check_cfg(self):
         for filename, entryset in self.core.plugins['Cfg'].entries.items():
-            for mset in self.get_similar(entryset.entries):
+            candidates = dict([(f, e) for f, e in entryset.entries.items()
+                               if isinstance(e, CfgGenerator)])
+            for mset in self.get_similar(candidates):
                 self.LintError("merge-cfg",
                                "The following files are similar: %s. "
                                "Consider merging them into a single Genshi "
@@ -26,7 +34,7 @@ class MergeFiles(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
     def check_probes(self):
         probes = self.core.plugins['Probes'].probes.entries
         for mset in self.get_similar(probes):
-            self.LintError("merge-cfg",
+            self.LintError("merge-probes",
                            "The following probes are similar: %s. "
                            "Consider merging them into a single probe." %
                            ", ".join([p for p in mset]))
@@ -66,4 +74,4 @@ class MergeFiles(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
                                              threshold))
         return rv
 
-        
+
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Pkgmgr.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Pkgmgr.py
index 8f099163a..ceb46238a 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Pkgmgr.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Pkgmgr.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import Bcfg2.Server.Lint
 
 class Pkgmgr(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerlessPlugin):
     """ find duplicate Pkgmgr entries with the same priority """
-
     def Run(self):
         pset = set()
         for pfile in glob.glob("%s/Pkgmgr/*.xml" % self.config['repo']):
@@ -33,3 +32,7 @@ class Pkgmgr(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerlessPlugin):
                                          (pkg.get('name'), priority, ptype))
                     else:
                         pset.add(ptuple)
+    
+    @classmethod
+    def Errors(cls):
+        return {"duplicate-packages":"error"}
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/RequiredAttrs.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/RequiredAttrs.py
index 55206d2ba..6f76cf2db 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/RequiredAttrs.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/RequiredAttrs.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Packages import Apt, Yum
 class RequiredAttrs(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
     """ verify attributes for configuration entries (as defined in
     doc/server/configurationentries) """
-
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
         self.required_attrs = {
@@ -38,6 +37,14 @@ class RequiredAttrs(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
             self.check_rules()
             self.check_bundles()
 
+    @classmethod
+    def Errors(cls):
+        return {"unknown-entry-type":"error",
+                "unknown-entry-tag":"error",
+                "required-attrs-missing":"error",
+                "extra-attrs":"warning"}
+
+
     def check_packages(self):
         """ check package sources for Source entries with missing attrs """
         if 'Packages' in self.core.plugins:
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/TemplateHelper.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/TemplateHelper.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be270a59c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/TemplateHelper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import sys
+import imp
+import glob
+import Bcfg2.Server.Lint
+from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.TemplateHelper import HelperModule
+
+class TemplateHelper(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerlessPlugin):
+    """ find duplicate Pkgmgr entries with the same priority """
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerlessPlugin.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        hm = HelperModule("foo.py", None, None)
+        self.reserved_keywords = dir(hm)
+
+    def Run(self):
+        for helper in glob.glob("%s/TemplateHelper/*.py" % self.config['repo']):
+            if not self.HandlesFile(helper):
+                continue
+
+            match = HelperModule._module_name_re.search(helper)
+            if match:
+                module_name = match.group(1)
+            else:
+                module_name = helper
+
+            try:
+                module = imp.load_source(module_name, helper)
+            except:
+                err = sys.exc_info()[1]
+                self.LintError("templatehelper-import-error",
+                               "Failed to import %s: %s" %
+                               (helper, err))
+                continue
+
+            if not hasattr(module, "__export__"):
+                self.LintError("templatehelper-no-export",
+                               "%s has no __export__ list" % helper)
+                continue
+            elif not isinstance(module.__export__, list):
+                self.LintError("templatehelper-nonlist-export",
+                               "__export__ is not a list in %s" % helper)
+                continue
+
+            for sym in module.__export__:
+                if not hasattr(module, sym):
+                    self.LintError("templatehelper-nonexistent-export",
+                                   "%s: exported symbol %s does not exist" %
+                                   (helper, sym))
+                elif sym in self.reserved_keywords:
+                    self.LintError("templatehelper-reserved-export",
+                                   "%s: exported symbol %s is reserved" %
+                                   (helper, sym))
+                elif sym.startswith("_"):
+                    self.LintError("templatehelper-underscore-export",
+                                   "%s: exported symbol %s starts with underscore" %
+                                   (helper, sym))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def Errors(cls):
+        return {"templatehelper-import-error":"error",
+                "templatehelper-no-export":"error",
+                "templatehelper-nonlist-export":"error",
+                "templatehelper-nonexistent-export":"error",
+                "templatehelper-reserved-export":"error",
+                "templatehelper-underscore-export":"warning"}
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Validate.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Validate.py
index 952a65365..05fedc313 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Validate.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/Validate.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Validate(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerlessPlugin):
 
     def Run(self):
         schemadir = self.config['schema']
-        
+
         for path, schemaname in self.filesets.items():
             try:
                 filelist = self.filelists[path]
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@ class Validate(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerlessPlugin):
 
         self.check_properties()
 
+    @classmethod
+    def Errors(cls):
+        return {"broken-xinclude-chain":"warning",
+                "schema-failed-to-parse":"warning",
+                "properties-schema-not-found":"warning",
+                "xml-failed-to-parse":"error",
+                "xml-failed-to-read":"error",
+                "xml-failed-to-verify":"error",
+                "input-output-error":"error"}
+
     def check_properties(self):
         """ check Properties files against their schemas """
         for filename in self.filelists['props']:
@@ -98,7 +108,7 @@ class Validate(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerlessPlugin):
             self.LintError("xml-failed-to-read",
                            "Failed to open file %s" % filename)
             return False
-    
+
         if not schema.validate(datafile):
             cmd = ["xmllint"]
             if self.files is None:
@@ -180,7 +190,7 @@ class Validate(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerlessPlugin):
         included = set([ent.get('href') for ent in
                         xdata.findall('./{http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude}include')])
         rv = []
-        
+
         while included:
             try:
                 filename = included.pop()
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/__init__.py
index 4d6df8c8f..5d7dd707b 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Lint/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 __all__ = ['Bundles',
            'Comments',
            'Duplicates',
@@ -56,14 +54,20 @@ class Plugin (object):
         self.config = config
         self.logger = logging.getLogger('bcfg2-lint')
         if errorhandler is None:
-            self.errorHandler = ErrorHandler()
+            self.errorhandler = ErrorHandler()
         else:
-            self.errorHandler = errorhandler
+            self.errorhandler = errorhandler
+        self.errorhandler.RegisterErrors(self.Errors())
 
     def Run(self):
         """ run the plugin.  must be overloaded by child classes """
         pass
 
+    @classmethod
+    def Errors(cls):
+        """ returns a dict of errors the plugin supplies.  must be
+        overloaded by child classes """
+
     def HandlesFile(self, fname):
         """ returns true if the given file should be handled by the
         plugin according to the files list, false otherwise """
@@ -75,8 +79,8 @@ class Plugin (object):
                                              fname)) in self.files)
 
     def LintError(self, err, msg):
-        self.errorHandler.dispatch(err, msg)
-    
+        self.errorhandler.dispatch(err, msg)
+
     def RenderXML(self, element):
         """render an XML element for error output -- line number
         prefixed, no children"""
@@ -93,37 +97,6 @@ class Plugin (object):
 
 
 class ErrorHandler (object):
-    # how to handle different errors by default
-    _errors = {"no-infoxml":"warning",
-               "paranoid-false":"warning",
-               "bundle-not-found":"error",
-               "inconsistent-bundle-name":"warning",
-               "group-tag-not-allowed":"error",
-               "unexpanded-keywords":"warning",
-               "keywords-not-found":"warning",
-               "comments-not-found":"warning",
-               "broken-xinclude-chain":"warning",
-               "duplicate-client":"error",
-               "duplicate-group":"error",
-               "duplicate-package":"error",
-               "multiple-default-groups":"error",
-               "required-infoxml-attrs-missing":"error",
-               "unknown-entry-type":"error",
-               "required-attrs-missing":"error",
-               "extra-attrs":"warning",
-               "schema-failed-to-parse":"warning",
-               "properties-schema-not-found":"warning",
-               "xml-failed-to-parse":"error",
-               "xml-failed-to-read":"error",
-               "xml-failed-to-verify":"error",
-               "merge-cfg":"warning",
-               "merge-probes":"warning",
-               "input-output-error":"error",
-               "genshi-syntax-error":"error",
-               "pattern-fails-to-initialize":"error",
-               "cat-file-used":"warning",
-               "diff-file-used":"warning"}
-
     def __init__(self, config=None):
         self.errors = 0
         self.warnings = 0
@@ -149,7 +122,8 @@ class ErrorHandler (object):
                 else:
                     self._handlers[err] = self.debug
 
-        for err, action in self._errors.items():
+    def RegisterErrors(self, errors):
+        for err, action in errors.items():
             if err not in self._handlers:
                 if "warn" in action:
                     self._handlers[err] = self.warn
@@ -157,7 +131,7 @@ class ErrorHandler (object):
                     self._handlers[err] = self.error
                 else:
                     self._handlers[err] = self.debug
-
+        
     def dispatch(self, err, msg):
         if err in self._handlers:
             self._handlers[err](msg)
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugin.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugin.py
index 9b3c5814f..ca37431a2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugin.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugin.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This module provides the baseclass for Bcfg2 Server Plugins."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import copy
 import logging
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ class Debuggable(object):
                               self.__class__.__name__)
         self.debug_flag = False
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(name)
-        
+
     def toggle_debug(self):
         self.debug_flag = not self.debug_flag
 
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ class Plugin(Debuggable):
     """This is the base class for all Bcfg2 Server plugins.
     Several attributes must be defined in the subclass:
     name : the name of the plugin
-    __version__ : a version string
     __author__ : the author/contact for the plugin
 
     Plugins can provide three basic types of functionality:
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@ class Plugin(Debuggable):
       - Data collection (overloading GetProbes/ReceiveData)
     """
     name = 'Plugin'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     experimental = False
     deprecated = False
@@ -106,14 +103,14 @@ class Plugin(Debuggable):
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
         """Initialize the plugin.
-        
+
         :param core: the Bcfg2.Server.Core initializing the plugin
         :param datastore: the filesystem path of Bcfg2's repository
         """
         object.__init__(self)
         self.Entries = {}
         self.core = core
-        self.data = "%s/%s" % (datastore, self.name)
+        self.data = os.path.join(datastore, self.name)
         self.running = True
         Debuggable.__init__(self, name=self.name)
 
@@ -125,6 +122,9 @@ class Plugin(Debuggable):
     def shutdown(self):
         self.running = False
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        return "%s Plugin" % self.__class__.__name__
+
 
 class Generator(object):
     """Generator plugins contribute to literal client configurations."""
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ class FileBacked(object):
         object.__init__(self)
         self.data = ''
         self.name = name
-        
+
     def HandleEvent(self, event=None):
         """Read file upon update."""
         if event and event.code2str() not in ['exists', 'changed', 'created']:
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ class DirectoryBacked(object):
         :param data: the path to the data directory that will be
         monitored.
         :param fam: The FileMonitor object used to receive
-        notifications of changes.  
+        notifications of changes.
         """
         object.__init__(self)
 
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ class DirectoryBacked(object):
 
     def HandleEvent(self, event):
         """Handle FAM/Gamin events.
-        
+
         This method is invoked by FAM/Gamin when it detects a change
         to a filesystem object we have requsted to be monitored.
 
@@ -594,6 +594,29 @@ class SingleXMLFileBacked(XMLFileBacked):
         self.fam = fam
         self.fam.AddMonitor(filename, self)
 
+    def _follow_xincludes(self, fname=None, xdata=None):
+        ''' follow xincludes, adding included files to fam and to
+        self.extras '''
+        if xdata is None:
+            if fname is None:
+                xdata = self.xdata.getroottree()
+            else:
+                xdata = lxml.etree.parse(fname)
+        included = [ent.get('href')
+                    for ent in xdata.findall('//{http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude}include')]
+        for name in included:
+            if name not in self.extras:
+                if name.startswith("/"):
+                    fpath = name
+                else:
+                    fpath = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(self.name), name)
+                self.add_monitor(fpath, name)
+                self._follow_xincludes(fname=fpath)
+
+    def add_monitor(self, fpath, fname):
+        self.fam.AddMonitor(fpath, self)
+        self.extras.append(fname)
+
     def Index(self):
         """Build local data structures."""
         try:
@@ -603,22 +626,14 @@ class SingleXMLFileBacked(XMLFileBacked):
             logger.error("Failed to parse %s: %s" % (self.name, err))
             raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginInitError
 
-        included = [ent.get('href')
-                    for ent in self.xdata.findall('./{http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude}include')]
-        if included:
-            for name in included:
-                if name not in self.extras:
-                    self.fam.AddMonitor(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(self.name),
-                                                     name),
-                                        self)
-                    self.extras.append(name)
+        self._follow_xincludes()
+        if self.extras:
             try:
                 self.xdata.getroottree().xinclude()
             except lxml.etree.XIncludeError:
                 err = sys.exc_info()[1]
                 logger.error("XInclude failed on %s: %s" % (self.name, err))
 
-
         self.entries = self.xdata.getchildren()
         if self.__identifier__ is not None:
             self.label = self.xdata.attrib[self.__identifier__]
@@ -627,7 +642,7 @@ class SingleXMLFileBacked(XMLFileBacked):
 class StructFile(XMLFileBacked):
     """This file contains a set of structure file formatting logic."""
     __identifier__ = None
-    
+
     def __init__(self, name):
         XMLFileBacked.__init__(self, name)
 
@@ -660,7 +675,7 @@ class StructFile(XMLFileBacked):
             for child in item.iterchildren():
                 rv.extend(self._match(child, metadata))
             return [rv]
-            
+
     def Match(self, metadata):
         """Return matching fragments of independent."""
         rv = []
@@ -792,7 +807,7 @@ class XMLSrc(XMLFileBacked):
         return str(self.items)
 
 
-class InfoXML (XMLSrc):
+class InfoXML(XMLSrc):
     __node__ = InfoNode
 
 
@@ -834,7 +849,7 @@ class PrioDir(Plugin, Generator, XMLDirectoryBacked):
         attrs = self.get_attrs(entry, metadata)
         for key, val in list(attrs.items()):
             entry.attrib[key] = val
-        
+
     def get_attrs(self, entry, metadata):
         """ get a list of attributes to add to the entry during the bind """
         for src in self.entries.values():
@@ -933,15 +948,18 @@ class SpecificData(object):
             return
         try:
             self.data = open(self.name).read()
+        except UnicodeDecodeError:
+            self.data = open(self.name, mode='rb').read()
         except:
             logger.error("Failed to read file %s" % self.name)
 
 
-class EntrySet:
+class EntrySet(Debuggable):
     """Entry sets deal with the host- and group-specific entries."""
     ignore = re.compile("^(\.#.*|.*~|\\..*\\.(sw[px])|.*\\.genshi_include)$")
 
     def __init__(self, basename, path, entry_type, encoding):
+        Debuggable.__init__(self, name=basename)
         self.path = path
         self.entry_type = entry_type
         self.entries = {}
@@ -952,14 +970,22 @@ class EntrySet:
         pattern += '(G(?P<prio>\d+)_(?P<group>\S+))))?$'
         self.specific = re.compile(pattern)
 
+    def debug_log(self, message, flag=None):
+        if (flag is None and self.debug_flag) or flag:
+            logger.error(message)
+
+    def sort_by_specific(self, one, other):
+        return cmp(one.specific, other.specific)
+
     def get_matching(self, metadata):
         return [item for item in list(self.entries.values())
                 if item.specific.matches(metadata)]
 
-    def best_matching(self, metadata):
+    def best_matching(self, metadata, matching=None):
         """ Return the appropriate interpreted template from the set of
         available templates. """
-        matching = self.get_matching(metadata)
+        if matching is None:
+            matching = self.get_matching(metadata)
 
         hspec = [ent for ent in matching if ent.specific.hostname]
         if hspec:
@@ -1003,25 +1029,32 @@ class EntrySet:
             elif action == 'deleted':
                 del self.entries[event.filename]
 
-    def entry_init(self, event):
+    def entry_init(self, event, entry_type=None, specific=None):
         """Handle template and info file creation."""
+        if entry_type is None:
+            entry_type = self.entry_type
+
         if event.filename in self.entries:
             logger.warn("Got duplicate add for %s" % event.filename)
         else:
-            fpath = "%s/%s" % (self.path, event.filename)
+            fpath = os.path.join(self.path, event.filename)
             try:
-                spec = self.specificity_from_filename(event.filename)
+                spec = self.specificity_from_filename(event.filename,
+                                                      specific=specific)
             except SpecificityError:
                 if not self.ignore.match(event.filename):
-                    logger.error("Could not process filename %s; ignoring" % fpath)
+                    logger.error("Could not process filename %s; ignoring" %
+                                 fpath)
                 return
-            self.entries[event.filename] = self.entry_type(fpath,
-                                                           spec, self.encoding)
+            self.entries[event.filename] = entry_type(fpath, spec,
+                                                      self.encoding)
         self.entries[event.filename].handle_event(event)
 
-    def specificity_from_filename(self, fname):
+    def specificity_from_filename(self, fname, specific=None):
         """Construct a specificity instance from a filename and regex."""
-        data = self.specific.match(fname)
+        if specific is None:
+            specific = self.specific
+        data = specific.match(fname)
         if not data:
             raise SpecificityError(fname)
         kwargs = {}
@@ -1038,7 +1071,7 @@ class EntrySet:
 
     def update_metadata(self, event):
         """Process info and info.xml files for the templates."""
-        fpath = "%s/%s" % (self.path, event.filename)
+        fpath = os.path.join(self.path, event.filename)
         if event.filename == 'info.xml':
             if not self.infoxml:
                 self.infoxml = InfoXML(fpath, True)
@@ -1093,7 +1126,6 @@ class EntrySet:
 class GroupSpool(Plugin, Generator):
     """Unified interface for handling group-specific data (e.g. .G## files)."""
     name = 'GroupSpool'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     filename_pattern = ""
     es_child_cls = object
@@ -1179,65 +1211,3 @@ class GroupSpool(Plugin, Generator):
                 return
             reqid = self.core.fam.AddMonitor(name, self)
             self.handles[reqid] = relative
-
-class SimpleConfig(FileBacked,
-                   ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser):
-    ''' a simple plugin config using ConfigParser '''
-    _required = True
-    
-    def __init__(self, plugin):
-        filename = os.path.join(plugin.data, plugin.name.lower() + ".conf")
-        self.plugin = plugin
-        self.fam = self.plugin.core.fam
-        self.read_files = set()
-        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.FileBacked.__init__(self, filename)
-        ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser.__init__(self)
-
-        if (self._required or
-            (not self._required and os.path.exists(self.name))):
-            self.fam.AddMonitor(self.name, self)
-
-    def Index(self):
-        """ Build local data structures """
-        for section in self.sections():
-            self.remove_section(section)
-        self.read_files.update(self.read(self.name))
-
-    def get(self, section, option, **kwargs):
-        """ convenience method for getting config items """
-        default = None
-        if 'default' in kwargs:
-            default = kwargs['default']
-            del kwargs['default']
-        try:
-            return ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser.get(self, section, option,
-                                                     **kwargs)
-        except (ConfigParser.NoSectionError, ConfigParser.NoOptionError):
-            if default is not None:
-                return default
-            else:
-                raise
-
-    def getboolean(self, section, option, **kwargs):
-        """ convenience method for getting boolean config items """
-        default = None
-        if 'default' in kwargs:
-            default = kwargs['default']
-            del kwargs['default']
-        try:
-            return ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser.getboolean(self, section,
-                                                            option, **kwargs)
-        except (ConfigParser.NoSectionError, ConfigParser.NoOptionError,
-                ValueError):
-            if default is not None:
-                return default
-            else:
-                raise
-
-    @property
-    def loaded(self):
-        if os.path.exists(self.name):
-            return self.name in self.read_files
-        else:
-            return True
-            
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Account.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Account.py
index f67819b9d..f2703dccb 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Account.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Account.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This handles authentication setup."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
 
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ class Account(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
 
     """
     name = 'Account'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/BB.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/BB.py
index 0df6be4e8..bd518ad19 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/BB.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/BB.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ class BB(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
          Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Connector):
     """The BB plugin maps users to machines and metadata to machines."""
     name = 'BB'
-    version = '$Revision$'
     deprecated = True
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Base.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Base.py
index e8d798ae4..389ca7a95 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Base.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Base.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This module sets up a base list of configuration entries."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import copy
 import lxml.etree
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ class Base(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
     needed for most actual systems.
     """
     name = 'Base'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     __child__ = Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.StructFile
     deprecated = True
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Bundler.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Bundler.py
index c795d7f90..cbc452608 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Bundler.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Bundler.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This provides bundle clauses with translation functionality."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import copy
 import lxml.etree
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ class Bundler(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
        bundle/translation scheme from Bcfg1.
     """
     name = 'Bundler'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     patterns = re.compile('^(?P<name>.*)\.(xml|genshi)$')
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Bzr.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Bzr.py
index a9a5eb814..a71021cb5 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Bzr.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Bzr.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class Bzr(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
           Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Version):
     """Bzr is a version plugin for dealing with Bcfg2 repos."""
     name = 'Bzr'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgCatFilter.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgCatFilter.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6b175832
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgCatFilter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import logging
+import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
+from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Cfg import CfgFilter
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class CfgCatFilter(CfgFilter):
+    __extensions__ = ['cat']
+
+    def modify_data(self, entry, metadata, data):
+        datalines = data.strip().split('\n')
+        for line in self.data.split('\n'):
+            if not line:
+                continue
+            if line.startswith('+'):
+                datalines.append(line[1:])
+            elif line.startswith('-'):
+                if line[1:] in datalines:
+                    datalines.remove(line[1:])
+        return "\n".join(datalines) + "\n"
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgCheetahGenerator.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgCheetahGenerator.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3edd1d8cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgCheetahGenerator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import copy
+import logging
+import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
+from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Cfg import CfgGenerator
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+try:
+    import Cheetah.Template
+    import Cheetah.Parser
+    have_cheetah = True
+except ImportError:
+    have_cheetah = False
+
+
+class CfgCheetahGenerator(CfgGenerator):
+    __extensions__ = ['cheetah']
+    settings = dict(useStackFrames=False)
+
+    def __init__(self, fname, spec, encoding):
+        CfgGenerator.__init__(self, fname, spec, encoding)
+        if not have_cheetah:
+            msg = "Cfg: Cheetah is not available: %s" % entry.get("name")
+            logger.error(msg)
+            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
+
+    def get_data(self, entry, metadata):
+        template = Cheetah.Template.Template(self.data,
+                                             compilerSettings=self.settings)
+        template.metadata = metadata
+        template.path = entry.get('realname', entry.get('name'))
+        template.source_path = self.path
+        return template.respond()
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgDiffFilter.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgDiffFilter.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..906666c21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgDiffFilter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import os
+import logging
+import tempfile
+import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
+from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
+from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Cfg import CfgFilter
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class CfgDiffFilter(CfgFilter):
+    __extensions__ = ['diff']
+
+    def modify_data(self, entry, metadata, data):
+        basehandle, basename = tempfile.mkstemp()
+        open(basename, 'w').write(data)
+        os.close(basehandle)
+
+        cmd = ["patch", "-u", "-f", basefile.name]
+        patch = Popen(cmd, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
+        stderr = patch.communicate(input=self.data)[1]
+        ret = patch.wait()
+        output = open(basefile.name, 'r').read()
+        os.unlink(basefile.name)
+        if ret != 0:
+            logger.error("Error applying diff %s: %s" % (delta.name, stderr))
+            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError('delta', delta)
+        return output
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgExternalCommandVerifier.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgExternalCommandVerifier.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0c1109ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgExternalCommandVerifier.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import os
+import shlex
+import logging
+import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
+from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
+from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Cfg import CfgVerifier, CfgVerificationError
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class CfgExternalCommandVerifier(CfgVerifier):
+    __basenames__ = [':test']
+
+    def verify_entry(self, entry, metadata, data):
+        proc = Popen(self.cmd, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
+        err = proc.communicate(input=data)[1]
+        rv = proc.wait()
+        if rv != 0:
+            raise CfgVerificationError(err)
+
+    def handle_event(self, event):
+        if event.code2str() == 'deleted':
+            return
+        self.cmd = []
+        if not os.access(self.name, os.X_OK):
+            bangpath = open(self.name).readline().strip()
+            if bangpath.startswith("#!"):
+                self.cmd.extend(shlex.split(bangpath[2:].strip()))
+            else:
+                msg = "Cannot execute %s" % self.name
+                logger.error(msg)
+                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
+        self.cmd.append(self.name)
+    
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgGenshiGenerator.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgGenshiGenerator.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c0a076d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgGenshiGenerator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import sys
+import logging
+import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
+from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Cfg import CfgGenerator
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+try:
+    import genshi.core
+    from genshi.template import TemplateLoader, NewTextTemplate
+    have_genshi = True
+except ImportError:
+    have_genshi = False
+
+# snipped from TGenshi
+def removecomment(stream):
+    """A genshi filter that removes comments from the stream."""
+    for kind, data, pos in stream:
+        if kind is genshi.core.COMMENT:
+            continue
+        yield kind, data, pos
+
+
+class CfgGenshiGenerator(CfgGenerator):
+    __extensions__ = ['genshi']
+
+    def __init__(self, fname, spec, encoding):
+        CfgGenerator.__init__(self, fname, spec, encoding)
+        self.loader = TemplateLoader()
+        if not have_genshi:
+            msg = "Cfg: Genshi is not available: %s" % entry.get("name")
+            logger.error(msg)
+            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def ignore(cls, event, basename=None):
+        return (event.filename.endswith(".genshi_include") or
+                CfgGenerator.ignore(event, basename=basename))
+
+    def get_data(self, entry, metadata):
+        fname = entry.get('realname', entry.get('name'))
+        stream = \
+            self.template.generate(name=fname,
+                                   metadata=metadata,
+                                   path=self.name).filter(removecomment)
+        try:
+            return stream.render('text', encoding=self.encoding,
+                                 strip_whitespace=False)
+        except TypeError:
+            return stream.render('text', encoding=self.encoding)
+
+    def handle_event(self, event):
+        if event.code2str() == 'deleted':
+            return
+        CfgGenerator.handle_event(self, event)
+        try:
+            self.template = self.loader.load(self.name, cls=NewTextTemplate,
+                                             encoding=self.encoding)
+        except Exception:
+            msg = "Cfg: Could not load template %s: %s" % (self.name,
+                                                           sys.exc_info()[1])
+            logger.error(msg)
+            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
+            
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgInfoXML.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgInfoXML.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e962efb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgInfoXML.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import logging
+import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
+from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Cfg import CfgInfo
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class CfgInfoXML(CfgInfo):
+    __basenames__ = ['info.xml']
+
+    def __init__(self, path):
+        CfgInfo.__init__(self, path)
+        self.infoxml = Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.InfoXML(path, noprio=True)
+
+    def bind_info_to_entry(self, entry, metadata):
+        mdata = dict()
+        self.infoxml.pnode.Match(metadata, mdata, entry=entry)
+        if 'Info' not in mdata:
+            logger.error("Failed to set metadata for file %s" %
+                         entry.get('name'))
+            raise PluginExecutionError
+        self._set_info(entry, mdata['Info'][None])
+
+    def handle_event(self, event):
+        self.infoxml.HandleEvent()
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgLegacyInfo.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgLegacyInfo.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54c17c6c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgLegacyInfo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import logging
+import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
+from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Cfg import CfgInfo
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class CfgLegacyInfo(CfgInfo):
+    __basenames__ = ['info', ':info']
+
+    def bind_info_to_entry(self, entry, metadata):
+        self._set_info(entry, self.metadata)
+
+    def handle_event(self, event):
+        if event.code2str() == 'deleted':
+            return
+        for line in open(self.path).readlines():
+            match = Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.info_regex.match(line)
+            if not match:
+                logger.warning("Failed to parse line in %s: %s" % (fpath, line))
+                continue
+            else:
+                self.metadata = \
+                    dict([(key, value)
+                          for key, value in list(match.groupdict().items())
+                          if value])
+                if ('perms' in self.metadata and
+                    len(self.metadata['perms']) == 3):
+                    self.metadata['perms'] = "0%s" % self.metadata['perms']
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgPlaintextGenerator.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgPlaintextGenerator.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e9aab465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/CfgPlaintextGenerator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import logging
+import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
+from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Cfg import CfgGenerator
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class CfgPlaintextGenerator(CfgGenerator):
+    pass
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d55f3cbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cfg/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,398 @@
+"""This module implements a config file repository."""
+
+import re
+import os
+import sys
+import stat
+import pkgutil
+import logging
+import binascii
+import lxml.etree
+import Bcfg2.Options
+import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
+from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import u_str
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+PROCESSORS = None
+SETUP = None
+
+class CfgBaseFileMatcher(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SpecificData):
+    __basenames__ = []
+    __extensions__ = []
+    __ignore__ = []
+    __specific__ = True
+
+    def __init__(self, fname, spec, encoding):
+        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SpecificData.__init__(self, fname, spec, encoding)
+        self.encoding = encoding
+        self.regex = self.__class__.get_regex(fname)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_regex(cls, fname=None, extensions=None):
+        if extensions is None:
+            extensions = cls.__extensions__
+        if cls.__basenames__:
+            fname = '|'.join(cls.__basenames__)
+
+        components = ['^(?P<basename>%s)' % fname]
+        if cls.__specific__:
+            components.append('(|\\.H_(?P<hostname>\S+?)|.G(?P<prio>\d+)_(?P<group>\S+?))')
+        if extensions:
+            components.append('\\.(?P<extension>%s)' % '|'.join(extensions))
+        components.append('$')
+        return re.compile("".join(components))
+    
+    @classmethod
+    def handles(cls, event, basename=None):
+        if cls.__basenames__:
+            basenames = cls.__basenames__
+        else:
+            basenames = [basename]
+
+        # do simple non-regex matching first
+        match = False
+        for bname in basenames:
+            if event.filename.startswith(os.path.basename(bname)):
+                match = True
+                break
+        return (match and
+                cls.get_regex(fname=os.path.basename(basename)).match(event.filename))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def ignore(cls, event, basename=None):
+        if not cls.__ignore__:
+            return False
+
+        if cls.__basenames__:
+            basenames = cls.__basenames__
+        else:
+            basenames = [basename]
+
+        # do simple non-regex matching first
+        match = False
+        for bname in basenames:
+            if event.filename.startswith(os.path.basename(bname)):
+                match = True
+                break
+        return (match and
+                cls.get_regex(fname=os.path.basename(basename),
+                              extensions=cls.__ignore__).match(event.filename))
+        
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return "%s(%s)" % (self.__class__.__name__, self.name)
+
+    def match(self, fname):
+        return self.regex.match(fname)
+
+
+class CfgGenerator(CfgBaseFileMatcher):
+    """ CfgGenerators generate the initial content of a file """
+    def get_data(self, entry, metadata):
+        return self.data
+
+
+class CfgFilter(CfgBaseFileMatcher):
+    """ CfgFilters modify the initial content of a file after it's
+    been generated """
+    def modify_data(self, entry, metadata, data):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+
+class CfgInfo(CfgBaseFileMatcher):
+    """ CfgInfos provide metadata (owner, group, paranoid, etc.) for a
+    file entry """
+    __specific__ = False
+
+    def __init__(self, fname):
+        CfgBaseFileMatcher.__init__(self, fname, None, None)
+
+    def bind_info_to_entry(self, entry, metadata):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def _set_info(self, entry, info):
+        for key, value in list(info.items()):
+            entry.attrib.__setitem__(key, value)
+
+
+class CfgVerifier(CfgBaseFileMatcher):
+    """ Verifiers validate entries """
+    def verify_entry(self, entry, metadata, data):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+
+class CfgVerificationError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class CfgDefaultInfo(CfgInfo):
+    def __init__(self, defaults):
+        CfgInfo.__init__(self, '')
+        self.defaults = defaults
+
+    def bind_info_to_entry(self, entry, metadata):
+        self._set_info(entry, self.defaults)
+
+DEFAULT_INFO = CfgDefaultInfo(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.default_file_metadata)
+
+class CfgEntrySet(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.EntrySet):
+    def __init__(self, basename, path, entry_type, encoding):
+        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.EntrySet.__init__(self, basename, path,
+                                              entry_type, encoding)
+        self.specific = None
+        self.load_processors()
+
+    def load_processors(self):
+        """ load Cfg file processors.  this must be done at run-time,
+        not at compile-time, or we get a circular import and things
+        don't work.  but finding the right way to do this at runtime
+        was ... problematic. so here it is, writing to a global
+        variable.  Sorry 'bout that. """
+        global PROCESSORS
+        if PROCESSORS is None:
+            PROCESSORS = []
+            for submodule in pkgutil.walk_packages(path=__path__):
+                module = getattr(__import__("%s.%s" %
+                                            (__name__,
+                                             submodule[1])).Server.Plugins.Cfg,
+                                 submodule[1])
+                proc = getattr(module, submodule[1])
+                if set(proc.__mro__).intersection([CfgInfo, CfgFilter,
+                                                   CfgGenerator, CfgVerifier]):
+                    PROCESSORS.append(proc)
+
+    def handle_event(self, event):
+        action = event.code2str()
+        
+        if event.filename not in self.entries:
+            if action not in ['exists', 'created', 'changed']:
+                # process a bogus changed event like a created
+                return
+                
+            for proc in PROCESSORS:
+                if proc.handles(event, basename=self.path):
+                    if action == 'changed':
+                        # warn about a bogus 'changed' event, but
+                        # handle it like a 'created'
+                        logger.warning("Got %s event for unknown file %s" %
+                                       (action, event.filename))
+                    self.debug_log("%s handling %s event on %s" %
+                                   (proc.__name__, action, event.filename))
+                    self.entry_init(event, proc)
+                    return
+                elif proc.ignore(event, basename=self.path):
+                    return
+        elif action == 'changed':
+            self.entries[event.filename].handle_event(event)
+        elif action == 'deleted':
+            del self.entries[event.filename]
+            return
+
+        logger.error("Could not process event %s for %s; ignoring" %
+                     (action, event.filename))
+
+    def entry_init(self, event, proc):
+        if proc.__specific__:
+            Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.EntrySet.entry_init(
+                self, event, entry_type=proc,
+                specific=proc.get_regex(os.path.basename(self.path)))
+        else:
+            if event.filename in self.entries:
+                logger.warn("Got duplicate add for %s" % event.filename)
+            else:
+                fpath = os.path.join(self.path, event.filename)
+                self.entries[event.filename] = proc(fpath)
+            self.entries[event.filename].handle_event(event)
+
+    def bind_entry(self, entry, metadata):
+        info_handlers = []
+        generators = []
+        filters = []
+        verifiers = []
+        for ent in self.entries.values():
+            if ent.__specific__ and not ent.specific.matches(metadata):
+                continue
+            if isinstance(ent, CfgInfo):
+                info_handlers.append(ent)
+            elif isinstance(ent, CfgGenerator):
+                generators.append(ent)
+            elif isinstance(ent, CfgFilter):
+                filters.append(ent)
+            elif isinstance(ent, CfgVerifier):
+                verifiers.append(ent)
+
+        DEFAULT_INFO.bind_info_to_entry(entry, metadata)
+        if len(info_handlers) > 1:
+            logger.error("More than one info supplier found for %s: %s" %
+                         (self.name, info_handlers))
+        if len(info_handlers):
+            info_handlers[0].bind_info_to_entry(entry, metadata)
+        if entry.tag == 'Path':
+            entry.set('type', 'file')
+
+        generator = self.best_matching(metadata, generators)
+        if entry.get('perms').lower() == 'inherit':
+            # use on-disk permissions
+            fname = os.path.join(self.path, generator.name)
+            entry.set('perms',
+                      str(oct(stat.S_IMODE(os.stat(fname).st_mode))))
+        try:
+            data = generator.get_data(entry, metadata)
+        except:
+            msg = "Cfg: exception rendering %s with %s: %s" % \
+                (entry.get("name"), generator, sys.exc_info()[1])
+            logger.error(msg)
+            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
+
+        for fltr in filters:
+            data = fltr.modify_data(entry, metadata, data)
+
+        if SETUP['validate']:
+            # we can have multiple verifiers, but we only want to use the
+            # best matching verifier of each class
+            verifiers_by_class = dict()
+            for verifier in verifiers:
+                cls = verifier.__class__.__name__
+                if cls not in verifiers_by_class:
+                    verifiers_by_class[cls] = [verifier]
+                else:
+                    verifiers_by_class[cls].append(verifier)
+            for verifiers in verifiers_by_class.values():
+                verifier = self.best_matching(metadata, verifiers)
+                try:
+                    verifier.verify_entry(entry, metadata, data)
+                except CfgVerificationError:
+                    msg = "Data for %s for %s failed to verify: %s" % \
+                        (entry.get('name'), metadata.hostname,
+                         sys.exc_info()[1])
+                    logger.error(msg)
+                    raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
+                
+        if entry.get('encoding') == 'base64':
+            data = binascii.b2a_base64(data)
+        else:
+            try:
+                data = u_str(data, self.encoding)
+            except UnicodeDecodeError:
+                msg = "Failed to decode %s: %s" % (entry.get('name'),
+                                                   sys.exc_info()[1])
+                logger.error(msg)
+                logger.error("Please verify you are using the proper encoding.")
+                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
+            except ValueError:
+                msg = "Error in specification for %s: %s" % (entry.get('name'),
+                                                             sys.exc_info()[1])
+                logger.error(msg)
+                logger.error("You need to specify base64 encoding for %s." %
+                             entry.get('name'))
+                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
+
+        if data:
+            entry.text = data
+        else:
+            entry.set('empty', 'true')
+
+    def list_accept_choices(self, entry, metadata):
+        '''return a list of candidate pull locations'''
+        generators = [ent for ent in list(self.entries.values())
+                      if (isinstance(ent, CfgGenerator) and
+                          ent.specific.matches(metadata))]
+        if not generators:
+            msg = "No base file found for %s" % entry.get('name')
+            logger.error(msg)
+            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
+        
+        rv = []
+        try:
+            best = self.best_matching(metadata, generators)
+            rv.append(best.specific)
+        except:
+            pass
+
+        if not rv or not rv[0].hostname:
+            rv.append(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Specificity(hostname=metadata.hostname))
+        return rv
+
+    def build_filename(self, specific):
+        bfname = self.path + '/' + self.path.split('/')[-1]
+        if specific.all:
+            return bfname
+        elif specific.group:
+            return "%s.G%02d_%s" % (bfname, specific.prio, specific.group)
+        elif specific.hostname:
+            return "%s.H_%s" % (bfname, specific.hostname)
+
+    def write_update(self, specific, new_entry, log):
+        if 'text' in new_entry:
+            name = self.build_filename(specific)
+            if os.path.exists("%s.genshi" % name):
+                msg = "Cfg: Unable to pull data for genshi types"
+                logger.error(msg)
+                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
+            elif os.path.exists("%s.cheetah" % name):
+                msg = "Cfg: Unable to pull data for cheetah types"
+                logger.error(msg)
+                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
+            try:
+                etext = new_entry['text'].encode(self.encoding)
+            except:
+                msg = "Cfg: Cannot encode content of %s as %s" % (name,
+                                                                  self.encoding)
+                logger.error(msg)
+                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
+            open(name, 'w').write(etext)
+            self.debug_log("Wrote file %s" % name, flag=log)
+        badattr = [attr for attr in ['owner', 'group', 'perms']
+                   if attr in new_entry]
+        if badattr:
+            # check for info files and inform user of their removal
+            if os.path.exists(self.path + "/:info"):
+                logger.info("Removing :info file and replacing with "
+                                 "info.xml")
+                os.remove(self.path + "/:info")
+            if os.path.exists(self.path + "/info"):
+                logger.info("Removing info file and replacing with "
+                                 "info.xml")
+                os.remove(self.path + "/info")
+            metadata_updates = {}
+            metadata_updates.update(self.metadata)
+            for attr in badattr:
+                metadata_updates[attr] = new_entry.get(attr)
+            infoxml = lxml.etree.Element('FileInfo')
+            infotag = lxml.etree.SubElement(infoxml, 'Info')
+            [infotag.attrib.__setitem__(attr, metadata_updates[attr]) \
+                for attr in metadata_updates]
+            ofile = open(self.path + "/info.xml", "w")
+            ofile.write(lxml.etree.tostring(infoxml, pretty_print=True))
+            ofile.close()
+            self.debug_log("Wrote file %s" % (self.path + "/info.xml"),
+                           flag=log)
+
+
+class Cfg(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.GroupSpool,
+          Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PullTarget):
+    """This generator in the configuration file repository for Bcfg2."""
+    name = 'Cfg'
+    __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
+    es_cls = CfgEntrySet
+    es_child_cls = Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SpecificData
+
+    def __init__(self, core, datastore):
+        global SETUP
+        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.GroupSpool.__init__(self, core, datastore)
+        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PullTarget.__init__(self)
+        
+        SETUP = core.setup
+        if 'validate' not in SETUP:
+            SETUP['validate'] = Bcfg2.Options.CFG_VALIDATION
+            SETUP.reparse()
+
+    def AcceptChoices(self, entry, metadata):
+        return self.entries[entry.get('name')].list_accept_choices(entry,
+                                                                   metadata)
+
+    def AcceptPullData(self, specific, new_entry, log):
+        return self.entries[new_entry.get('name')].write_update(specific,
+                                                                new_entry,
+                                                                log)
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Cvs.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cvs.py
index ea898c023..6ce72acd2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Cvs.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Cvs.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class Cvs(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
           Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Version):
     """CVS is a version plugin for dealing with Bcfg2 repository."""
     name = 'Cvs'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     experimental = True
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/DBStats.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/DBStats.py
index 8761d282d..999e078b9 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/DBStats.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/DBStats.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ class DBStats(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
               Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.ThreadedStatistics,
               Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PullSource):
     name = 'DBStats'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin.__init__(self, core, datastore)
@@ -100,6 +99,8 @@ class DBStats(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                 ret.append(getattr(entry.reason, "current_%s" % t))
         if entry.reason.is_sensitive:
             raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError
+        elif len(entry.reason.unpruned) != 0:
+                ret.append('\n'.join(entry.reason.unpruned))
         elif entry.reason.current_diff != '':
             if entry.reason.is_binary:
                 ret.append(binascii.a2b_base64(entry.reason.current_diff))
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Darcs.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Darcs.py
index eb34a52c4..9fb9ff4f1 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Darcs.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Darcs.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class Darcs(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
              Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Version):
     """Darcs is a version plugin for dealing with Bcfg2 repos."""
     name = 'Darcs'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     experimental = True
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Decisions.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Decisions.py
index 556f75502..b432474f2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Decisions.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Decisions.py
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ class Decisions(DecisionSet,
                 Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                 Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Decision):
     name = 'Decisions'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Defaults.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Defaults.py
index b208c1126..718192e2a 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Defaults.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Defaults.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This generator provides rule-based entry mappings."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import re
 import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ class Defaults(Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Rules.Rules,
                Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.StructureValidator):
     """Set default attributes on bound entries"""
     name = 'Defaults'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     # Rules is a Generator that happens to implement all of the
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Deps.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Deps.py
index 482d457af..9b848baae 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Deps.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Deps.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This plugin provides automatic dependency handling."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import lxml.etree
 
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ class DepXMLSrc(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.XMLSrc):
 class Deps(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PrioDir,
            Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.StructureValidator):
     name = 'Deps'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     __child__ = DepXMLSrc
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Editor.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Editor.py
index 76a03a325..c0d2cfbad 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Editor.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Editor.py
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ class EditEntrySet(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.EntrySet):
 class Editor(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.GroupSpool,
              Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Probing):
     name = 'Editor'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg2-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     filename_pattern = 'edits'
     es_child_cls = EditDirectives
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/FileProbes.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/FileProbes.py
index 2332a1d40..556965fca 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/FileProbes.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/FileProbes.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ added to the specification.  On subsequent runs, the file will be
 replaced on the client if it is missing; if it has changed on the
 client, it can either be updated in the specification or replaced on
 the client """
-__revision__ = '$Revision: 1465 $'
 
 import os
 import sys
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ class FileProbes(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
 
     name = 'FileProbes'
     experimental = True
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'chris.a.st.pierre@gmail.com'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
@@ -136,7 +134,7 @@ class FileProbes(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         else:
             entrydata = entry.text
 
-        if create:        
+        if create:
             self.logger.info("Writing new probed file %s" % fileloc)
             self.write_file(fileloc, contents)
             self.verify_file(filename, contents, metadata)
@@ -196,7 +194,7 @@ class FileProbes(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             except Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError:
                 tries += 1
                 continue
-            
+
             # get current entry data
             if entry.get("encoding") == "base64":
                 entrydata = binascii.a2b_base64(entry.text)
@@ -205,12 +203,12 @@ class FileProbes(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             if entrydata == contents:
                 updated = True
             tries += 1
-    
+
     def write_infoxml(self, infoxml, entry, data):
         """ write an info.xml for the file """
         if os.path.exists(infoxml):
             return
-        
+
         self.logger.info("Writing info.xml at %s for %s" %
                          (infoxml, data.get("name")))
         info = \
@@ -223,7 +221,7 @@ class FileProbes(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                                               Bcfg2.Options.MDATA_PERMS.value),
                                encoding=entry.get("encoding",
                                                   Bcfg2.Options.ENCODING.value))
-        
+
         root = lxml.etree.Element("FileInfo")
         root.append(info)
         try:
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Fossil.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Fossil.py
index 57d427673..1b1627688 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Fossil.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Fossil.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class Fossil(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
              Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Version):
     """Fossil is a version plugin for dealing with Bcfg2 repos."""
     name = 'Fossil'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Git.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Git.py
index aaeac12ae..8f8ea87f1 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Git.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Git.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ class Git(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
           Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Version):
     """Git is a version plugin for dealing with Bcfg2 repos."""
     name = 'Git'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/GroupPatterns.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/GroupPatterns.py
index 58b4d4afb..58b4d4afb 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/GroupPatterns.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/GroupPatterns.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Guppy.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Guppy.py
index b217378d6..eea92f30f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Guppy.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Guppy.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ python -c "from guppy import hpy;hpy().monitor()"
 For example:
 
 # python -c "from guppy import hpy;hpy().monitor()"
-<Monitor> 
+<Monitor>
 *** Connection 1 opened ***
 <Monitor> lc
 CID PID   ARGV
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ CID PID   ARGV
 Remote connection 1. To return to Monitor, type <Ctrl-C> or .<RETURN>
 <Annex> int
 Remote interactive console. To return to Annex, type '-'.
->>> hp.heap() 
+>>> hp.heap()
 ...
 
 
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
 class Guppy(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin):
     """Guppy is a debugging plugin to help trace memory leaks"""
     name = 'Guppy'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     experimental = True
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Hg.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Hg.py
index 70e33ef1f..0c3537613 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Hg.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Hg.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class Hg(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
              Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Version):
     """Mercurial is a version plugin for dealing with Bcfg2 repository."""
     name = 'Mercurial'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     experimental = True
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Hostbase.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Hostbase.py
index 4180fd716..e9c1c1cff 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Hostbase.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Hostbase.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 This file provides the Hostbase plugin.
 It manages dns/dhcp/nis host information
 """
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import os
 os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'Bcfg2.Server.Hostbase.settings'
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ class Hostbase(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Generator):
     """The Hostbase plugin handles host/network info."""
     name = 'Hostbase'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     filepath = '/my/adm/hostbase/files/bind'
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Ldap.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Ldap.py
index f1e2198d2..29abf5b13 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Ldap.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Ldap.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class ConfigFile(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.FileBacked):
     def Index(self):
         """
         Reregisters the queries in the config file
-        
+
         The config will take care of actually registering the queries,
         so we just load it once and don't keep it.
         """
@@ -63,24 +63,23 @@ class Ldap(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin, Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Connector):
     The Ldap plugin allows adding data from an LDAP server to your metadata.
     """
     name = "Ldap"
-    version = "$Revision: $"
     experimental = True
     debug_flag = False
-    
+
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin.__init__(self, core, datastore)
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Connector.__init__(self)
         self.config = ConfigFile(self.data + "/config.py", core.fam)
-    
+
     def debug_log(self, message, flag = None):
         if (flag is None) and self.debug_flag or flag:
             self.logger.error(message)
-    
+
     def get_additional_data(self, metadata):
         query = None
         try:
             data = {}
-            self.debug_log("LdapPlugin debug: found queries " + 
+            self.debug_log("LdapPlugin debug: found queries " +
                                               str(LDAP_QUERIES))
             for QueryClass in LDAP_QUERIES:
                 query = QueryClass()
@@ -95,14 +94,14 @@ class Ldap(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin, Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Connector):
         except Exception:
             if hasattr(query, "name"):
                 Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.logger.error("LdapPlugin error: " +
-                       "Exception during processing of query named '" + 
+                       "Exception during processing of query named '" +
                                                       str(query.name) +
-                                     "', query results will be empty" + 
+                                     "', query results will be empty" +
                                        " and may cause bind failures")
             for line in traceback.format_exception(sys.exc_info()[0],
                                                    sys.exc_info()[1],
                                                    sys.exc_info()[2]):
-                Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.logger.error("LdapPlugin error: " + 
+                Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.logger.error("LdapPlugin error: " +
                                                  line.replace("\n", ""))
             return {}
 
@@ -110,23 +109,23 @@ class LdapConnection(object):
     """
     Connection to an LDAP server.
     """
-    def __init__(self, host = "localhost", port = 389, 
+    def __init__(self, host = "localhost", port = 389,
                        binddn = None, bindpw = None):
         self.host = host
         self.port = port
         self.binddn = binddn
         self.bindpw = bindpw
         self.conn = None
-        
+
     def __del__(self):
         if self.conn:
             self.conn.unbind()
-    
+
     def init_conn(self):
         self.conn = ldap.initialize(self.url)
         if self.binddn is not None and self.bindpw is not None:
             self.conn.simple_bind_s(self.binddn, self.bindpw)
-    
+
     def run_query(self, query):
         result = None
         for attempt in range(RETRY_COUNT + 1):
@@ -148,17 +147,17 @@ class LdapConnection(object):
                 self.conn = None
                 time.sleep(RETRY_DELAY)
         return result
-    
+
     @property
     def url(self):
         return "ldap://" + self.host + ":" + str(self.port)
-    
+
 class LdapQuery(object):
     """
     Query referencing an LdapConnection and providing several
     methods for query manipulation.
     """
-    
+
     name = "unknown"
     base = ""
     scope = "sub"
@@ -166,10 +165,10 @@ class LdapQuery(object):
     attrs = None
     connection = None
     result = None
-    
+
     def __unicode__(self):
         return "LdapQuery:" + self.name
-    
+
     def is_applicable(self, metadata):
         """
         Overrideable method to determine if the query is to be executed for
@@ -177,27 +176,27 @@ class LdapQuery(object):
         Defaults to true.
         """
         return True
-    
+
     def prepare_query(self, metadata):
         """
         Overrideable method to alter the query based on metadata.
         Defaults to doing nothing.
 
         In most cases, you will do something like
-        
+
             self.filter = "(cn=" + metadata.hostname + ")"
-        
+
         here.
         """
         pass
-    
+
     def process_result(self, metadata):
         """
         Overrideable method to post-process the query result.
         Defaults to returning the unaltered result.
         """
         return self.result
-    
+
     def get_result(self, metadata):
         """
         Method to handle preparing, executing and processing the query.
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ class LdapQuery(object):
             self.result = self.process_result(metadata)
             return self.result
         else:
-            Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.logger.error("LdapPlugin error: " + 
+            Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.logger.error("LdapPlugin error: " +
               "No valid connection defined for query " + str(self))
             return None
 
@@ -224,14 +223,14 @@ class LdapSubQuery(LdapQuery):
         Defaults to doing nothing.
         """
         pass
-    
+
     def process_result(self, metadata, **kwargs):
         """
         Overrideable method to post-process the query result.
         Defaults to returning the unaltered result.
         """
         return self.result
-    
+
     def get_result(self, metadata, **kwargs):
         """
         Method to handle preparing, executing and processing the query.
@@ -241,6 +240,6 @@ class LdapSubQuery(LdapQuery):
             self.result = self.connection.run_query(self)
             return self.process_result(metadata, **kwargs)
         else:
-            Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.logger.error("LdapPlugin error: " + 
+            Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.logger.error("LdapPlugin error: " +
               "No valid connection defined for query " + str(self))
             return None
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Metadata.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Metadata.py
index 4f0ca9686..0cb4dc087 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Metadata.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Metadata.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 This file stores persistent metadata for the Bcfg2 Configuration Repository.
 """
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 import copy
 import fcntl
 import lxml.etree
@@ -37,13 +35,16 @@ class MetadataRuntimeError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
-class XMLMetadataConfig(object):
+class XMLMetadataConfig(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SingleXMLFileBacked):
     """Handles xml config files and all XInclude statements"""
     def __init__(self, metadata, watch_clients, basefile):
+        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SingleXMLFileBacked.__init__(self,
+                                                         os.path.join(metadata.data,
+                                                                      basefile),
+                                                         metadata.core.fam)
         self.metadata = metadata
         self.basefile = basefile
         self.should_monitor = watch_clients
-        self.extras = []
         self.data = None
         self.basedata = None
         self.basedir = metadata.data
@@ -63,11 +64,10 @@ class XMLMetadataConfig(object):
             raise MetadataRuntimeError
         return self.basedata
 
-    def add_monitor(self, fname):
+    def add_monitor(self, fpath, fname):
         """Add a fam monitor for an included file"""
         if self.should_monitor:
-            self.metadata.core.fam.AddMonitor("%s/%s" % (self.basedir, fname),
-                                              self.metadata)
+            self.metadata.core.fam.AddMonitor(fpath, self.metadata)
             self.extras.append(fname)
 
     def load_xml(self):
@@ -76,31 +76,29 @@ class XMLMetadataConfig(object):
             xdata = lxml.etree.parse(os.path.join(self.basedir, self.basefile),
                                      parser=Bcfg2.Server.XMLParser)
         except lxml.etree.XMLSyntaxError:
-            self.logger.error('Failed to parse %s' % (self.basefile))
+            self.logger.error('Failed to parse %s' % self.basefile)
             return
+        self.extras = []
         self.basedata = copy.copy(xdata)
-        included = [ent.get('href') for ent in \
-                    xdata.findall('./{http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude}include')]
-        if included:
-            for name in included:
-                if name not in self.extras:
-                    self.add_monitor(name)
+        self._follow_xincludes(xdata=xdata)
+        if self.extras:
             try:
                 xdata.xinclude()
             except lxml.etree.XIncludeError:
-                self.logger.error("Failed to process XInclude for file %s" % self.basefile)
+                self.logger.error("Failed to process XInclude for file %s" %
+                                  self.basefile)
         self.data = xdata
 
     def write(self):
         """Write changes to xml back to disk."""
-        self.write_xml("%s/%s" % (self.basedir, self.basefile),
+        self.write_xml(os.path.join(self.basedir, self.basefile),
                        self.basedata)
 
     def write_xml(self, fname, xmltree):
         """Write changes to xml back to disk."""
         tmpfile = "%s.new" % fname
         try:
-            datafile = open("%s" % tmpfile, 'w')
+            datafile = open(tmpfile, 'w')
         except IOError:
             e = sys.exc_info()[1]
             self.logger.error("Failed to write %s: %s" % (tmpfile, e))
@@ -116,30 +114,30 @@ class XMLMetadataConfig(object):
             datafile.write(newcontents)
         except:
             fcntl.lockf(fd, fcntl.LOCK_UN)
-            self.logger.error("Metadata: Failed to write new xml data to %s" % tmpfile, exc_info=1)
-            os.unlink("%s" % tmpfile)
+            self.logger.error("Metadata: Failed to write new xml data to %s" %
+                              tmpfile, exc_info=1)
+            os.unlink(tmpfile)
             raise MetadataRuntimeError
         datafile.close()
 
         # check if clients.xml is a symlink
-        xmlfile = "%s" % fname
-        if os.path.islink(xmlfile):
-            xmlfile = os.readlink(xmlfile)
+        if os.path.islink(fname):
+            fname = os.readlink(fname)
 
         try:
-            os.rename("%s" % tmpfile, xmlfile)
+            os.rename(tmpfile, fname)
         except:
             self.logger.error("Metadata: Failed to rename %s" % tmpfile)
             raise MetadataRuntimeError
 
     def find_xml_for_xpath(self, xpath):
-        """Find and load xml data containing the xpath query"""
+        """Find and load xml file containing the xpath query"""
         if self.pseudo_monitor:
             # Reload xml if we don't have a real monitor
             self.load_xml()
         cli = self.basedata.xpath(xpath)
         if len(cli) > 0:
-            return {'filename': "%s/%s" % (self.basedir, self.basefile),
+            return {'filename': os.path.join(self.basedir, self.basefile),
                     'xmltree': self.basedata,
                     'xquery': cli}
         else:
@@ -224,7 +222,6 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Metadata,
                Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Statistics):
     """This class contains data for bcfg2 server metadata."""
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     name = "Metadata"
     sort_order = 500
@@ -235,8 +232,8 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Statistics.__init__(self)
         if watch_clients:
             try:
-                core.fam.AddMonitor("%s/%s" % (self.data, "groups.xml"), self)
-                core.fam.AddMonitor("%s/%s" % (self.data, "clients.xml"), self)
+                core.fam.AddMonitor(os.path.join(self.data, "groups.xml"), self)
+                core.fam.AddMonitor(os.path.join(self.data, "clients.xml"), self)
             except:
                 print("Unable to add file monitor for groups.xml or clients.xml")
                 raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginInitError
@@ -277,272 +274,242 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
 
     @classmethod
     def init_repo(cls, repo, groups, os_selection, clients):
-        path = '%s/%s' % (repo, cls.name)
+        path = os.path.join(repo, cls.name)
         os.makedirs(path)
-        open("%s/Metadata/groups.xml" %
-             repo, "w").write(groups % os_selection)
-        open("%s/Metadata/clients.xml" %
-             repo, "w").write(clients % socket.getfqdn())
+        open(os.path.join(repo, "Metadata", "groups.xml"),
+             "w").write(groups % os_selection)
+        open(os.path.join(repo, "Metadata", "clients.xml"),
+             "w").write(clients % socket.getfqdn())
 
     def get_groups(self):
         '''return groups xml tree'''
-        groups_tree = lxml.etree.parse(self.data + "/groups.xml",
+        groups_tree = lxml.etree.parse(os.path.join(self.data, "groups.xml"),
                                        parser=Bcfg2.Server.XMLParser)
         root = groups_tree.getroot()
         return root
 
-    def search_group(self, group_name, tree):
-        """Find a group."""
-        for node in tree.findall("//Group"):
-            if node.get("name") == group_name:
+    def _search_xdata(self, tag, name, tree, alias=False):
+        for node in tree.findall("//%s" % tag):
+            if node.get("name") == name:
                 return node
-            for child in node:
-                if child.tag == "Alias" and child.attrib["name"] == group_name:
-                    return node
+            elif alias:
+                for child in node:
+                    if (child.tag == "Alias" and
+                        child.attrib["name"] == name):
+                        return node
         return None
 
-    def add_group(self, group_name, attribs):
-        """Add group to groups.xml."""
+    def search_group(self, group_name, tree):
+        """Find a group."""
+        return self._search_xdata("Group", group_name, tree)
+
+    def search_bundle(self, bundle_name, tree):
+        """Find a bundle."""
+        return self._search_xdata("Bundle", bundle_name, tree)
+
+    def search_client(self, client_name, tree):
+        return self._search_xdata("Client", client_name, tree, alias=True)
 
-        node = self.search_group(group_name, self.groups_xml.xdata)
+    def _add_xdata(self, config, tag, name, attribs=None, alias=False):
+        node = self._search_xdata(tag, name, config.xdata, alias=alias)
         if node != None:
-            self.logger.error("Group \"%s\" already exists" % (group_name))
+            self.logger.error("%s \"%s\" already exists" % (tag, name))
             raise MetadataConsistencyError
+        element = lxml.etree.SubElement(config.base_xdata.getroot(),
+                                        tag, name=name)
+        if attribs:
+            for key, val in list(attribs.items()):
+                element.set(key, val)
+        config.write()
 
-        element = lxml.etree.SubElement(self.groups_xml.base_xdata.getroot(),
-                                      "Group", name=group_name)
-        for key, val in list(attribs.items()):
-            element.set(key, val)
-        self.groups_xml.write()
+    def add_group(self, group_name, attribs):
+        """Add group to groups.xml."""
+        return self._add_xdata(self.groups_xml, "Group", group_name,
+                               attribs=attribs)
 
-    def update_group(self, group_name, attribs):
-        """Update a groups attributes."""
-        node = self.search_group(group_name, self.groups_xml.xdata)
+    def add_bundle(self, bundle_name):
+        """Add bundle to groups.xml."""
+        return self._add_xdata(self.groups_xml, "Bundle", bundle_name)
+
+    def add_client(self, client_name, attribs):
+        """Add client to clients.xml."""
+        return self._add_xdata(self.clients_xml, "Client", client_name,
+                               attribs=attribs, alias=True)
+
+    def _update_xdata(self, config, tag, name, attribs, alias=False):
+        node = self._search_xdata(tag, name, config.xdata, alias=alias)
         if node == None:
-            self.logger.error("Group \"%s\" does not exist" % (group_name))
+            self.logger.error("%s \"%s\" does not exist" % (tag, name))
             raise MetadataConsistencyError
-        xdict = self.groups_xml.find_xml_for_xpath('.//Group[@name="%s"]' % (node.get('name')))
+        xdict = config.find_xml_for_xpath('.//%s[@name="%s"]' %
+                                          (tag, node.get('name')))
         if not xdict:
-            self.logger.error("Unexpected error finding group")
+            self.logger.error("Unexpected error finding %s \"%s\"" %
+                              (tag, name))
             raise MetadataConsistencyError
-
         for key, val in list(attribs.items()):
             xdict['xquery'][0].set(key, val)
-        self.groups_xml.write_xml(xdict['filename'], xdict['xmltree'])
+        config.write_xml(xdict['filename'], xdict['xmltree'])
 
-    def remove_group(self, group_name):
-        """Remove a group."""
-        node = self.search_group(group_name, self.groups_xml.xdata)
+    def update_group(self, group_name, attribs):
+        """Update a groups attributes."""
+        return self._update_xdata(self.groups_xml, "Group", group_name, attribs)
+
+    def update_client(self, client_name, attribs):
+        """Update a clients attributes."""
+        return self._update_xdata(self.clients_xml, "Client", client_name,
+                                  attribs, alias=True)
+
+    def _remove_xdata(self, config, tag, name, alias=False):
+        node = self._search_xdata(tag, name, config.xdata)
         if node == None:
-            self.logger.error("Group \"%s\" does not exist" % (group_name))
+            self.logger.error("%s \"%s\" does not exist" % (tag, name))
             raise MetadataConsistencyError
-        xdict = self.groups_xml.find_xml_for_xpath('.//Group[@name="%s"]' % (node.get('name')))
+        xdict = config.find_xml_for_xpath('.//%s[@name="%s"]' %
+                                          (tag, node.get('name')))
         if not xdict:
-            self.logger.error("Unexpected error finding group")
+            self.logger.error("Unexpected error finding %s \"%s\"" %
+                              (tag, name))
             raise MetadataConsistencyError
         xdict['xquery'][0].getparent().remove(xdict['xquery'][0])
         self.groups_xml.write_xml(xdict['filename'], xdict['xmltree'])
 
-    def add_bundle(self, bundle_name):
-        """Add bundle to groups.xml."""
-        tree = lxml.etree.parse(self.data + "/groups.xml",
-                                parser=Bcfg2.Server.XMLParser)
-        root = tree.getroot()
-        element = lxml.etree.Element("Bundle", name=bundle_name)
-        node = self.search_group(bundle_name, tree)
-        if node != None:
-            self.logger.error("Bundle \"%s\" already exists" % (bundle_name))
-            raise MetadataConsistencyError
-        root.append(element)
-        group_tree = open(self.data + "/groups.xml", "w")
-        fd = group_tree.fileno()
-        while True:
-            try:
-                fcntl.lockf(fd, fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
-            except IOError:
-                continue
-            else:
-                break
-        tree.write(group_tree)
-        fcntl.lockf(fd, fcntl.LOCK_UN)
-        group_tree.close()
+    def remove_group(self, group_name):
+        """Remove a group."""
+        return self._remove_xdata(self.groups_xml, "Group", group_name)
 
     def remove_bundle(self, bundle_name):
         """Remove a bundle."""
-        tree = lxml.etree.parse(self.data + "/groups.xml",
-                                parser=Bcfg2.Server.XMLParser)
-        root = tree.getroot()
-        node = self.search_group(bundle_name, tree)
-        if node == None:
-            self.logger.error("Bundle \"%s\" not found" % (bundle_name))
-            raise MetadataConsistencyError
-        root.remove(node)
-        group_tree = open(self.data + "/groups.xml", "w")
-        fd = group_tree.fileno()
-        while True:
-            try:
-                fcntl.lockf(fd, fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB)
-            except IOError:
-                continue
-            else:
-                break
-        tree.write(group_tree)
-        fcntl.lockf(fd, fcntl.LOCK_UN)
-        group_tree.close()
-
-    def search_client(self, client_name, tree):
-        """Find a client."""
-        for node in tree.findall("//Client"):
-            if node.get("name") == client_name:
-                return node
-            for child in node:
-                if child.tag == "Alias" and child.attrib["name"] == client_name:
-                    return node
-        return None
-
-    def add_client(self, client_name, attribs):
-        """Add client to clients.xml."""
-        node = self.search_client(client_name, self.clients_xml.xdata)
-        if node != None:
-            self.logger.error("Client \"%s\" already exists" % (client_name))
-            raise MetadataConsistencyError
-
-        element = lxml.etree.SubElement(self.clients_xml.base_xdata.getroot(),
-                                      "Client", name=client_name)
-        for key, val in list(attribs.items()):
-            element.set(key, val)
-        self.clients_xml.write()
-
-    def update_client(self, client_name, attribs):
-        """Update a clients attributes."""
-        node = self.search_client(client_name, self.clients_xml.xdata)
-        if node == None:
-            self.logger.error("Client \"%s\" does not exist" % (client_name))
-            raise MetadataConsistencyError
-
-        xdict = self.clients_xml.find_xml_for_xpath('.//Client[@name="%s"]' % (node.get('name')))
-        if not xdict:
-            self.logger.error("Unexpected error finding client")
-            raise MetadataConsistencyError
+        return self._remove_xdata(self.groups_xml, "Bundle", bundle_name)
 
-        node = xdict['xquery'][0]
-        [node.set(key, value) for key, value in list(attribs.items())]
-        self.clients_xml.write_xml(xdict['filename'], xdict['xmltree'])
+    def _handle_clients_xml_event(self, event):
+        xdata = self.clients_xml.xdata
+        self.clients = {}
+        self.aliases = {}
+        self.raliases = {}
+        self.bad_clients = {}
+        self.secure = []
+        self.floating = []
+        self.addresses = {}
+        self.raddresses = {}
+        for client in xdata.findall('.//Client'):
+            clname = client.get('name').lower()
+            if 'address' in client.attrib:
+                caddr = client.get('address')
+                if caddr in self.addresses:
+                    self.addresses[caddr].append(clname)
+                else:
+                    self.addresses[caddr] = [clname]
+                if clname not in self.raddresses:
+                    self.raddresses[clname] = set()
+                self.raddresses[clname].add(caddr)
+            if 'auth' in client.attrib:
+                self.auth[client.get('name')] = client.get('auth',
+                                                           'cert+password')
+            if 'uuid' in client.attrib:
+                self.uuid[client.get('uuid')] = clname
+            if client.get('secure', 'false') == 'true':
+                self.secure.append(clname)
+            if client.get('location', 'fixed') == 'floating':
+                self.floating.append(clname)
+            if 'password' in client.attrib:
+                self.passwords[clname] = client.get('password')
+
+            self.raliases[clname] = set()
+            for alias in client.findall('Alias'):
+                self.aliases.update({alias.get('name'): clname})
+                self.raliases[clname].add(alias.get('name'))
+                if 'address' not in alias.attrib:
+                    continue
+                if alias.get('address') in self.addresses:
+                    self.addresses[alias.get('address')].append(clname)
+                else:
+                    self.addresses[alias.get('address')] = [clname]
+                if clname not in self.raddresses:
+                    self.raddresses[clname] = set()
+                self.raddresses[clname].add(alias.get('address'))
+            self.clients.update({clname: client.get('profile')})
+        self.states['clients.xml'] = True
+
+    def _handle_groups_xml_event(self, event):
+        xdata = self.groups_xml.xdata
+        self.public = []
+        self.private = []
+        self.profiles = []
+        self.groups = {}
+        grouptmp = {}
+        self.categories = {}
+        groupseen = list()
+        for group in xdata.xpath('//Groups/Group'):
+            if group.get('name') not in groupseen:
+                groupseen.append(group.get('name'))
+            else:
+                self.logger.error("Metadata: Group %s defined multiply" %
+                                  group.get('name'))
+            grouptmp[group.get('name')] = \
+                ([item.get('name') for item in group.findall('./Bundle')],
+                 [item.get('name') for item in group.findall('./Group')])
+            grouptmp[group.get('name')][1].append(group.get('name'))
+            if group.get('default', 'false') == 'true':
+                self.default = group.get('name')
+            if group.get('profile', 'false') == 'true':
+                self.profiles.append(group.get('name'))
+            if group.get('public', 'false') == 'true':
+                self.public.append(group.get('name'))
+            elif group.get('public', 'true') == 'false':
+                self.private.append(group.get('name'))
+            if 'category' in group.attrib:
+                self.categories[group.get('name')] = group.get('category')
+
+        for group in grouptmp:
+            # self.groups[group] => (bundles, groups, categories)
+            self.groups[group] = (set(), set(), {})
+            tocheck = [group]
+            group_cat = self.groups[group][2]
+            while tocheck:
+                now = tocheck.pop()
+                self.groups[group][1].add(now)
+                if now in grouptmp:
+                    (bundles, groups) = grouptmp[now]
+                    for ggg in groups:
+                        if ggg in self.groups[group][1]:
+                            continue
+                        if (ggg not in self.categories or \
+                            self.categories[ggg] not in self.groups[group][2]):
+                            self.groups[group][1].add(ggg)
+                            tocheck.append(ggg)
+                            if ggg in self.categories:
+                                group_cat[self.categories[ggg]] = ggg
+                        elif ggg in self.categories:
+                            self.logger.info("Group %s: %s cat-suppressed %s" % \
+                                             (group,
+                                              group_cat[self.categories[ggg]],
+                                              ggg))
+                    [self.groups[group][0].add(bund) for bund in bundles]
+        self.states['groups.xml'] = True
 
     def HandleEvent(self, event):
         """Handle update events for data files."""
         if self.clients_xml.HandleEvent(event):
-            xdata = self.clients_xml.xdata
-            self.clients = {}
-            self.aliases = {}
-            self.raliases = {}
-            self.bad_clients = {}
-            self.secure = []
-            self.floating = []
-            self.addresses = {}
-            self.raddresses = {}
-            for client in xdata.findall('.//Client'):
-                clname = client.get('name').lower()
-                if 'address' in client.attrib:
-                    caddr = client.get('address')
-                    if caddr in self.addresses:
-                        self.addresses[caddr].append(clname)
-                    else:
-                        self.addresses[caddr] = [clname]
-                    if clname not in self.raddresses:
-                        self.raddresses[clname] = set()
-                    self.raddresses[clname].add(caddr)
-                if 'auth' in client.attrib:
-                    self.auth[client.get('name')] = client.get('auth',
-                                                               'cert+password')
-                if 'uuid' in client.attrib:
-                    self.uuid[client.get('uuid')] = clname
-                if client.get('secure', 'false') == 'true':
-                    self.secure.append(clname)
-                if client.get('location', 'fixed') == 'floating':
-                    self.floating.append(clname)
-                if 'password' in client.attrib:
-                    self.passwords[clname] = client.get('password')
-                for alias in [alias for alias in client.findall('Alias')\
-                              if 'address' in alias.attrib]:
-                    if alias.get('address') in self.addresses:
-                        self.addresses[alias.get('address')].append(clname)
-                    else:
-                        self.addresses[alias.get('address')] = [clname]
-                    if clname not in self.raddresses:
-                        self.raddresses[clname] = set()
-                    self.raddresses[clname].add(alias.get('address'))
-                self.clients.update({clname: client.get('profile')})
-                [self.aliases.update({alias.get('name'): clname}) \
-                 for alias in client.findall('Alias')]
-                self.raliases[clname] = set()
-                [self.raliases[clname].add(alias.get('name')) for alias \
-                 in client.findall('Alias')]
-            self.states['clients.xml'] = True
+            self._handle_clients_xml_event(event)
         elif self.groups_xml.HandleEvent(event):
-            xdata = self.groups_xml.xdata
-            self.public = []
-            self.private = []
-            self.profiles = []
-            self.groups = {}
-            grouptmp = {}
-            self.categories = {}
-            groupseen = list()
-            for group in xdata.xpath('//Groups/Group'):
-                if group.get('name') not in groupseen:
-                    groupseen.append(group.get('name'))
-                else:
-                    self.logger.error("Metadata: Group %s defined multiply" % (group.get('name')))
-                grouptmp[group.get('name')] = tuple([[item.get('name') for item in group.findall(spec)]
-                                                     for spec in ['./Bundle', './Group']])
-                grouptmp[group.get('name')][1].append(group.get('name'))
-                if group.get('default', 'false') == 'true':
-                    self.default = group.get('name')
-                if group.get('profile', 'false') == 'true':
-                    self.profiles.append(group.get('name'))
-                if group.get('public', 'false') == 'true':
-                    self.public.append(group.get('name'))
-                elif group.get('public', 'true') == 'false':
-                    self.private.append(group.get('name'))
-                if 'category' in group.attrib:
-                    self.categories[group.get('name')] = group.get('category')
-            for group in grouptmp:
-                # self.groups[group] => (bundles, groups, categories)
-                self.groups[group] = (set(), set(), {})
-                tocheck = [group]
-                group_cat = self.groups[group][2]
-                while tocheck:
-                    now = tocheck.pop()
-                    self.groups[group][1].add(now)
-                    if now in grouptmp:
-                        (bundles, groups) = grouptmp[now]
-                        for ggg in [ggg for ggg in groups if ggg not in self.groups[group][1]]:
-                            if ggg not in self.categories or \
-                                   self.categories[ggg] not in self.groups[group][2]:
-                                self.groups[group][1].add(ggg)
-                                tocheck.append(ggg)
-                                if ggg in self.categories:
-                                    group_cat[self.categories[ggg]] = ggg
-                            elif ggg in self.categories:
-                                self.logger.info("Group %s: %s cat-suppressed %s" % \
-                                                 (group,
-                                                  group_cat[self.categories[ggg]],
-                                                  ggg))
-                        [self.groups[group][0].add(bund) for bund in bundles]
-            self.states['groups.xml'] = True
+            self._handle_groups_xml_event(event)
+
         if False not in list(self.states.values()):
             # check that all client groups are real and complete
             real = list(self.groups.keys())
             for client in list(self.clients.keys()):
                 if self.clients[client] not in self.profiles:
-                    self.logger.error("Client %s set as nonexistent or incomplete group %s" \
-                                      % (client, self.clients[client]))
-                    self.logger.error("Removing client mapping for %s" % (client))
+                    self.logger.error("Client %s set as nonexistent or "
+                                      "incomplete group %s" %
+                                      (client, self.clients[client]))
+                    self.logger.error("Removing client mapping for %s" % client)
                     self.bad_clients[client] = self.clients[client]
                     del self.clients[client]
             for bclient in list(self.bad_clients.keys()):
                 if self.bad_clients[bclient] in self.profiles:
-                    self.logger.info("Restored profile mapping for client %s" % bclient)
+                    self.logger.info("Restored profile mapping for client %s" %
+                                     bclient)
                     self.clients[bclient] = self.bad_clients[bclient]
                     del self.bad_clients[bclient]
 
@@ -552,42 +519,37 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         if False in list(self.states.values()):
             raise MetadataRuntimeError
         if profile not in self.public:
-            self.logger.error("Failed to set client %s to private group %s" % (client, profile))
+            self.logger.error("Failed to set client %s to private group %s" %
+                              (client, profile))
             raise MetadataConsistencyError
         if client in self.clients:
-            self.logger.info("Changing %s group from %s to %s" % (client, self.clients[client], profile))
-            xdict = self.clients_xml.find_xml_for_xpath('.//Client[@name="%s"]' % (client))
-            if not xdict:
-                self.logger.error("Metadata: Unable to update profile for client %s.  Use of Xinclude?" % client)
-                raise MetadataConsistencyError
-            xdict['xquery'][0].set('profile', profile)
-            self.clients_xml.write_xml(xdict['filename'], xdict['xmltree'])
+            self.logger.info("Changing %s group from %s to %s" %
+                             (client, self.clients[client], profile))
+            self.update_client(client, dict(profile=profile))
         else:
-            self.logger.info("Creating new client: %s, profile %s" % \
+            self.logger.info("Creating new client: %s, profile %s" %
                              (client, profile))
             if addresspair in self.session_cache:
                 # we are working with a uuid'd client
-                lxml.etree.SubElement(self.clients_xml.base_xdata.getroot(),
-                                      'Client',
-                                      name=self.session_cache[addresspair][1],
-                                      uuid=client, profile=profile,
-                                      address=addresspair[0])
+                self.add_client(self.session_cache[addresspair][1],
+                                dict(uuid=client, profile=profile,
+                                     address=addresspair[0]))
             else:
-                lxml.etree.SubElement(self.clients_xml.base_xdata.getroot(),
-                                      'Client', name=client,
-                                      profile=profile)
+                self.add_client(client, dict(profile=profile))
         self.clients[client] = profile
         self.clients_xml.write()
 
     def resolve_client(self, addresspair, cleanup_cache=False):
         """Lookup address locally or in DNS to get a hostname."""
         if addresspair in self.session_cache:
-            # client _was_ cached, so there can be some expired entries
-            # we need to clean them up to avoid potentially infinite memory swell
+            # client _was_ cached, so there can be some expired
+            # entries. we need to clean them up to avoid potentially
+            # infinite memory swell
             cache_ttl = 90
             if cleanup_cache:
-                # remove entries for this client's IP address with _any_ port numbers
-                # - perhaps a priority queue could be faster?
+                # remove entries for this client's IP address with
+                # _any_ port numbers - perhaps a priority queue could
+                # be faster?
                 curtime = time.time()
                 for addrpair in self.session_cache.keys():
                      if addresspair[0] == addrpair[0]:
@@ -595,13 +557,18 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                          if curtime - stamp > cache_ttl:
                              del self.session_cache[addrpair]
             # return the cached data
-            (stamp, uuid) = self.session_cache[addresspair]
-            if time.time() - stamp < cache_ttl:
-                return self.session_cache[addresspair][1]
+            try:
+                (stamp, uuid) = self.session_cache[addresspair]
+                if time.time() - stamp < cache_ttl:
+                    return self.session_cache[addresspair][1]
+            except KeyError:
+                # we cleaned all cached data for this client in cleanup_cache
+                pass
         address = addresspair[0]
         if address in self.addresses:
             if len(self.addresses[address]) != 1:
-                self.logger.error("Address %s has multiple reverse assignments; a uuid must be used" % (address))
+                self.logger.error("Address %s has multiple reverse assignments; "
+                                  "a uuid must be used" % (address))
                 raise MetadataConsistencyError
             return self.addresses[address][0]
         try:
@@ -626,7 +593,8 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             (bundles, groups, categories) = self.groups[profile]
         else:
             if self.default == None:
-                self.logger.error("Cannot set group for client %s; no default group set" % (client))
+                self.logger.error("Cannot set group for client %s; "
+                                  "no default group set" % client)
                 raise MetadataConsistencyError
             self.set_profile(client, self.default, (None, None))
             profile = self.default
@@ -641,7 +609,8 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             password = self.passwords[client]
         else:
             password = None
-        uuids = [item for item, value in list(self.uuid.items()) if value == client]
+        uuids = [item for item, value in list(self.uuid.items())
+                 if value == client]
         if uuids:
             uuid = uuids[0]
         else:
@@ -655,7 +624,8 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             [newgroups.add(g) for g in ngroups if g not in newgroups]
             newcategories.update(ncategories)
         return ClientMetadata(client, profile, newgroups, newbundles, aliases,
-                              addresses, newcategories, uuid, password, self.query)
+                              addresses, newcategories, uuid, password,
+                              self.query)
 
     def get_all_group_names(self):
         all_groups = set()
@@ -679,22 +649,27 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
 
     def merge_additional_groups(self, imd, groups):
         for group in groups:
-            if group in self.categories and \
-                   self.categories[group] in imd.categories:
+            if (group in self.categories and
+                self.categories[group] in imd.categories):
                 continue
-            nb, ng, _ = self.groups.get(group, (list(), [group], dict()))
-            for b in nb:
-                if b not in imd.bundles:
-                    imd.bundles.add(b)
-            for g in ng:
-                if g not in imd.groups:
-                    if g in self.categories and \
-                       self.categories[g] in imd.categories:
+            newbundles, newgroups, _ = self.groups.get(group,
+                                                       (list(),
+                                                        [group],
+                                                        dict()))
+            for newbundle in newbundles:
+                if newbundle not in imd.bundles:
+                    imd.bundles.add(newbundle)
+            for newgroup in newgroups:
+                if newgroup not in imd.groups:
+                    if (newgroup in self.categories and
+                        self.categories[newgroup] in imd.categories):
                         continue
-                    if g in self.private:
-                        self.logger.error("Refusing to add dynamic membership in private group %s for client %s" % (g, imd.hostname))
+                    if newgroup in self.private:
+                        self.logger.error("Refusing to add dynamic membership "
+                                          "in private group %s for client %s" %
+                                          (newgroup, imd.hostname))
                         continue
-                    imd.groups.add(g)
+                    imd.groups.add(newgroup)
 
     def merge_additional_data(self, imd, source, data):
         if not hasattr(imd, source):
@@ -709,18 +684,19 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             return True
         if address in self.addresses:
             if client in self.addresses[address]:
-                self.debug_log("Client %s matches address %s" % (client, address))
+                self.debug_log("Client %s matches address %s" %
+                               (client, address))
                 return True
             else:
-                self.logger.error("Got request for non-float client %s from %s" \
-                                  % (client, address))
+                self.logger.error("Got request for non-float client %s from %s" %
+                                  (client, address))
                 return False
         resolved = self.resolve_client(addresspair)
         if resolved.lower() == client.lower():
             return True
         else:
-            self.logger.error("Got request for %s from incorrect address %s" \
-                              % (client, address))
+            self.logger.error("Got request for %s from incorrect address %s" %
+                              (client, address))
             self.logger.error("Resolved to %s" % resolved)
             return False
 
@@ -738,7 +714,8 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             try:
                 client = self.resolve_client(address)
             except MetadataConsistencyError:
-                self.logger.error("Client %s failed to resolve; metadata problem" % (address[0]))
+                self.logger.error("Client %s failed to resolve; metadata problem"
+                                  % address[0])
                 return False
         else:
             id_method = 'uuid'
@@ -770,10 +747,12 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
 
         if client not in self.passwords:
             if client in self.secure:
-                self.logger.error("Client %s in secure mode but has no password" % (address[0]))
+                self.logger.error("Client %s in secure mode but has no password"
+                                  % address[0])
                 return False
             if password != self.password:
-                self.logger.error("Client %s used incorrect global password" % (address[0]))
+                self.logger.error("Client %s used incorrect global password" %
+                                  address[0])
                 return False
         if client not in self.secure:
             if client in self.passwords:
@@ -781,14 +760,14 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             else:
                 plist = [self.password]
             if password not in plist:
-                self.logger.error("Client %s failed to use either allowed password" % \
-                                  (address[0]))
+                self.logger.error("Client %s failed to use either allowed "
+                                  "password" % address[0])
                 return False
         else:
             # client in secure mode and has a client password
             if password != self.passwords[client]:
-                self.logger.error("Client %s failed to use client password in secure mode" % \
-                                  (address[0]))
+                self.logger.error("Client %s failed to use client password in "
+                                  "secure mode" % address[0])
                 return False
         # populate the session cache
         if user.decode('utf-8') != 'root':
@@ -799,13 +778,7 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         """Hook into statistics interface to toggle clients in bootstrap mode."""
         client = meta.hostname
         if client in self.auth and self.auth[client] == 'bootstrap':
-            self.logger.info("Asserting client %s auth mode to cert" % client)
-            xdict = self.clients_xml.find_xml_for_xpath('.//Client[@name="%s"]' % (client))
-            if not xdict:
-                self.logger.error("Metadata: Unable to update profile for client %s.  Use of Xinclude?" % client)
-                raise MetadataConsistencyError
-            xdict['xquery'][0].set('auth', 'cert')
-            self.clients_xml.write_xml(xdict['filename'], xdict['xmltree'])
+            self.update_client(client, dict(auth='cert'))
 
     def viz(self, hosts, bundles, key, only_client, colors):
         """Admin mode viz support."""
@@ -820,8 +793,8 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
 
         def include_group(group):
             return not only_client or group in clientmeta.groups
-        
-        groups_tree = lxml.etree.parse(self.data + "/groups.xml",
+
+        groups_tree = lxml.etree.parse(os.path.join(self.data, "groups.xml"),
                                        parser=Bcfg2.Server.XMLParser)
         try:
             groups_tree.xinclude()
@@ -830,7 +803,7 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                               (dest, sys.exc_info()[1]))
         groups = groups_tree.getroot()
         categories = {'default': 'grey83'}
-        viz_str = ""
+        viz_str = []
         egroups = groups.findall("Group") + groups.findall('.//Groups/Group')
         for group in egroups:
             if not group.get('category') in categories:
@@ -850,10 +823,10 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                     instances[profile] = [client]
             for profile, clist in list(instances.items()):
                 clist.sort()
-                viz_str += '''\t"%s-instances" [ label="%s", shape="record" ];\n''' \
-                    % (profile, '|'.join(clist))
-                viz_str += '''\t"%s-instances" -> "group-%s";\n''' \
-                    % (profile, profile)
+                viz_str.append('"%s-instances" [ label="%s", shape="record" ];' %
+                               (profile, '|'.join(clist)))
+                viz_str.append('"%s-instances" -> "group-%s";' %
+                               (profile, profile))
         if bundles:
             bundles = []
             [bundles.append(bund.get('name')) \
@@ -862,8 +835,8 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                      and include_bundle(bund.get('name'))]
             bundles.sort()
             for bundle in bundles:
-                viz_str += '''\t"bundle-%s" [ label="%s", shape="septagon"];\n''' \
-                    % (bundle, bundle)
+                viz_str.append('"bundle-%s" [ label="%s", shape="septagon"];' %
+                               (bundle, bundle))
         gseen = []
         for group in egroups:
             if group.get('profile', 'false') == 'true':
@@ -872,24 +845,25 @@ class Metadata(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                 style = "filled"
             gseen.append(group.get('name'))
             if include_group(group.get('name')):
-                viz_str += '\t"group-%s" [label="%s", style="%s", fillcolor=%s];\n' % \
-                           (group.get('name'), group.get('name'), style, group.get('color'))
+                viz_str.append('"group-%s" [label="%s", style="%s", fillcolor=%s];' %
+                               (group.get('name'), group.get('name'), style,
+                                group.get('color')))
                 if bundles:
                     for bundle in group.findall('Bundle'):
-                        viz_str += '\t"group-%s" -> "bundle-%s";\n' % \
-                                   (group.get('name'), bundle.get('name'))
-        gfmt = '\t"group-%s" [label="%s", style="filled", fillcolor="grey83"];\n'
+                        viz_str.append('"group-%s" -> "bundle-%s";' %
+                                       (group.get('name'), bundle.get('name')))
+        gfmt = '"group-%s" [label="%s", style="filled", fillcolor="grey83"];'
         for group in egroups:
             for parent in group.findall('Group'):
                 if parent.get('name') not in gseen and include_group(parent.get('name')):
-                    viz_str += gfmt % (parent.get('name'), parent.get('name'))
+                    viz_str.append(gfmt % (parent.get('name'),
+                                           parent.get('name')))
                     gseen.append(parent.get("name"))
                 if include_group(group.get('name')):
-                    viz_str += '\t"group-%s" -> "group-%s" ;\n' % \
-                               (group.get('name'), parent.get('name'))
+                    viz_str.append('"group-%s" -> "group-%s";' %
+                                   (group.get('name'), parent.get('name')))
         if key:
             for category in categories:
-                viz_str += '''\t"''' + category + '''" [label="''' + category + \
-                    '''", shape="record", style="filled", fillcolor=''' + \
-                    categories[category] + '''];\n'''
-        return viz_str
+                viz_str.append('"%s" [label="%s", shape="record", style="filled", fillcolor="%s"];' %
+                               (category, category, categories[category]))
+        return "\n".join("\t" + s for s in viz_str)
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/NagiosGen.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/NagiosGen.py
index 287e1b0d3..d132b0ff4 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/NagiosGen.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/NagiosGen.py
@@ -20,14 +20,13 @@ class NagiosGenConfig(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SingleXMLFileBacked,
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SingleXMLFileBacked.__init__(self, filename, fam)
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.StructFile.__init__(self, filename)
 
-    
+
 class NagiosGen(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                 Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Generator):
     """NagiosGen is a Bcfg2 plugin that dynamically generates
        Nagios configuration file based on Bcfg2 data.
     """
     name = 'NagiosGen'
-    __version__ = '0.7'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
@@ -132,14 +131,14 @@ class NagiosGen(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         group_data = []
         for host in host_configs:
             host_data.append(open(host, 'r').read())
-            
+
         for group in group_configs:
             group_name = re.sub("(-group.cfg|.*/(?=[^/]+))", "", group)
             if "\n".join(host_data).find(group_name) != -1:
                 groupfile = open(group, 'r')
                 group_data.append(groupfile.read())
                 groupfile.close()
-        
+
         entry.text = "%s\n\n%s" % ("\n".join(group_data), "\n".join(host_data))
         [entry.attrib.__setitem__(key, value)
          for (key, value) in list(self.server_attrib.items())]
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Ohai.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Ohai.py
index 5fff20d98..5fff20d98 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Ohai.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Ohai.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Apt.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Apt.py
index f76bf7fa1..49e9d417b 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Apt.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Apt.py
@@ -50,10 +50,9 @@ class AptSource(Source):
     def read_files(self):
         bdeps = dict()
         bprov = dict()
+        depfnames = ['Depends', 'Pre-Depends']
         if self.recommended:
-            depfnames = ['Depends', 'Pre-Depends', 'Recommends']
-        else:
-            depfnames = ['Depends', 'Pre-Depends']
+            depfnames.append('Recommends')
         for fname in self.files:
             if not self.rawurl:
                 barch = [x
@@ -77,6 +76,8 @@ class AptSource(Source):
                     pkgname = words[1].strip().rstrip()
                     self.pkgnames.add(pkgname)
                     bdeps[barch][pkgname] = []
+                elif words[0] == 'Essential' and self.essential:
+                    self.essentialpkgs.add(pkgname)
                 elif words[0] in depfnames:
                     vindex = 0
                     for dep in words[1].split(','):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Collection.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Collection.py
index 32eeda1ec..3ea14ce75 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Collection.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Collection.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import sys
 import copy
 import logging
 import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
@@ -18,9 +19,16 @@ except ImportError:
 # startup.  (It would also prevent machines that change groups from
 # working properly; e.g., if you reinstall a machine with a new OS,
 # then returning a cached Collection object would give the wrong
-# sources to that client.)
+# sources to that client.)  These are keyed by the collection
+# cachekey, a unique key identifying the collection by its _config_,
+# which could be shared among multiple clients.
 collections = dict()
 
+# cache mapping of hostname -> collection cachekey.  this _is_ used to
+# return a Collection object when one is requested, so each entry is
+# very short-lived -- it's purged at the end of each client run.
+clients = dict()
+
 class Collection(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Debuggable):
     def __init__(self, metadata, sources, basepath, debug=False):
         """ don't call this directly; use the factory function """
@@ -32,11 +40,11 @@ class Collection(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Debuggable):
         self.virt_pkgs = dict()
 
         try:
-            self.config = sources[0].config
+            self.setup = sources[0].setup
             self.cachepath = sources[0].basepath
             self.ptype = sources[0].ptype
         except IndexError:
-            self.config = None
+            self.setup = None
             self.cachepath = None
             self.ptype = "unknown"
 
@@ -97,6 +105,12 @@ class Collection(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Debuggable):
                 return source.get_deps(self.metadata, package)
         return []
 
+    def get_essential(self):
+        essential = set()
+        for source in self.sources:
+            essential |= source.essentialpkgs
+        return essential
+
     def get_provides(self, package):
         for source in self.sources:
             providers = source.get_provides(self.metadata, package)
@@ -284,9 +298,33 @@ class Collection(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Debuggable):
     def sort(self, cmp=None, key=None, reverse=False):
         self.sources.sort(cmp, key, reverse)
 
+def get_collection_class(source_type):
+    modname = "Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Packages.%s" % source_type.title()
+    
+    try:
+        module = sys.modules[modname]
+    except KeyError:
+        try:
+            module = __import__(modname).Server.Plugins.Packages
+        except ImportError:
+            msg = "Packages: Unknown source type %s" % source_type
+            logger.error(msg)
+            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
+    
+    try:
+        cclass = getattr(module, source_type.title() + "Collection")
+    except AttributeError:
+        msg = "Packages: No collection class found for %s sources" % source_type
+        logger.error(msg)
+        raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
+    
+    return cclass
+
 def clear_cache():
     global collections
+    global clients
     collections = dict()
+    clients = dict()
 
 def factory(metadata, sources, basepath, debug=False):
     global collections
@@ -295,7 +333,10 @@ def factory(metadata, sources, basepath, debug=False):
         # if sources.xml has not received a FAM event yet, defer;
         # instantiate a dummy Collection object
         return Collection(metadata, [], basepath)
-        
+
+    if metadata.hostname in clients:
+        return collections[clients[metadata.hostname]]
+
     sclasses = set()
     relevant = list()
 
@@ -320,24 +361,16 @@ def factory(metadata, sources, basepath, debug=False):
                          metadata.hostname)
         cclass = Collection
     else:
-        stype = sclasses.pop().__name__.replace("Source", "")
-        try:
-            module = \
-                getattr(__import__("Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Packages.%s" %
-                                   stype.title()).Server.Plugins.Packages,
-                        stype.title())
-            cclass = getattr(module, "%sCollection" % stype.title())
-        except ImportError:
-            logger.error("Packages: Unknown source type %s" % stype)
-        except AttributeError:
-            logger.warning("Packages: No collection class found for %s sources"
-                           % stype)
+        cclass = get_collection_class(sclasses.pop().__name__.replace("Source",
+                                                                      ""))
 
     if debug:
         logger.error("Packages: Using %s for Collection of sources for %s" %
                      (cclass.__name__, metadata.hostname))
 
     collection = cclass(metadata, relevant, basepath, debug=debug)
-    collections[metadata.hostname] = collection
+    ckey = collection.cachekey
+    clients[metadata.hostname] = ckey
+    collections[ckey] = collection
     return collection
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Pac.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Pac.py
index 9db6b0535..99a090739 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Pac.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Pac.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Packages.Source import Source
 
 class PacCollection(Collection):
     def get_group(self, group):
-        self.logger.warning("Packages: Package groups are not supported by APT")
+        self.logger.warning("Packages: Package groups are not supported by Pacman")
         return []
 
 class PacSource(Source):
@@ -51,10 +51,9 @@ class PacSource(Source):
         bdeps = dict()
         bprov = dict()
 
+        depfnames = ['Depends', 'Pre-Depends']
         if self.recommended:
-            depfnames = ['Depends', 'Pre-Depends', 'Recommends']
-        else:
-            depfnames = ['Depends', 'Pre-Depends']
+            depfnames.append('Recommends')
 
         for fname in self.files:
             if not self.rawurl:
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ class PacSource(Source):
                 # RawURL entries assume that they only have one <Arch></Arch>
                 # element and that it is the architecture of the source.
                 barch = self.arches[0]
-            
+
             if barch not in bdeps:
                 bdeps[barch] = dict()
                 bprov[barch] = dict()
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/PackagesSources.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/PackagesSources.py
index d399838ae..a6924b5d0 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/PackagesSources.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/PackagesSources.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ class PackagesSources(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SingleXMLFileBacked,
                       Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.StructFile,
                       Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Debuggable):
     __identifier__ = None
-    
-    def __init__(self, filename, cachepath, fam, packages, config):
+
+    def __init__(self, filename, cachepath, fam, packages, setup):
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Debuggable.__init__(self)
         try:
             Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SingleXMLFileBacked.__init__(self,
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class PackagesSources(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SingleXMLFileBacked,
             raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginInitError(msg)
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.StructFile.__init__(self, filename)
         self.cachepath = cachepath
-        self.config = config
+        self.setup = setup
         if not os.path.exists(self.cachepath):
             # create cache directory if needed
             try:
@@ -43,10 +43,20 @@ class PackagesSources(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SingleXMLFileBacked,
 
     def HandleEvent(self, event=None):
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SingleXMLFileBacked.HandleEvent(self, event=event)
-        if event.filename != self.name:
-            self.parsed.add(os.path.basename(event.filename))
+        if event and event.filename != self.name:
+            for fname in self.extras:
+                fpath = None
+                if fname.startswith("/"):
+                    fpath = os.path.abspath(fname)
+                else:
+                    fpath = \
+                        os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(self.name),
+                                                                     fname))
+                if fpath == os.path.abspath(event.filename):
+                    self.parsed.add(fname)
+                    break
 
-        if self.config.loaded and self.loaded:
+        if self.loaded:
             self.logger.info("Reloading Packages plugin")
             self.pkg_obj.Reload()
 
@@ -81,7 +91,7 @@ class PackagesSources(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SingleXMLFileBacked,
             return None
 
         try:
-            source = cls(self.cachepath, xsource, self.config)
+            source = cls(self.cachepath, xsource, self.setup)
         except SourceInitError:
             err = sys.exc_info()[1]
             self.logger.error("Packages: %s" % err)
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Source.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Source.py
index 5b0aa4213..edcdcd9f2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Source.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Source.py
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@ class Source(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Debuggable):
     genericrepo_re = re.compile('https?://.*?/([^/]+)/?$')
     basegroups = []
 
-    def __init__(self, basepath, xsource, config):
+    def __init__(self, basepath, xsource, setup):
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Debuggable.__init__(self)
         self.basepath = basepath
         self.xsource = xsource
-        self.config = config
+        self.setup = setup
+        self.essentialpkgs = set()
 
         try:
             self.version = xsource.find('Version').text
@@ -54,8 +55,9 @@ class Source(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Debuggable):
 
         self.gpgkeys = [el.text for el in xsource.findall("GPGKey")]
 
+        self.essential = xsource.get('essential', 'true').lower() == 'true'
         self.recommended = xsource.get('recommended', 'false').lower() == 'true'
-    
+
         self.rawurl = xsource.get('rawurl', '')
         if self.rawurl and not self.rawurl.endswith("/"):
             self.rawurl += "/"
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ class Source(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Debuggable):
         if os.path.exists(self.cachefile):
             try:
                 self.load_state()
-                should_read = False 
+                should_read = False
             except:
                 self.logger.error("Packages: Cachefile %s load failed; "
                                   "falling back to file read" % self.cachefile)
@@ -270,8 +272,8 @@ class Source(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Debuggable):
         if not found_arch:
             return False
 
-        if self.config.getboolean("global", "magic_groups",
-                                  default=True) == False:
+        if not self.setup.cfp.getboolean("packages", "magic_groups",
+                                         default=True):
             return True
         else:
             for group in self.basegroups:
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Yum.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Yum.py
index 9ce462c78..effec1c0e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/Yum.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/Yum.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import StringIO, cPickle, HTTPError, ConfigParser, file
 from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Packages.Collection import Collection
 from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Packages.Source import SourceInitError, Source, \
      fetch_url
-from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Packages.PackagesConfig import PackagesConfig
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ PULPSERVER = None
 PULPCONFIG = None
 
 
-def _setup_pulp(config):
+def _setup_pulp(setup):
     global PULPSERVER, PULPCONFIG
     if not has_pulp:
         msg = "Packages: Cannot create Pulp collection: Pulp libraries not found"
@@ -59,8 +58,8 @@ def _setup_pulp(config):
 
     if PULPSERVER is None:
         try:
-            username = config.get("pulp", "username")
-            password = config.get("pulp", "password")
+            username = setup.cfp.get("packages:pulp", "username")
+            password = setup.cfp.get("packages:pulp", "password")
         except ConfigParser.NoSectionError:
             msg = "Packages: No [pulp] section found in Packages/packages.conf"
             logger.error(msg)
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ def _setup_pulp(config):
 
         PULPCONFIG = ConsumerConfig()
         serveropts = PULPCONFIG.server
-        
+
         PULPSERVER = server.PulpServer(serveropts['host'],
                                        int(serveropts['port']),
                                        serveropts['scheme'],
@@ -86,22 +85,17 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
     # options that are included in the [yum] section but that should
     # not be included in the temporary yum.conf we write out
     option_blacklist = ["use_yum_libraries", "helper"]
-    
+
     def __init__(self, metadata, sources, basepath, debug=False):
         Collection.__init__(self, metadata, sources, basepath, debug=debug)
         self.keypath = os.path.join(self.basepath, "keys")
 
-        if len(sources):
-            self.config = sources[0].config
-        else:
-            self.config = PackageConfig('Packages')
-
         if self.use_yum:
             self.cachefile = os.path.join(self.cachepath,
                                          "cache-%s" % self.cachekey)
             if not os.path.exists(self.cachefile):
                 os.mkdir(self.cachefile)
-                
+
             self.configdir = os.path.join(self.basepath, "yum")
             if not os.path.exists(self.configdir):
                 os.mkdir(self.configdir)
@@ -109,7 +103,7 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
                                         "%s-yum.conf" % self.cachekey)
             self.write_config()
         if has_pulp and self.has_pulp_sources:
-            _setup_pulp(self.config)
+            _setup_pulp(self.setup)
 
         self._helper = None
 
@@ -132,8 +126,9 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
 
     @property
     def use_yum(self):
-        return has_yum and self.config.getboolean("yum", "use_yum_libraries",
-                                                  default=False)
+        return has_yum and self.setup.cfp.getboolean("packages:yum",
+                                                     "use_yum_libraries",
+                                                     default=False)
 
     @property
     def has_pulp_sources(self):
@@ -147,16 +142,16 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
         if not os.path.exists(self.cfgfile):
             yumconf = self.get_config(raw=True)
             yumconf.add_section("main")
-            
+
             mainopts = dict(cachedir=self.cachefile,
                             keepcache="0",
                             sslverify="0",
                             debuglevel="0",
                             reposdir="/dev/null")
             try:
-                for opt in self.config.options("yum"):
+                for opt in self.setup.cfp.options("packages:yum"):
                     if opt not in self.option_blacklist:
-                        mainopts[opt] = self.config.get("yum", opt)
+                        mainopts[opt] = self.setup.cfp.get("packages:yum", opt)
             except ConfigParser.NoSectionError:
                 pass
 
@@ -187,7 +182,7 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
                             else:
                                 rid = 1
                             reponame = "%s-%d" % (basereponame, rid)
-                        
+
                     config.set(reponame, "name", reponame)
                     config.set(reponame, "baseurl", url_map['url'])
                     config.set(reponame, "enabled", "1")
@@ -242,12 +237,12 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
 
             for key in needkeys:
                 # figure out the path of the key on the client
-                keydir = self.config.get("global", "gpg_keypath",
-                                         default="/etc/pki/rpm-gpg")
+                keydir = self.setup.cfp.get("global", "gpg_keypath",
+                                            default="/etc/pki/rpm-gpg")
                 remotekey = os.path.join(keydir, os.path.basename(key))
                 localkey = os.path.join(self.keypath, os.path.basename(key))
                 kdata = open(localkey).read()
-                
+
                 # copy the key to the client
                 keypath = lxml.etree.Element("BoundPath", name=remotekey,
                                              encoding='ascii',
@@ -313,12 +308,12 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
         # include gpg key data
         if not has_yum:
             return
-        
+
         try:
             kinfo = yum.misc.getgpgkeyinfo(keydata)
             version = yum.misc.keyIdToRPMVer(kinfo['keyid'])
             release = yum.misc.keyIdToRPMVer(kinfo['timestamp'])
-            
+
             lxml.etree.SubElement(keyentry, 'Instance',
                                   version=version,
                                   release=release,
@@ -398,7 +393,7 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
                 unknown = set([str(p) for p in result['unknown']])
 
             self.filter_unknown(unknown)
-        
+
         return packages, unknown
 
     def call_helper(self, command, input=None):
@@ -424,7 +419,7 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
             self.logger.error("Packages: Failed to execute %s: %s" %
                               (" ".join(cmd), err))
             return None
-        
+
         if input:
             idata = json.dumps(input)
             (stdout, stderr) = helper.communicate(idata)
@@ -456,7 +451,7 @@ class YumCollection(Collection):
 
         os.unlink(self.cfgfile)
         self.write_config()
-        
+
         if force_update:
             self.call_helper("clean")
 
@@ -465,13 +460,13 @@ class YumSource(Source):
     basegroups = ['yum', 'redhat', 'centos', 'fedora']
     ptype = 'yum'
 
-    def __init__(self, basepath, xsource, config):
-        Source.__init__(self, basepath, xsource, config)
+    def __init__(self, basepath, xsource, setup):
+        Source.__init__(self, basepath, xsource, setup)
         self.pulp_id = None
         if has_pulp and xsource.get("pulp_id"):
             self.pulp_id = xsource.get("pulp_id")
-            
-            _setup_pulp(self.config)
+
+            _setup_pulp(self.setup)
             repoapi = RepositoryAPI()
             try:
                 self.repo = repoapi.repository(self.pulp_id)
@@ -498,7 +493,7 @@ class YumSource(Source):
             self.rawurl = "%s/%s" % (PULPCONFIG.cds['baseurl'],
                                      self.repo['relative_path'])
             self.arches = [self.repo['arch']]
-        
+
         if not self.rawurl:
             self.baseurl = self.url + "%(version)s/%(component)s/%(arch)s/"
         else:
@@ -513,8 +508,9 @@ class YumSource(Source):
 
     @property
     def use_yum(self):
-        return has_yum and self.config.getboolean("yum", "use_yum_libraries",
-                                                  default=False)
+        return has_yum and self.setup.cfp.getboolean("packages:yum",
+                                                     "use_yum_libraries",
+                                                     default=False)
 
     def save_state(self):
         if not self.use_yum:
@@ -522,7 +518,7 @@ class YumSource(Source):
             cPickle.dump((self.packages, self.deps, self.provides,
                           self.filemap, self.url_map), cache, 2)
             cache.close()
-            
+
 
     def load_state(self):
         if not self.use_yum:
@@ -538,7 +534,7 @@ class YumSource(Source):
                 usettings = [{'version':self.version, 'component':comp,
                               'arch':arch}
                              for comp in self.components]
-            else: # rawurl given 
+            else: # rawurl given
                 usettings = [{'version':self.version, 'component':None,
                               'arch':arch}]
 
@@ -556,7 +552,7 @@ class YumSource(Source):
     def _get_urls_from_repodata(self, url, arch):
         if self.use_yum:
             return [url]
-        
+
         rmdurl = '%srepodata/repomd.xml' % url
         try:
             repomd = fetch_url(rmdurl)
@@ -673,7 +669,7 @@ class YumSource(Source):
     def get_vpkgs(self, metadata):
         if self.use_yum:
             return dict()
-        
+
         rv = Source.get_vpkgs(self, metadata)
         for arch, fmdata in list(self.filemap.items()):
             if arch not in metadata.groups and arch != 'global':
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/__init__.py
index b04c299a6..72913a60a 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Packages/__init__.py
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
 from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import ConfigParser, urlopen
 from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Packages import Collection
 from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Packages.PackagesSources import PackagesSources
-from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Packages.PackagesConfig import PackagesConfig
 
 class Packages(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.StructureValidator,
                Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Generator,
-               Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Connector):
+               Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Connector,
+               Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.GoalValidator):
     name = 'Packages'
     conflicts = ['Pkgmgr']
     experimental = True
@@ -35,11 +35,9 @@ class Packages(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             # create key directory if needed
             os.makedirs(self.keypath)
 
-        # set up config files
-        self.config = PackagesConfig(self)
         self.sources = PackagesSources(os.path.join(self.data, "sources.xml"),
                                        self.cachepath, core.fam, self,
-                                       self.config)
+                                       self.core.setup)
 
     def toggle_debug(self):
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin.toggle_debug(self)
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ class Packages(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             # Things
             return True
         try:
-            return not self.config.getboolean("global", "resolver")
+            return not self.core.setup.cfp.getboolean("packages", "resolver")
         except (ConfigParser.NoSectionError, ConfigParser.NoOptionError):
             return False
         except ValueError:
@@ -60,28 +58,29 @@ class Packages(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             # "disabled", which are not handled according to the
             # Python docs but appear to be handled properly by
             # ConfigParser in at least some versions
-            return self.config.get("global", "resolver",
-                                   default="enabled").lower() == "disabled"
+            return self.core.setup.cfp.get("packages", "resolver",
+                                           default="enabled").lower() == "disabled"
 
     @property
     def disableMetaData(self):
         try:
-            return not self.config.getboolean("global", "resolver")
+            return not self.core.setup.cfp.getboolean("packages", "resolver")
         except (ConfigParser.NoSectionError, ConfigParser.NoOptionError):
             return False
         except ValueError:
             # for historical reasons we also accept "enabled" and
             # "disabled"
-            return self.config.get("global", "metadata",
-                                   default="enabled").lower() == "disabled"
+            return self.core.setup.cfp.get("packages", "metadata",
+                                           default="enabled").lower() == "disabled"
 
     def create_config(self, entry, metadata):
         """ create yum/apt config for the specified host """
-        attrib = {'encoding': 'ascii',
-                  'owner': 'root',
-                  'group': 'root',
-                  'type': 'file',
-                  'perms': '0644'}
+        attrib = dict(encoding='ascii',
+                      owner='root',
+                      group='root',
+                      type='file',
+                      perms='0644',
+                      important='true')
 
         collection = self._get_collection(metadata)
         entry.text = collection.get_config()
@@ -91,19 +90,23 @@ class Packages(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
     def HandleEntry(self, entry, metadata):
         if entry.tag == 'Package':
             collection = self._get_collection(metadata)
-            entry.set('version', 'auto')
+            entry.set('version', self.core.setup.cfp.get("packages",
+                                                 "version",
+                                                 default="auto"))
             entry.set('type', collection.ptype)
         elif entry.tag == 'Path':
-            if (entry.get("name") == self.config.get("global", "yum_config",
-                                                     default="") or
-                entry.get("name") == self.config.get("global", "apt_config",
-                                                     default="")):
+            if (entry.get("name") == self.core.setup.cfp.get("packages",
+                                                             "yum_config",
+                                                             default="") or
+                entry.get("name") == self.core.setup.cfp.get("packages",
+                                                             "apt_config",
+                                                             default="")):
                 self.create_config(entry, metadata)
 
     def HandlesEntry(self, entry, metadata):
         if entry.tag == 'Package':
-            if self.config.getboolean("global", "magic_groups",
-                                      default=True) == True:
+            if self.core.setup.cfp.getboolean("packages", "magic_groups",
+                                              default=True):
                 collection = self._get_collection(metadata)
                 if collection.magic_groups_match():
                     return True
@@ -111,10 +114,12 @@ class Packages(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                 return True
         elif entry.tag == 'Path':
             # managed entries for yum/apt configs
-            if (entry.get("name") == self.config.get("global", "yum_config",
-                                                     default="") or
-                entry.get("name") == self.config.get("global", "apt_config",
-                                                     default="")):
+            if (entry.get("name") == self.core.setup.cfp.get("packages",
+                                                             "yum_config",
+                                                             default="") or
+                entry.get("name") == self.core.setup.cfp.get("packages",
+                                                             "apt_config",
+                                                             default="")):
                 return True
         return False
 
@@ -147,6 +152,8 @@ class Packages(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         initial = set()
         # base is the set of initial packages with groups expanded
         base = set()
+        # essential pkgs are those marked as such by the distribution
+        essential = collection.get_essential()
         to_remove = []
         for struct in structures:
             for pkg in struct.xpath('//Package | //BoundPackage'):
@@ -168,7 +175,7 @@ class Packages(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                 else:
                     self.logger.error("Packages: Malformed Package: %s" %
                                       lxml.etree.tostring(pkg))
-        base.update(initial)
+        base.update(initial | essential)
         for el in to_remove:
             el.getparent().remove(el)
 
@@ -182,8 +189,10 @@ class Packages(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         newpkgs.sort()
         for pkg in newpkgs:
             lxml.etree.SubElement(independent, 'BoundPackage', name=pkg,
-                                  version='auto', type=collection.ptype,
-                                  origin='Packages')
+                                  version=self.core.setup.cfp.get("packages",
+                                                                  "version",
+                                                                  default="auto"),
+                                  type=collection.ptype, origin='Packages')
 
     def Refresh(self):
         '''Packages.Refresh() => True|False\nReload configuration
@@ -265,3 +274,11 @@ class Packages(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
     def get_additional_data(self, metadata):
         collection = self._get_collection(metadata)
         return dict(sources=collection.get_additional_data())
+
+    def validate_goals(self, metadata, _):
+        """ we abuse the GoalValidator plugin since validate_goals()
+        is the very last thing called during a client config run.  so
+        we use this to clear the collection cache for this client,
+        which must persist only the duration of a client run """
+        if metadata.hostname in Collection.clients:
+            del Collection.clients[metadata.hostname]
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Pkgmgr.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Pkgmgr.py
index bc11bfdcf..e9254cdcc 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Pkgmgr.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Pkgmgr.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 '''This module implements a package management scheme for all images'''
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import logging
 import re
@@ -135,7 +134,6 @@ class PkgSrc(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.XMLSrc):
 class Pkgmgr(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PrioDir):
     """This is a generator that handles package assignments."""
     name = 'Pkgmgr'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     __child__ = PkgSrc
     __element__ = 'Package'
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Probes.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Probes.py
index 2c24d6cc4..22cacde55 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Probes.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Probes.py
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ class ProbeData(object):
 
     def __str__(self):
         return str(self.data)
-    
+
     def __repr__(self):
         return repr(self.data)
-    
+
     def __getattr__(self, name):
         """ make ProbeData act like a str object """
         return getattr(self.data, name)
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ class Probes(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
              Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Connector):
     """A plugin to gather information from a client machine."""
     name = 'Probes'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Properties.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Properties.py
index 76945b3a0..680881858 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Properties.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Properties.py
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class Properties(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
        files into client metadata instances.
     """
     name = 'Properties'
-    version = '$Revision$'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin.__init__(self, core, datastore)
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Rules.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Rules.py
index c66276179..e77d08653 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Rules.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Rules.py
@@ -1,21 +1,15 @@
 """This generator provides rule-based entry mappings."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import re
 import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
 
-class RulesConfig(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SimpleConfig):
-    _required = False
-
 class Rules(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PrioDir):
     """This is a generator that handles service assignments."""
     name = 'Rules'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PrioDir.__init__(self, core, datastore)
-        self.config = RulesConfig(self)
         self._regex_cache = dict()
 
     def HandlesEntry(self, entry, metadata):
@@ -52,6 +46,6 @@ class Rules(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PrioDir):
                 if self._regex_cache[rule].match(entry.get('name')):
                     return True
         return False
-            
+
     def _regex_enabled(self):
-        return self.config.getboolean("rules", "regex", default=False)
+        return self.core.setup.cfp.getboolean("rules", "regex", default=False)
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/SGenshi.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/SGenshi.py
index ae2623d29..12c125c62 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/SGenshi.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/SGenshi.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 '''This module implements a templating generator based on Genshi'''
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import genshi.input
 import genshi.template
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ class SGenshi(SGenshiEntrySet,
               Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Structure):
     """The SGenshi plugin provides templated structures."""
     name = 'SGenshi'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     deprecated = True
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/SSHbase.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/SSHbase.py
index eb91bea39..a1a29727f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/SSHbase.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/SSHbase.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-'''This module manages ssh key files for bcfg2'''
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
+"""This module manages ssh key files for bcfg2"""
 
 import binascii
 import re
@@ -20,10 +19,15 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class KeyData(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SpecificData):
     def __init__(self, name, specific, encoding):
-        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SpecificData.__init__(self, name, specific,
+        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SpecificData.__init__(self,
+                                                  name,
+                                                  specific,
                                                   encoding)
         self.encoding = encoding
-    
+
+    def __lt__(self, other):
+        return self.name < other.name
+
     def bind_entry(self, entry, metadata):
         entry.set('type', 'file')
         if entry.get('encoding') == 'base64':
@@ -99,7 +103,6 @@ class SSHbase(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
 
     """
     name = 'SSHbase'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     keypatterns = ["ssh_host_dsa_key",
@@ -148,7 +151,7 @@ class SSHbase(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                    for s in list(self.static.values())]
 
             mquery = self.core.metadata.query
-            
+
             # build hostname cache
             names = dict()
             for cmeta in mquery.all():
@@ -206,15 +209,15 @@ class SSHbase(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                             # have no clients yet.  don't warn about
                             # this.
                             continue
-                            
+
                         if key not in self.badnames:
                             self.badnames[key] = True
                             self.logger.info("Ignoring key for unknown %s %s" %
                                              (ktype, key))
                         continue
-                    
+
                     skn.append("%s %s" % (','.join(hostnames),
-                                          entry.data.decode().rstrip()))
+                                          entry.data.rstrip()))
 
             self.__skn = "\n".join(skn) + "\n"
         return self.__skn
@@ -230,7 +233,7 @@ class SSHbase(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         action = event.code2str()
         if action == "endExist" or event.filename == self.data:
             return
-        
+
         for entry in list(self.entries.values()):
             if entry.specific.match(event.filename):
                 entry.handle_event(event)
@@ -325,8 +328,8 @@ class SSHbase(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                         pass
             hostkeys.sort()
             for hostkey in hostkeys:
-                entry.text += "localhost,localhost.localdomain,127.0.0.1 %s" % (
-                    hostkey.data.decode())
+                entry.text += "localhost,localhost.localdomain,127.0.0.1 %s" % \
+                              (hostkey.data)
             self.entries[entry.get('name')].bind_info_to_entry(entry, metadata)
 
     def build_hk(self, entry, metadata):
@@ -371,7 +374,7 @@ class SSHbase(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
         else:
             self.logger.error("Unknown key filename: %s" % filename)
             return
-        
+
         fileloc = "%s/%s" % (self.data, hostkey)
         publoc = self.data + '/' + ".".join([hostkey.split('.')[0], 'pub',
                                              "H_%s" % client])
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/SSLCA.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/SSLCA.py
index e5bc38fba..1091fc2c8 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/SSLCA.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/SSLCA.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ class SSLCA(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.GroupSpool):
     management of ssl certificates and their keys.
     """
     name = 'SSLCA'
-    __version__ = '$Id:$'
     __author__ = 'g.hagger@gmail.com'
     __child__ = Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.FileBacked
     key_specs = {}
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Snapshots.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Snapshots.py
index aeb3b9f74..aeb3b9f74 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Snapshots.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Snapshots.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Statistics.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Statistics.py
index 9dbbeec28..265ef95a8 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Statistics.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Statistics.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 '''This file manages the statistics collected by the BCFG2 Server'''
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import binascii
 import copy
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ class Statistics(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
                  Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.ThreadedStatistics,
                  Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PullSource):
     name = 'Statistics'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
         Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin.__init__(self, core, datastore)
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Svcmgr.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Svcmgr.py
index 6d25c1a6d..f4232ad5c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Svcmgr.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Svcmgr.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This generator provides service mappings."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
 
@@ -7,6 +6,5 @@ import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
 class Svcmgr(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PrioDir):
     """This is a generator that handles service assignments."""
     name = 'Svcmgr'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     deprecated = True
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Svn.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Svn.py
index 9fd6f1051..ae43388ea 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Svn.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Svn.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class Svn(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
           Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Version):
     """Svn is a version plugin for dealing with Bcfg2 repos."""
     name = 'Svn'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Svn2.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Svn2.py
index b8a8e6b7e..e4df9574f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Svn2.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Svn2.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ class Svn2(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
            Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Version):
     """Svn is a version plugin for dealing with Bcfg2 repos."""
     name = 'Svn2'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     conflicts = ['Svn']
@@ -72,7 +71,8 @@ class Svn2(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
             self.revision = self.client.update(self.datastore, recurse=True)[0]
             self.logger.info("Svn2: Commited changes. At %s" %
                              self.revision.number)
-        except Exception, err:
+        except Exception:
+            err = sys.exc_info()[1]
             # try to be smart about the error we got back
             details = None
             if "callback_ssl_server_trust_prompt" in str(err):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/TCheetah.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/TCheetah.py
index 49be88881..8879fdef1 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/TCheetah.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/TCheetah.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 '''This module implements a templating generator based on Cheetah'''
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import binascii
 import logging
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ class TemplateFile:
 class TCheetah(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.GroupSpool):
     """The TCheetah generator implements a templating mechanism for configuration files."""
     name = 'TCheetah'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
     filename_pattern = 'template'
     es_child_cls = TemplateFile
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/TGenshi.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/TGenshi.py
index 072f5cd7b..c4dd40614 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/TGenshi.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/TGenshi.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """This module implements a templating generator based on Genshi."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import binascii
 import logging
@@ -115,11 +114,13 @@ class TemplateFile:
             if entry.text == '':
                 entry.set('empty', 'true')
         except TemplateError:
+            err = sys.exc_info()[1]
             logger.exception('Genshi template error')
-            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError
+            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError('Genshi template error: %s' % err)
         except AttributeError:
+            err = sys.exc_info()[1]
             logger.exception('Genshi template loading error')
-            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError
+            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError('Genshi template loading error: %s' % err)
 
 
 class TGenshi(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.GroupSpool):
@@ -129,7 +130,6 @@ class TGenshi(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.GroupSpool):
 
     """
     name = 'TGenshi'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
     __author__ = 'jeff@ocjtech.us'
     filename_pattern = 'template\.(txt|newtxt|xml)'
     es_child_cls = TemplateFile
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/TemplateHelper.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/TemplateHelper.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c0ee03e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/TemplateHelper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import re
+import imp
+import sys
+import logging
+import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class HelperModule(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SpecificData):
+    _module_name_re = re.compile(r'([^/]+?)\.py')
+
+    def __init__(self, name, specific, encoding):
+        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SpecificData.__init__(self, name, specific,
+                                                  encoding)
+        match = self._module_name_re.search(self.name)
+        if match:
+            self._module_name = match.group(1)
+        else:
+            self._module_name = name
+        self._attrs = []
+
+    def handle_event(self, event):
+        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SpecificData.handle_event(self, event)
+        try:
+            module = imp.load_source(self._module_name, self.name)
+        except:
+            err = sys.exc_info()[1]
+            logger.error("TemplateHelper: Failed to import %s: %s" %
+                         (self.name, err))
+            return
+
+        if not hasattr(module, "__export__"):
+            logger.error("TemplateHelper: %s has no __export__ list" %
+                         self.name)
+            return
+
+        for sym in module.__export__:
+            if sym not in self._attrs and hasattr(self, sym):
+                logger.warning("TemplateHelper: %s: %s is a reserved keyword, "
+                               "skipping export" % (self.name, sym))
+            setattr(self, sym, getattr(module, sym))
+        # remove old exports
+        for sym in set(self._attrs) - set(module.__export__):
+            delattr(self, sym)
+
+        self._attrs = module.__export__
+
+
+class HelperSet(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.EntrySet):
+    ignore = re.compile("^(\.#.*|.*~|\\..*\\.(sw[px])|.*\.py[co])$")
+
+    def __init__(self, path, fam, encoding, plugin_name):
+        fpattern = '[0-9A-Za-z_\-]+\.py'
+        self.plugin_name = plugin_name
+        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.EntrySet.__init__(self, fpattern, path,
+                                              HelperModule, encoding)
+        fam.AddMonitor(path, self)
+
+    def HandleEvent(self, event):
+        if (event.filename != self.path and
+            not self.ignore.match(event.filename)):
+            return self.handle_event(event)
+
+
+class TemplateHelper(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
+                     Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Connector):
+    """ A plugin to provide helper classes and functions to templates """
+    name = 'TemplateHelper'
+    __author__ = 'chris.a.st.pierre@gmail.com'
+
+    def __init__(self, core, datastore):
+        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin.__init__(self, core, datastore)
+        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Connector.__init__(self)
+
+        try:
+            self.helpers = HelperSet(self.data, core.fam, core.encoding,
+                                     self.name)
+        except:
+            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginInitError
+
+    def get_additional_data(self, metadata):
+        return dict([(h._module_name, h)
+                     for h in list(self.helpers.entries.values())])
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Trigger.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Trigger.py
index eb3310a4e..b0d21545c 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Trigger.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/Trigger.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ class Trigger(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Plugin,
               Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Statistics):
     """Trigger is a plugin that calls external scripts (on the server)."""
     name = 'Trigger'
-    __version__ = '$Id'
     __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
 
     def __init__(self, core, datastore):
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/__init__.py
index c69c37452..f9f1b4e52 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Plugins/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 """Imports for Bcfg2.Server.Plugins."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 __all__ = [
            'Account',
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@ __all__ = [
            'Bzr',
            'Cfg',
            'Cvs',
-           'Darcs', 
+           'Darcs',
            'Decisions',
            'Fossil',
            'Git',
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/__init__.py
index bdf908f4a..bdf908f4a 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/backends.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/backends.py
index 85241932f..85241932f 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/backends.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/backends.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/importscript.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/importscript.py
index 7dfac6fae..16df86a9b 100755
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/importscript.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/importscript.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 Imports statistics.xml and clients.xml files in to database backend for
 new statistics engine
 """
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import binascii
 import os
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import ConfigParser
 def build_reason_kwargs(r_ent, encoding, logger):
     binary_file = False
     sensitive_file = False
+    unpruned_entries = ''
     if r_ent.get('sensitive') in ['true', 'True']:
         sensitive_file = True
         rc_diff = ''
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ def build_reason_kwargs(r_ent, encoding, logger):
         rc_diff = r_ent.get('current_diff')
     else:
         rc_diff = ''
+    # detect unmanaged entries in pruned directories
+    if r_ent.get('prune', 'false') == 'true' and r_ent.get('qtest'):
+        unpruned_elist = [e.get('path') for e in r_ent.findall('Prune')]
+        unpruned_entries = "\n".join(unpruned_elist)
     if not binary_file:
         try:
             rc_diff = rc_diff.decode(encoding)
@@ -79,7 +83,8 @@ def build_reason_kwargs(r_ent, encoding, logger):
                 current_exists=r_ent.get('current_exists', default="True").capitalize() == "True",
                 current_diff=rc_diff,
                 is_binary=binary_file,
-                is_sensitive=sensitive_file)
+                is_sensitive=sensitive_file,
+                unpruned=unpruned_entries)
 
 
 def load_stats(cdata, sdata, encoding, vlevel, logger, quick=False, location=''):
@@ -118,8 +123,6 @@ def load_stats(cdata, sdata, encoding, vlevel, logger, quick=False, location='')
                                                           default="unknown"),
                                      repo_rev_code=statistics.get('revision',
                                                                   default="unknown"),
-                                     client_version=statistics.get('client_version',
-                                                                   default="unknown"),
                                      goodcount=statistics.get('good',
                                                               default="0"),
                                      totalcount=statistics.get('total',
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/manage.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/manage.py
index 858bddeca..858bddeca 100755
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/manage.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/manage.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/nisauth.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/nisauth.py
index 6fc346f1e..b3e37113b 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/nisauth.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/nisauth.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ from Bcfg2.Server.Reports.settings import AUTHORIZED_GROUP
 
 """Checks with NIS to see if the current user is in the support group"""
 
-__revision__ = "$Revision: $"
-
 
 class NISAUTHError(Exception):
     """NISAUTHError is raised when somehting goes boom."""
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/__init__.py
index ccdce8943..ccdce8943 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/fixtures/initial_version.xml b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/fixtures/initial_version.xml
index 919265d48..bde236989 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/fixtures/initial_version.xml
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/fixtures/initial_version.xml
@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@
 	  <field type='IntegerField' name='version'>18</field>
 	  <field type='DateTimeField' name='updated'>2011-06-30 00:00:00</field>
 	</object>
+	<object pk="8" model="reports.internaldatabaseversion">
+	  <field type='IntegerField' name='version'>19</field>
+	  <field type='DateTimeField' name='updated'>2012-03-28 00:00:00</field>
+	</object>
 </django-objects>
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/models.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/models.py
index 870239641..9a71fb16a 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/models.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 """Django models for Bcfg2 reports."""
-from django.db import models
+import sys
+
+from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
+try:
+    from django.db import models
+except ImproperlyConfigured:
+    e = sys.exc_info()[1]
+    print("Reports: unable to import django models: %s" % e)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
 from django.db import connection, transaction
 from django.db.models import Q
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
@@ -145,7 +154,7 @@ class InteractiveManager(models.Manager):
             cursor.execute(sql)
             return [item[0] for item in cursor.fetchall()]
         except:
-            '''FIXME - really need some error hadling'''
+            '''FIXME - really need some error handling'''
             pass
         return []
 
@@ -156,7 +165,6 @@ class Interaction(models.Model):
     timestamp = models.DateTimeField()  # Timestamp for this record
     state = models.CharField(max_length=32)  # good/bad/modified/etc
     repo_rev_code = models.CharField(max_length=64)  # repo revision at time of interaction
-    client_version = models.CharField(max_length=32)  # Client Version
     goodcount = models.IntegerField()  # of good config-items
     totalcount = models.IntegerField()  # of total config-items
     server = models.CharField(max_length=256)  # Name of the server used for the interaction
@@ -278,6 +286,7 @@ class Reason(models.Model):
     current_diff = models.TextField(max_length=1280, blank=True)
     is_binary = models.BooleanField(default=False)
     is_sensitive = models.BooleanField(default=False)
+    unpruned = models.TextField(max_length=1280, blank=True)
 
     def _str_(self):
         return "Reason"
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/sql/client.sql b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/sql/client.sql
index 8c63754c9..28e785450 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/sql/client.sql
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/sql/client.sql
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 CREATE VIEW reports_current_interactions AS SELECT x.client_id AS client_id, reports_interaction.id AS interaction_id FROM (select client_id, MAX(timestamp) as timer FROM reports_interaction GROUP BY client_id) x, reports_interaction WHERE reports_interaction.client_id = x.client_id AND reports_interaction.timestamp = x.timer;
 
 create index reports_interaction_client_id on reports_interaction (client_id);
-create index reports_extra_interactions_client_id on reports_extra_interactions(interaction_id);
-create index reports_modified_interactions_client_id on reports_modified_interactions(interaction_id);
 create index reports_client_current_interaction_id on reports_client (current_interaction_id);
 create index reports_performance_interaction_performance_id on reports_performance_interaction (performance_id);
 create index reports_interaction_timestamp on reports_interaction (timestamp);
-create index reports_performance_interation_interaction_id on reports_performance_interaction (interaction_id);
\ No newline at end of file
+create index reports_performance_interation_interaction_id on reports_performance_interaction (interaction_id);
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/404.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/404.html
index 168bd9fec..168bd9fec 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/404.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/404.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/base-timeview.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/base-timeview.html
index 842de36f0..842de36f0 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/base-timeview.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/base-timeview.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/base.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/base.html
index f541c0d2b..f541c0d2b 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/base.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/base.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/detail.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/detail.html
index dd4295f21..dd4295f21 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/detail.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/detail.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/detailed-list.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/detailed-list.html
index 0c1fae8d5..84ac71d92 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/detailed-list.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/detailed-list.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   <tr class='{% cycle listview,listview_alt %}'>
     <td class='left_column'><a href='{% url Bcfg2.Server.Reports.reports.views.client_detail hostname=entry.client.name, pk=entry.id %}'>{{ entry.client.name }}</a></td>
     <td class='right_column' style='width:75px'><a href='{% add_url_filter state=entry.state %}'
-      {% ifequal entry.state 'dirty' %}class='dirty-lineitem'{% endifequal %}>{{ entry.state }}</a></td>
+      class='{{entry|determine_client_state}}'>{{ entry.state }}</a></td>
     <td class='right_column_narrow'>{{ entry.goodcount }}</td>
     <td class='right_column_narrow'>{{ entry.bad_entry_count }}</td>
     <td class='right_column_narrow'>{{ entry.modified_entry_count }}</td>
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/history.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/history.html
index 01d4ec2f4..01d4ec2f4 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/history.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/history.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/index.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..134e237d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{% extends "base-timeview.html" %}
+{% load bcfg2_tags %}
+
+{% block extra_header_info %}
+{% endblock%}
+
+{% block title %}Bcfg2 - Client Grid View{% endblock %}
+
+{% block pagebanner %}Clients - Grid View{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+{% if inter_list %}
+  <table class='grid-view' align='center'>
+  {% for inter in inter_list %}
+    {% if forloop.first %}<tr>{% endif %}
+      <td class='{{ inter|determine_client_state }}'>
+          <a href="{% spaceless %}
+              {% if not timestamp %}
+                  {% url reports_client_detail inter.client.name %}
+              {% else %}
+                  {% url reports_client_detail_pk inter.client.name,inter.id %}
+              {% endif %}
+              {% endspaceless %}">{{ inter.client.name }}</a>
+      </td>
+    {% if forloop.last %}
+      </tr>
+    {% else %}
+      {% if forloop.counter|divisibleby:"4" %}</tr><tr>{% endif %}
+    {% endif %}
+  {% endfor %}
+  </table>
+{% else %}<p>No client records are available.</p>
+{% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/manage.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/manage.html
index 5725ae577..5725ae577 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/manage.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/manage.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/config_items/item.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/config_items/item.html
index cc99ef503..42c3e8349 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/config_items/item.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/config_items/item.html
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
+{% load split %}
 {% load syntax_coloring %}
 
 
@@ -91,6 +92,20 @@ div.entry_list h3 {
     </div>
   {% endif %}
 
+  <!-- display extra directory entries -->
+  {% if item.reason.unpruned != '' %}
+    <div class='entry_list'>
+      <div class='entry_list_head'>
+          <h3>Extra entries found</h3>
+      </div>
+      <table class='entry_list' cellpadding='3'>
+        {% for unpruned_item in item.reason.unpruned|split %}
+          <tr><td>{{ unpruned_item }}</td></tr>
+        {% endfor %}
+      </table>
+    </div>
+  {% endif %}
+
 
   <div class='entry_list'>
     <div class='entry_list_head'>
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/config_items/listing.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/config_items/listing.html
index 9b1026a08..9b1026a08 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/config_items/listing.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/config_items/listing.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/displays/summary.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/displays/summary.html
index b9847cf96..b9847cf96 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/displays/summary.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/displays/summary.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/displays/timing.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/displays/timing.html
index 47accb2cb..ff775ded5 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/displays/timing.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/displays/timing.html
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
               <td>Install</td>
               <td>Config</td>
               <td>Total</td>
-          </tr>                     
+          </tr>
 	  {% for metric in metrics|dictsort:"name" %}
           <tr class='{% cycle listview,listview_alt %}'>
               <td><a style='font-size: 100%'
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/filter_bar.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/filter_bar.html
index 6b57baf6a..6fbe585ab 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/filter_bar.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/filter_bar.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {% if filters %}
 {% for filter, filter_url in filters %}
   {% if forloop.first %}
-    <div class="filter_bar">Active filters (click to remove): 
+    <div class="filter_bar">Active filters (click to remove):
   {% endif %}
        <a href='{{ filter_url }}'>{{ filter|capfirst }}</a>{% if not forloop.last %}, {% endif %}
   {% if forloop.last %}
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/interaction_list.inc b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/interaction_list.inc
index 8f2dec1dc..6fe7e6547 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/interaction_list.inc
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/interaction_list.inc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <td class='right_column_wide'><a href='{% add_url_filter hostname=entry.client.name %}'>{{ entry.client.name }}</a></td>
     {% endif %}
     <td class='right_column' style='width:75px'><a href='{% add_url_filter state=entry.state %}'
-        {% ifequal entry.state 'dirty' %}class='dirty-lineitem'{% endifequal %}>{{ entry.state }}</a></td>
+        class='{{entry|determine_client_state}}'>{{ entry.state }}</a></td>
     <td class='right_column_narrow'>{{ entry.goodcount }}</td>
     <td class='right_column_narrow'>{{ entry.bad_entry_count }}</td>
     <td class='right_column_narrow'>{{ entry.modified_entry_count }}</td>
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/page_bar.html b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/page_bar.html
index aa0def83e..aa0def83e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/page_bar.html
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templates/widgets/page_bar.html
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/bcfg2_tags.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/bcfg2_tags.py
index 629984f26..ac63cda3e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/bcfg2_tags.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/bcfg2_tags.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+import sys
+
 from django import template
-from django.core.urlresolvers import resolve, reverse, Resolver404, NoReverseMatch
+from django.core.urlresolvers import resolve, reverse, \
+                                     Resolver404, NoReverseMatch
 from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode, smart_str
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from Bcfg2.Server.Reports.utils import filter_list
@@ -8,13 +11,14 @@ register = template.Library()
 
 __PAGE_NAV_LIMITS__ = (10, 25, 50, 100)
 
+
 @register.inclusion_tag('widgets/page_bar.html', takes_context=True)
 def page_navigator(context):
     """
     Creates paginated links.
 
-    Expects the context to be a RequestContext and views.prepare_paginated_list()
-    to have populated page information.
+    Expects the context to be a RequestContext and
+    views.prepare_paginated_list() to have populated page information.
     """
     fragment = dict()
     try:
@@ -30,70 +34,73 @@ def page_navigator(context):
         return {}
 
     try:
-       view, args, kwargs = resolve(path)
-       current_page = int(kwargs.get('page_number',1))
-       fragment['current_page'] = current_page
-       fragment['page_number'] = current_page
-       fragment['total_pages'] = total_pages
-       fragment['records_per_page'] = records_per_page
-       if current_page > 1:
-           kwargs['page_number'] = current_page - 1
-           fragment['prev_page'] = reverse(view, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
-       if current_page < total_pages:
-           kwargs['page_number'] = current_page + 1
-           fragment['next_page'] = reverse(view, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
-
-       view_range = 5
-       if total_pages > view_range:
-           pager_start = current_page - 2
-           pager_end = current_page + 2
-           if pager_start < 1:
-               pager_end += (1 - pager_start)
-               pager_start = 1
-           if pager_end > total_pages:
-               pager_start -= (pager_end - total_pages)
-               pager_end = total_pages
-       else:
-           pager_start = 1
-           pager_end = total_pages
-
-       if pager_start > 1:
-           kwargs['page_number'] = 1
-           fragment['first_page'] = reverse(view, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
-       if pager_end < total_pages:
-           kwargs['page_number'] = total_pages
-           fragment['last_page'] = reverse(view, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
-
-       pager = []
-       for page in range(pager_start, int(pager_end) + 1):
-           kwargs['page_number'] = page
-           pager.append( (page, reverse(view, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)) )
-
-       kwargs['page_number'] = 1
-       page_limits = []
-       for limit in __PAGE_NAV_LIMITS__:
-           kwargs['page_limit'] = limit
-           page_limits.append( (limit, reverse(view, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)) )
-       # resolver doesn't like this
-       del kwargs['page_number']
-       del kwargs['page_limit']
-       page_limits.append( ('all', reverse(view, args=args, kwargs=kwargs) + "|all") )
-
-       fragment['pager'] = pager
-       fragment['page_limits'] = page_limits
-              
+        view, args, kwargs = resolve(path)
+        current_page = int(kwargs.get('page_number', 1))
+        fragment['current_page'] = current_page
+        fragment['page_number'] = current_page
+        fragment['total_pages'] = total_pages
+        fragment['records_per_page'] = records_per_page
+        if current_page > 1:
+            kwargs['page_number'] = current_page - 1
+            fragment['prev_page'] = reverse(view, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
+        if current_page < total_pages:
+            kwargs['page_number'] = current_page + 1
+            fragment['next_page'] = reverse(view, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
+
+        view_range = 5
+        if total_pages > view_range:
+            pager_start = current_page - 2
+            pager_end = current_page + 2
+            if pager_start < 1:
+                pager_end += (1 - pager_start)
+                pager_start = 1
+            if pager_end > total_pages:
+                pager_start -= (pager_end - total_pages)
+                pager_end = total_pages
+        else:
+            pager_start = 1
+            pager_end = total_pages
+
+        if pager_start > 1:
+            kwargs['page_number'] = 1
+            fragment['first_page'] = reverse(view, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
+        if pager_end < total_pages:
+            kwargs['page_number'] = total_pages
+            fragment['last_page'] = reverse(view, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
+
+        pager = []
+        for page in range(pager_start, int(pager_end) + 1):
+            kwargs['page_number'] = page
+            pager.append((page, reverse(view, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)))
+
+        kwargs['page_number'] = 1
+        page_limits = []
+        for limit in __PAGE_NAV_LIMITS__:
+            kwargs['page_limit'] = limit
+            page_limits.append((limit,
+                                reverse(view, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)))
+        # resolver doesn't like this
+        del kwargs['page_number']
+        del kwargs['page_limit']
+        page_limits.append(('all',
+                           reverse(view, args=args, kwargs=kwargs) + "|all"))
+
+        fragment['pager'] = pager
+        fragment['page_limits'] = page_limits
+
     except Resolver404:
-       path = "404"
+        path = "404"
     except NoReverseMatch:
-       nr = sys.exc_info()[1]
-       path = "NoReverseMatch: %s" % nr
+        nr = sys.exc_info()[1]
+        path = "NoReverseMatch: %s" % nr
     except ValueError:
-       path = "ValueError"
+        path = "ValueError"
     #FIXME - Handle these
 
     fragment['path'] = path
     return fragment
 
+
 @register.inclusion_tag('widgets/filter_bar.html', takes_context=True)
 def filter_navigator(context):
     try:
@@ -111,13 +118,15 @@ def filter_navigator(context):
             if filter in kwargs:
                 myargs = kwargs.copy()
                 del myargs[filter]
-                filters.append( (filter, reverse(view, args=args, kwargs=myargs) ) )
-        filters.sort(lambda x,y: cmp(x[0], y[0]))
-        return { 'filters': filters }
+                filters.append((filter,
+                                reverse(view, args=args, kwargs=myargs)))
+        filters.sort(lambda x, y: cmp(x[0], y[0]))
+        return {'filters': filters}
     except (Resolver404, NoReverseMatch, ValueError, KeyError):
         pass
     return dict()
 
+
 def _subtract_or_na(mdict, x, y):
     """
     Shortcut for build_metric_list
@@ -127,50 +136,54 @@ def _subtract_or_na(mdict, x, y):
     except:
         return "n/a"
 
+
 @register.filter
 def build_metric_list(mdict):
     """
     Create a list of metric table entries
 
-    Moving this here it simplify the view.  Should really handle the case where these
-    are missing...
+    Moving this here to simplify the view.
+    Should really handle the case where these are missing...
     """
     td_list = []
     # parse
-    td_list.append( _subtract_or_na(mdict, 'config_parse', 'config_download'))
+    td_list.append(_subtract_or_na(mdict, 'config_parse', 'config_download'))
     #probe
-    td_list.append( _subtract_or_na(mdict, 'probe_upload', 'start'))
+    td_list.append(_subtract_or_na(mdict, 'probe_upload', 'start'))
     #inventory
-    td_list.append( _subtract_or_na(mdict, 'inventory', 'initialization'))
+    td_list.append(_subtract_or_na(mdict, 'inventory', 'initialization'))
     #install
-    td_list.append( _subtract_or_na(mdict, 'install', 'inventory'))
+    td_list.append(_subtract_or_na(mdict, 'install', 'inventory'))
     #cfg download & parse
-    td_list.append( _subtract_or_na(mdict, 'config_parse', 'probe_upload'))
+    td_list.append(_subtract_or_na(mdict, 'config_parse', 'probe_upload'))
     #total
-    td_list.append( _subtract_or_na(mdict, 'finished', 'start'))
+    td_list.append(_subtract_or_na(mdict, 'finished', 'start'))
     return td_list
 
+
 @register.filter
 def isstale(timestamp, entry_max=None):
     """
     Check for a stale timestamp
 
-    Compares two timestamps and returns True if the 
+    Compares two timestamps and returns True if the
     difference is greater then 24 hours.
     """
     if not entry_max:
         entry_max = datetime.now()
     return entry_max - timestamp > timedelta(hours=24)
 
+
 @register.filter
 def sort_interactions_by_name(value):
     """
     Sort an interaction list by client name
     """
     inters = list(value)
-    inters.sort(lambda a,b: cmp(a.client.name, b.client.name))
+    inters.sort(lambda a, b: cmp(a.client.name, b.client.name))
     return inters
 
+
 class AddUrlFilter(template.Node):
     def __init__(self, filter_name, filter_value):
         self.filter_name = filter_name
@@ -196,7 +209,7 @@ class AddUrlFilter(template.Node):
                     link = reverse(view, args=args, kwargs=kwargs)
                 except NoReverseMatch:
                     link = reverse(self.fallback_view, args=None,
-                        kwargs={ filter_name: filter_value })
+                        kwargs={filter_name: filter_value})
         except NoReverseMatch:
             rm = sys.exc_info()[1]
             raise rm
@@ -204,6 +217,7 @@ class AddUrlFilter(template.Node):
             pass
         return link
 
+
 @register.tag
 def add_url_filter(parser, token):
     """
@@ -227,6 +241,7 @@ def add_url_filter(parser, token):
 
     return AddUrlFilter(filter_name, filter_value)
 
+
 @register.filter
 def sortwell(value):
     """
@@ -235,10 +250,11 @@ def sortwell(value):
     """
 
     configItems = list(value)
-    configItems.sort(lambda x,y: cmp(x.entry.name, y.entry.name))
-    configItems.sort(lambda x,y: cmp(x.entry.kind, y.entry.kind))
+    configItems.sort(lambda x, y: cmp(x.entry.name, y.entry.name))
+    configItems.sort(lambda x, y: cmp(x.entry.kind, y.entry.kind))
     return configItems
 
+
 class MediaTag(template.Node):
     def __init__(self, filter_value):
         self.filter_value = filter_value
@@ -246,19 +262,20 @@ class MediaTag(template.Node):
     def render(self, context):
         base = context['MEDIA_URL']
         try:
-           request = context['request']
-           try:
-               base = request.environ['bcfg2.media_url']
-           except:
-               if request.path != request.META['PATH_INFO']:
-                   offset = request.path.find(request.META['PATH_INFO'])
-                   if offset > 0:
-                       base = "%s/%s" % (request.path[:offset], \
-                               context['MEDIA_URL'].strip('/'))
+            request = context['request']
+            try:
+                base = request.environ['bcfg2.media_url']
+            except:
+                if request.path != request.META['PATH_INFO']:
+                    offset = request.path.find(request.META['PATH_INFO'])
+                    if offset > 0:
+                        base = "%s/%s" % (request.path[:offset], \
+                                context['MEDIA_URL'].strip('/'))
         except:
             pass
         return "%s/%s" % (base, self.filter_value)
 
+
 @register.tag
 def to_media_url(parser, token):
     """
@@ -267,10 +284,30 @@ def to_media_url(parser, token):
     {% to_media_url /bcfg2.css %}
     """
     try:
-        tag_name, filter_value = token.split_contents()
+        filter_value = token.split_contents()[1]
         filter_value = parser.compile_filter(filter_value)
     except ValueError:
         raise template.TemplateSyntaxError("%r tag requires exactly one argument" % token.contents.split()[0])
 
     return MediaTag(filter_value)
 
+@register.filter
+def determine_client_state(entry):
+    """
+    Determine client state.
+
+    This is used to determine whether a client is reporting clean or
+    dirty. If the client is reporting dirty, this will figure out just
+    _how_ dirty and adjust the color accordingly.
+    """
+    if entry.state == 'clean':
+        return "clean-lineitem"
+
+    bad_percentage = 100 * (float(entry.badcount()) / entry.totalcount)
+    if bad_percentage < 33:
+        thisdirty = "slightly-dirty-lineitem"
+    elif bad_percentage < 66:
+        thisdirty = "dirty-lineitem"
+    else:
+        thisdirty = "very-dirty-lineitem"
+    return thisdirty
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/split.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/split.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9b4f0371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/split.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from django import template
+register = template.Library()
+
+
+@register.filter
+def split(s):
+    """split by newlines"""
+    return s.split('\n')
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/syntax_coloring.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/syntax_coloring.py
index 2e30125f9..36d4cf693 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/syntax_coloring.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/templatetags/syntax_coloring.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import sys
 from django import template
-from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode, smart_str
+from django.utils.encoding import smart_unicode
 from django.utils.html import conditional_escape
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ try:
 except:
     colorize = False
 
+
 # py3k compatibility
 def u_str(string):
     if sys.hexversion >= 0x03000000:
@@ -22,10 +23,12 @@ def u_str(string):
     else:
         return unicode(string)
 
+
 @register.filter
 def syntaxhilight(value, arg="diff", autoescape=None):
     """
-    Returns a syntax-hilighted version of Code; requires code/language arguments
+    Returns a syntax-hilighted version of Code;
+    requires code/language arguments
     """
 
     if autoescape:
@@ -44,6 +47,6 @@ def syntaxhilight(value, arg="diff", autoescape=None):
         except:
             return value
     else:
-        return mark_safe(u_str('<div class="note-box">Tip: Install pygments for highlighting</div><pre>%s</pre>') % value)
+        return mark_safe(u_str('<div class="note-box">Tip: Install pygments '
+                               'for highlighting</div><pre>%s</pre>') % value)
 syntaxhilight.needs_autoescape = True
-
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/urls.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/urls.py
index 434ce07b7..434ce07b7 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/urls.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/urls.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/views.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/views.py
index ccd71a60e..ccd71a60e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/views.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/reports/views.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/settings.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/settings.py
index 952e3eae6..4d567f1a2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/settings.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/settings.py
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ if django.VERSION[0] == 1 and django.VERSION[1] < 2:
 
 # Local time zone for this installation. All choices can be found here:
 # http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#time-zone
-try:
-    TIME_ZONE = c.get('statistics', 'time_zone')
-except:
-    if django.VERSION[0] == 1 and django.VERSION[1] > 2:
+if django.VERSION[0] == 1 and django.VERSION[1] > 2:
+    try:
+        TIME_ZONE = c.get('statistics', 'time_zone')
+    except:
         TIME_ZONE = None
 
 # Language code for this installation. All choices can be found here:
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ except ImportError:
 django.contrib.auth.LOGIN_URL = '/login'
 
 SESSION_EXPIRE_AT_BROWSER_CLOSE = True
-            
-    
+
+
 
 TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
     # Put strings here, like "/home/html/django_templates".
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/updatefix.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/updatefix.py
index 7cebaaca9..192b94b61 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/updatefix.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/updatefix.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import Bcfg2.Server.Reports.settings
 
-from django.db import connection
+from django.db import connection, DatabaseError
 import django.core.management
 import logging
+import sys
 import traceback
 from Bcfg2.Server.Reports.reports.models import InternalDatabaseVersion, \
                 TYPE_BAD, TYPE_MODIFIED, TYPE_EXTRA
@@ -16,9 +17,9 @@ def _merge_database_table_entries():
     find_cursor = connection.cursor()
     cursor.execute("""
     Select name, kind from reports_bad
-    union 
+    union
     select name, kind from reports_modified
-    union 
+    union
     select name, kind from reports_extra
     """)
     # this fetch could be better done
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ def _merge_database_table_entries():
 
 
 def _interactions_constraint_or_idx():
-    '''sqlite doesn't support alter tables.. or constraints'''
+    """sqlite doesn't support alter tables.. or constraints"""
     cursor = connection.cursor()
     try:
         cursor.execute('alter table reports_interaction add constraint reports_interaction_20100601 unique (client_id,timestamp)')
@@ -59,6 +60,88 @@ def _interactions_constraint_or_idx():
         cursor.execute('create unique index reports_interaction_20100601 on reports_interaction (client_id,timestamp)')
 
 
+def _remove_table_column(tbl, col):
+    """sqlite doesn't support deleting a column via alter table"""
+    cursor = connection.cursor()
+    db_engine = Bcfg2.Server.Reports.settings.DATABASES['default']['ENGINE']
+    if db_engine == 'django.db.backends.mysql':
+        db_name = Bcfg2.Server.Reports.settings.DATABASES['default']['NAME']
+        column_exists = cursor.execute('select * from information_schema.columns '
+                                       'where table_schema="%s" and '
+                                       'table_name="%s" '
+                                       'and column_name="%s";' % (db_name, tbl, col))
+        if not column_exists:
+            # column doesn't exist
+            return
+        # if column exists from previous database, remove it
+        cursor.execute('alter table %s '
+                       'drop column %s;' % (tbl, col))
+    elif db_engine == 'django.db.backends.sqlite3':
+        # check if table exists
+        try:
+            cursor.execute('select * from sqlite_master where name=%s and type="table";' % tbl)
+        except DatabaseError:
+            # table doesn't exist
+            return
+
+        # sqlite wants us to create a new table containing the columns we want
+        # and copy into it http://www.sqlite.org/faq.html#q11
+        tmptbl_name = "t_backup"
+        _tmptbl_create = \
+"""create temporary table "%s" (
+    "id" integer NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    "client_id" integer NOT NULL REFERENCES "reports_client" ("id"),
+    "timestamp" datetime NOT NULL,
+    "state" varchar(32) NOT NULL,
+    "repo_rev_code" varchar(64) NOT NULL,
+    "goodcount" integer NOT NULL,
+    "totalcount" integer NOT NULL,
+    "server" varchar(256) NOT NULL,
+    "bad_entries" integer NOT NULL,
+    "modified_entries" integer NOT NULL,
+    "extra_entries" integer NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE ("client_id", "timestamp")
+);""" % tmptbl_name
+        _newtbl_create = \
+"""create table "%s" (
+    "id" integer NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+    "client_id" integer NOT NULL REFERENCES "reports_client" ("id"),
+    "timestamp" datetime NOT NULL,
+    "state" varchar(32) NOT NULL,
+    "repo_rev_code" varchar(64) NOT NULL,
+    "goodcount" integer NOT NULL,
+    "totalcount" integer NOT NULL,
+    "server" varchar(256) NOT NULL,
+    "bad_entries" integer NOT NULL,
+    "modified_entries" integer NOT NULL,
+    "extra_entries" integer NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE ("client_id", "timestamp")
+);""" % tbl
+        new_cols = "id,\
+                    client_id,\
+                    timestamp,\
+                    state,\
+                    repo_rev_code,\
+                    goodcount,\
+                    totalcount,\
+                    server,\
+                    bad_entries,\
+                    modified_entries,\
+                    extra_entries"
+
+        delete_col = [_tmptbl_create,
+                      "insert into %s select %s from %s;" % (tmptbl_name, new_cols, tbl),
+                      "drop table %s" % tbl,
+                      _newtbl_create,
+                      "create index reports_interaction_client_id on %s (client_id);" % tbl,
+                      "insert into %s select %s from %s;" % (tbl, new_cols,
+                                                             tmptbl_name),
+                      "drop table %s;" % tmptbl_name]
+
+        for sql in delete_col:
+            cursor.execute(sql)
+
+
 def _populate_interaction_entry_counts():
     '''Populate up the type totals for the interaction table'''
     cursor = connection.cursor()
@@ -103,6 +186,8 @@ _fixes = [_merge_database_table_entries,
           _interactions_constraint_or_idx,
           'alter table reports_reason add is_binary bool NOT NULL default False;',
           'alter table reports_reason add is_sensitive bool NOT NULL default False;',
+          _remove_table_column('reports_interaction', 'client_version'),
+          "alter table reports_reason add unpruned varchar(1280) not null default '';",
 ]
 
 # this will calculate the last possible version of the database
@@ -110,7 +195,7 @@ lastversion = len(_fixes)
 
 
 def rollupdate(current_version):
-    """ function responsible to coordinates all the updates
+    """function responsible to coordinates all the updates
     need current_version as integer
     """
     ret = None
@@ -122,8 +207,10 @@ def rollupdate(current_version):
                 else:
                     _fixes[i]()
             except:
-                logger.error("Failed to perform db update %s" % (_fixes[i]), exc_info=1)
-            # since array start at 0 but version start at 1 we add 1 to the normal count
+                logger.error("Failed to perform db update %s" % (_fixes[i]),
+                                                                 exc_info=1)
+            # since the array starts at 0 but version
+            # starts at 1 we add 1 to the normal count
             ret = InternalDatabaseVersion.objects.create(version=i + 1)
         return ret
     else:
@@ -135,16 +222,19 @@ def dosync():
     # try to detect if it's a fresh new database
     try:
         cursor = connection.cursor()
-        # If this table goes missing then don't forget to change it to the new one
+        # If this table goes missing,
+        # don't forget to change it to the new one
         cursor.execute("Select * from reports_client")
         # if we get here with no error then the database has existing tables
         fresh = False
     except:
-        logger.debug("there was an error while detecting the freshness of the database")
+        logger.debug("there was an error while detecting "
+                     "the freshness of the database")
         #we should get here if the database is new
         fresh = True
 
-    # ensure database connection are close, so that the management can do it's job right    
+    # ensure database connections are closed
+    # so that the management can do its job right
     try:
         cursor.close()
         connection.close()
@@ -169,7 +259,8 @@ def dosync():
 
 
 def update_database():
-    ''' methode to search where we are in the revision of the database models and update them '''
+    """method to search where we are in the revision
+    of the database models and update them"""
     try:
         logger.debug("Running upgrade of models to the new one")
         dosync()
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/urls.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/urls.py
index d7ff1eee5..d7ff1eee5 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/urls.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/urls.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/utils.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/utils.py
index e0b6ead59..e0b6ead59 100755
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/utils.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Reports/utils.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Snapshots/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Snapshots/__init__.py
index 7c901adb2..7c901adb2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Snapshots/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Snapshots/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Snapshots/model.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Snapshots/model.py
index 5d7973c16..5d7973c16 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Snapshots/model.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/Snapshots/model.py
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/__init__.py
index bca73ded7..320371284 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Server/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-# $Id$
 """This is the set of modules for Bcfg2.Server."""
 
 import lxml.etree
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 __all__ = ["Admin", "Core", "FileMonitor", "Plugin", "Plugins",
            "Hostbase", "Reports", "Snapshots", "XMLParser"]
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Statistics.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Statistics.py
index a0cb8f39b..a0cb8f39b 100644
--- a/src/lib/Statistics.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Statistics.py
diff --git a/src/lib/__init__.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/__init__.py
index d36c0a00a..357f66f6d 100644
--- a/src/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 """Base modules definition."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 __all__ = ['Server', 'Client', 'Component', 'Logger', 'Options', 'Proxy', 'Statistics']
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2Py3Incompat.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2Py3Incompat.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b66e72b0..000000000
--- a/src/lib/Bcfg2Py3Incompat.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-def fprint(s, f):
-    print(s, file=f)
diff --git a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Portage.py b/src/lib/Client/Tools/Portage.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 17163afa9..000000000
--- a/src/lib/Client/Tools/Portage.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-"""This is the Bcfg2 tool for the Gentoo Portage system."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
-import re
-import Bcfg2.Client.Tools
-
-
-class Portage(Bcfg2.Client.Tools.PkgTool):
-    """The Gentoo toolset implements package and service operations and
-    inherits the rest from Toolset.Toolset."""
-    name = 'Portage'
-    __execs__ = ['/usr/bin/emerge', '/usr/bin/equery']
-    __handles__ = [('Package', 'ebuild')]
-    __req__ = {'Package': ['name', 'version']}
-    pkgtype = 'ebuild'
-    # requires a working PORTAGE_BINHOST in make.conf
-    pkgtool = ('emerge --getbinpkgonly %s', ('=%s-%s', ['name', 'version']))
-
-    def __init__(self, logger, cfg, setup):
-        Bcfg2.Client.Tools.PkgTool.__init__(self, logger, cfg, setup)
-        self.__important__ = self.__important__ + ['/etc/make.conf']
-        self.cfg = cfg
-        self.installed = {}
-        self.RefreshPackages()
-
-    def RefreshPackages(self):
-        """Refresh memory hashes of packages."""
-        ret, cache = self.cmd.run("equery -q list '*'")
-        if ret == 2:
-            cache = self.cmd.run("equery -q list '*'")[1]
-        pattern = re.compile('(.*)-(\d.*)')
-        self.installed = {}
-        for pkg in cache:
-            if pattern.match(pkg):
-                name = pattern.match(pkg).group(1)
-                version = pattern.match(pkg).group(2)
-                self.installed[name] = version
-            else:
-                self.logger.info("Failed to parse pkg name %s" % pkg)
-
-    def VerifyPackage(self, entry, modlist):
-        """Verify package for entry."""
-        if not 'version' in entry.attrib:
-            self.logger.info("Cannot verify unversioned package %s" %
-               (entry.attrib['name']))
-            return False
-        if entry.attrib['name'] in self.installed:
-            if self.installed[entry.attrib['name']] == entry.attrib['version']:
-                if not self.setup['quick'] and \
-                                entry.get('verify', 'true') == 'true':
-                    output = self.cmd.run("/usr/bin/equery -N check '=%s-%s' 2>&1 "
-                                          "| grep '!!!' | awk '{print $2}'" \
-                                          % (entry.get('name'), entry.get('version')))[1]
-                    if [filename for filename in output \
-                                    if filename not in modlist]:
-                        return False
-                return True
-            else:
-                entry.set('current_version', self.installed[entry.get('name')])
-                return False
-        entry.set('current_exists', 'false')
-        return False
-
-    def RemovePackages(self, packages):
-        """Deal with extra configuration detected."""
-        pkgnames = " ".join([pkg.get('name') for pkg in packages])
-        if len(packages) > 0:
-            self.logger.info('Removing packages:')
-            self.logger.info(pkgnames)
-            self.cmd.run("emerge --unmerge --quiet %s" % " ".join(pkgnames.split(' ')))
-            self.RefreshPackages()
-            self.extra = self.FindExtraPackages()
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Deltas.py b/src/lib/Server/Lint/Deltas.py
index cf91d1d13..114f2e348 100644
--- a/src/lib/Server/Lint/Deltas.py
+++ b/src/lib/Server/Lint/Deltas.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Bcfg2.Server.Lint
+from Bcfg2.Server.Plugins.Cfg import CfgFilter
 
 class Deltas(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
     """ Warn about usage of .cat and .diff files """
@@ -10,11 +11,15 @@ class Deltas(Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ServerPlugin):
             for basename, entry in list(cfg.entries.items()):
                 self.check_entry(basename, entry)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def Errors(cls):
+        return {"cat-file-used":"warning",
+                "diff-file-used":"warning"}
+
     def check_entry(self, basename, entry):
-        for fname in list(entry.entries.keys()):
-            if self.HandlesFile(fname):
-                match = entry.specific.delta_reg.match(fname)
-                if match:
-                    self.LintError("%s-file-used" % match.group('delta'),
-                                   "%s file used on %s: %s" %
-                                   (match.group('delta'), basename, fname))
+        for fname, processor in entry.entries.items():
+            if self.HandlesFile(fname) and isinstance(processor, CfgFilter):
+                extension = fname.split(".")[-1]
+                self.LintError("%s-file-used" % extension,
+                               "%s file used on %s: %s" %
+                               (extension, basename, fname))
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Cfg.py b/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Cfg.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ec39e108..000000000
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Cfg.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,295 +0,0 @@
-"""This module implements a config file repository."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
-import binascii
-import logging
-import lxml
-import operator
-import os
-import os.path
-import re
-import stat
-import sys
-import tempfile
-from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
-from Bcfg2.Bcfg2Py3k import u_str
-
-import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
-
-try:
-    import genshi.core
-    import genshi.input
-    from genshi.template import TemplateLoader, NewTextTemplate
-    have_genshi = True
-except:
-    have_genshi = False
-
-try:
-    import Cheetah.Template
-    import Cheetah.Parser
-    have_cheetah = True
-except:
-    have_cheetah = False
-
-# setup logging
-logger = logging.getLogger('Bcfg2.Plugins.Cfg')
-
-
-# snipped from TGenshi
-def removecomment(stream):
-    """A genshi filter that removes comments from the stream."""
-    for kind, data, pos in stream:
-        if kind is genshi.core.COMMENT:
-            continue
-        yield kind, data, pos
-
-
-def process_delta(data, delta):
-    if not delta.specific.delta:
-        return data
-    if delta.specific.delta == 'cat':
-        datalines = data.strip().split('\n')
-        for line in delta.data.split('\n'):
-            if not line:
-                continue
-            if line[0] == '+':
-                datalines.append(line[1:])
-            elif line[0] == '-':
-                if line[1:] in datalines:
-                    datalines.remove(line[1:])
-        return "\n".join(datalines) + "\n"
-    elif delta.specific.delta == 'diff':
-        basehandle, basename = tempfile.mkstemp()
-        basefile = open(basename, 'w')
-        basefile.write(data)
-        basefile.close()
-        os.close(basehandle)
-        
-        cmd = ["patch", "-u", "-f", basefile.name]
-        patch = Popen(cmd, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
-        stderr = patch.communicate(input=delta.data)[1]
-        ret = patch.wait()
-        output = open(basefile.name, 'r').read()
-        os.unlink(basefile.name)
-        if ret >> 8 != 0:
-            logger.error("Error applying diff %s: %s" % (delta.name, stderr))
-            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError('delta', delta)
-        return output
-
-
-class CfgMatcher:
-
-    def __init__(self, fname):
-        name = re.escape(fname)
-        self.basefile_reg = re.compile('^(?P<basename>%s)(|\\.H_(?P<hostname>\S+?)|.G(?P<prio>\d+)_(?P<group>\S+?))((?P<genshi>\\.genshi)|(?P<cheetah>\\.cheetah))?$' % name)
-        self.delta_reg = re.compile('^(?P<basename>%s)(|\\.H_(?P<hostname>\S+)|\\.G(?P<prio>\d+)_(?P<group>\S+))\\.(?P<delta>(cat|diff))$' % name)
-        self.cat_count = fname.count(".cat")
-        self.diff_count = fname.count(".diff")
-
-    def match(self, fname):
-        if fname.count(".cat") > self.cat_count \
-               or fname.count('.diff') > self.diff_count:
-            return self.delta_reg.match(fname)
-        return self.basefile_reg.match(fname)
-
-
-class CfgEntrySet(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.EntrySet):
-
-    def __init__(self, basename, path, entry_type, encoding):
-        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.EntrySet.__init__(self, basename, path,
-                                              entry_type, encoding)
-        self.specific = CfgMatcher(path.split('/')[-1])
-        path = path
-
-    def debug_log(self, message, flag=None):
-        if (flag is None and self.debug_flag) or flag:
-            logger.error(message)
-
-    def sort_by_specific(self, one, other):
-        return cmp(one.specific, other.specific)
-
-    def get_pertinent_entries(self, entry, metadata):
-        """return a list of all entries pertinent
-        to a client => [base, delta1, delta2]
-        """
-        matching = [ent for ent in list(self.entries.values()) if \
-                    ent.specific.matches(metadata)]
-        matching.sort(key=operator.attrgetter('specific'))
-        # base entries which apply to a client
-        # (e.g. foo, foo.G##_groupname, foo.H_hostname)
-        base_files = [matching.index(m) for m in matching
-                      if not m.specific.delta]
-        if not base_files:
-            msg = "No base file found for %s" % entry.get('name')
-            logger.error(msg)
-            raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
-        base = min(base_files)
-        used = matching[:base + 1]
-        used.reverse()
-        return used
-
-    def bind_entry(self, entry, metadata):
-        self.bind_info_to_entry(entry, metadata)
-        used = self.get_pertinent_entries(entry, metadata)
-        basefile = used.pop(0)
-        if entry.get('perms').lower() == 'inherit':
-            # use on-disk permissions
-            fname = os.path.join(self.path, entry.get('name'))
-            entry.set('perms',
-                      str(oct(stat.S_IMODE(os.stat(fname).st_mode))))
-        if entry.tag == 'Path':
-            entry.set('type', 'file')
-        if basefile.name.endswith(".genshi"):
-            if not have_genshi:
-                msg = "Cfg: Genshi is not available: %s" % entry.get("name")
-                logger.error(msg)
-                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
-            try:
-                template_cls = NewTextTemplate
-                loader = TemplateLoader()
-                template = loader.load(basefile.name, cls=template_cls,
-                                       encoding=self.encoding)
-                fname = entry.get('realname', entry.get('name'))
-                stream = template.generate(name=fname,
-                                           metadata=metadata,
-                                           path=basefile.name).filter(removecomment)
-                try:
-                    data = stream.render('text', encoding=self.encoding,
-                                         strip_whitespace=False)
-                except TypeError:
-                    data = stream.render('text', encoding=self.encoding)
-                if data == '':
-                    entry.set('empty', 'true')
-            except Exception:
-                msg = "Cfg: genshi exception (%s): %s" % (entry.get("name"),
-                                                          sys.exc_info()[1])
-                logger.error(msg)
-                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
-        elif basefile.name.endswith(".cheetah"):
-            if not have_cheetah:
-                msg = "Cfg: Cheetah is not available: %s" % entry.get("name")
-                logger.error(msg)
-                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
-            try:
-                fname = entry.get('realname', entry.get('name'))
-                s = {'useStackFrames': False}
-                template = Cheetah.Template.Template(open(basefile.name).read(),
-                                                       compilerSettings=s)
-                template.metadata = metadata
-                template.path = fname
-                template.source_path = basefile.name
-                data = template.respond()
-                if data == '':
-                    entry.set('empty', 'true')
-            except Exception:
-                msg = "Cfg: cheetah exception (%s): %s" % (entry.get("name"),
-                                                           sys.exc_info()[1])
-                logger.error(msg)
-                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
-        else:
-            data = basefile.data
-            for delta in used:
-                data = process_delta(data, delta)
-        if entry.get('encoding') == 'base64':
-            entry.text = binascii.b2a_base64(data)
-        else:
-            try:
-                entry.text = u_str(data, self.encoding)
-            except UnicodeDecodeError:
-                msg = "Failed to decode %s: %s" % (entry.get('name'),
-                                                   sys.exc_info()[1])
-                logger.error(msg)
-                logger.error("Please verify you are using the proper encoding.")
-                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
-            except ValueError:
-                msg = "Error in specification for %s: %s" % (entry.get('name'),
-                                                             sys.exc_info()[1])
-                logger.error(msg)
-                logger.error("You need to specify base64 encoding for %s." %
-                             entry.get('name'))
-                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
-        if entry.text in ['', None]:
-            entry.set('empty', 'true')
-
-    def list_accept_choices(self, entry, metadata):
-        '''return a list of candidate pull locations'''
-        used = self.get_pertinent_entries(entry, metadata)
-        ret = []
-        if used:
-            ret.append(used[0].specific)
-        if not ret[0].hostname:
-            ret.append(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.Specificity(hostname=metadata.hostname))
-        return ret
-
-    def build_filename(self, specific):
-        bfname = self.path + '/' + self.path.split('/')[-1]
-        if specific.all:
-            return bfname
-        elif specific.group:
-            return "%s.G%02d_%s" % (bfname, specific.prio, specific.group)
-        elif specific.hostname:
-            return "%s.H_%s" % (bfname, specific.hostname)
-
-    def write_update(self, specific, new_entry, log):
-        if 'text' in new_entry:
-            name = self.build_filename(specific)
-            if os.path.exists("%s.genshi" % name):
-                msg = "Cfg: Unable to pull data for genshi types"
-                logger.error(msg)
-                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
-            elif os.path.exists("%s.cheetah" % name):
-                msg = "Cfg: Unable to pull data for cheetah types"
-                logger.error(msg)
-                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
-            try:
-                etext = new_entry['text'].encode(self.encoding)
-            except:
-                msg = "Cfg: Cannot encode content of %s as %s" % (name,
-                                                                  self.encoding)
-                logger.error(msg)
-                raise Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PluginExecutionError(msg)
-            open(name, 'w').write(etext)
-            self.debug_log("Wrote file %s" % name, flag=log)
-        badattr = [attr for attr in ['owner', 'group', 'perms']
-                   if attr in new_entry]
-        if badattr:
-            # check for info files and inform user of their removal
-            if os.path.exists(self.path + "/:info"):
-                logger.info("Removing :info file and replacing with "
-                                 "info.xml")
-                os.remove(self.path + "/:info")
-            if os.path.exists(self.path + "/info"):
-                logger.info("Removing info file and replacing with "
-                                 "info.xml")
-                os.remove(self.path + "/info")
-            metadata_updates = {}
-            metadata_updates.update(self.metadata)
-            for attr in badattr:
-                metadata_updates[attr] = new_entry.get(attr)
-            infoxml = lxml.etree.Element('FileInfo')
-            infotag = lxml.etree.SubElement(infoxml, 'Info')
-            [infotag.attrib.__setitem__(attr, metadata_updates[attr]) \
-                for attr in metadata_updates]
-            ofile = open(self.path + "/info.xml", "w")
-            ofile.write(lxml.etree.tostring(infoxml, pretty_print=True))
-            ofile.close()
-            self.debug_log("Wrote file %s" % (self.path + "/info.xml"),
-                           flag=log)
-
-
-class Cfg(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.GroupSpool,
-          Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.PullTarget):
-    """This generator in the configuration file repository for Bcfg2."""
-    name = 'Cfg'
-    __version__ = '$Id$'
-    __author__ = 'bcfg-dev@mcs.anl.gov'
-    es_cls = CfgEntrySet
-    es_child_cls = Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SpecificData
-
-    def AcceptChoices(self, entry, metadata):
-        return self.entries[entry.get('name')].list_accept_choices(entry, metadata)
-
-    def AcceptPullData(self, specific, new_entry, log):
-        return self.entries[new_entry.get('name')].write_update(specific,
-                                                                new_entry,
-                                                                log)
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/PackagesConfig.py b/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/PackagesConfig.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7950f15e6..000000000
--- a/src/lib/Server/Plugins/Packages/PackagesConfig.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import Bcfg2.Server.Plugin
-
-class PackagesConfig(Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SimpleConfig):
-    _required = False
-    
-    def Index(self):
-        """ Build local data structures """
-        Bcfg2.Server.Plugin.SimpleConfig.Index(self)
-
-        if hasattr(self.plugin, "sources") and self.plugin.sources.loaded:
-            # only reload Packages plugin if sources have been loaded.
-            # otherwise, this is getting called on server startup, and
-            # we have to wait until all sources have been indexed
-            # before we can call Packages.Reload()
-            self.plugin.Reload()
diff --git a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/index.html b/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/index.html
deleted file mode 100644
index e0c0d2d7a..000000000
--- a/src/lib/Server/Reports/reports/templates/clients/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "base-timeview.html" %}
-
-{% block extra_header_info %}
-{% endblock%}
-
-{% block title %}Bcfg2 - Client Grid View{% endblock %}
-
-{% block pagebanner %}Clients - Grid View{% endblock %}
-
-{% block content %}
-
-{% if inter_list %}
-    <table class='grid-view' align='center'>
-  {% for inter in inter_list %}
-      {% if forloop.first %}<tr>{% endif %}
-        <td class="{{inter.state}}-lineitem">
-            <a href="{% spaceless %}{% if not timestamp %}
-                    {% url reports_client_detail inter.client.name %}
-                {% else %}
-                    {% url reports_client_detail_pk inter.client.name,inter.id %}
-                {% endif %}
-                {% endspaceless %}">{{ inter.client.name }}</a>
-        </td>
-      {% if forloop.last %}
-        </tr>
-			{% else %}
-        {% if forloop.counter|divisibleby:"4" %}</tr><tr>{% endif %}
-      {% endif %}
-    {% endfor %}
-     </table>
-{% else %}
-    <p>No client records are available.</p>
-{% endif %}
-{% endblock %}
diff --git a/src/sbin/bcfg2 b/src/sbin/bcfg2
index 1d1cc8424..fb34e627b 100755
--- a/src/sbin/bcfg2
+++ b/src/sbin/bcfg2
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 """Bcfg2 Client"""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import fcntl
 import logging
diff --git a/src/sbin/bcfg2-admin b/src/sbin/bcfg2-admin
index 5cb69d747..007dd0af3 100755
--- a/src/sbin/bcfg2-admin
+++ b/src/sbin/bcfg2-admin
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 import sys
 import logging
-import Bcfg2.Server.Core
 import Bcfg2.Logger
 import Bcfg2.Options
 import Bcfg2.Server.Admin
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ def create_description():
     for mode in modes:
         try:
             description.write(("   %-15s   %s\n" %
-                   (mode, mode_import(mode).__shorthelp__)))
+                               (mode, mode_import(mode).__shorthelp__)))
         except (ImportError, SystemExit):
             pass
     return description.getvalue()
@@ -50,8 +49,7 @@ def main():
         }
     setup = Bcfg2.Options.OptionParser(optinfo)
     # override default help message to include description of all modes
-    setup.hm = "Usage:\n     %s\n%s" % (setup.buildHelpMessage(),
-                                        create_description())
+    setup.hm = "%s\n%s" % (setup.buildHelpMessage(), create_description())
     setup.parse(sys.argv[1:])
 
     log_args = dict(to_syslog=False, to_console=logging.WARNING)
diff --git a/src/sbin/bcfg2-build-reports b/src/sbin/bcfg2-build-reports
index 7122fb300..7fa08110a 100755
--- a/src/sbin/bcfg2-build-reports
+++ b/src/sbin/bcfg2-build-reports
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 bcfg2-build-reports generates & distributes reports of statistic
 information for Bcfg2."""
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 import copy
 import getopt
 import re
diff --git a/src/sbin/bcfg2-info b/src/sbin/bcfg2-info
index e09b7ed87..8598a58eb 100755
--- a/src/sbin/bcfg2-info
+++ b/src/sbin/bcfg2-info
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-
 """This tool loads the Bcfg2 core into an interactive debugger."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
-from code import InteractiveConsole
+import os
+import sys
 import cmd
 import errno
 import getopt
+import fnmatch
 import logging
-import lxml.etree
-import os
-import sys
 import tempfile
+import lxml.etree
+from code import InteractiveConsole
 
 try:
     try:
@@ -34,7 +33,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('bcfg2-info')
 USAGE = """Commands:
 build <hostname> <filename> - Build config for hostname, writing to filename
 builddir <hostname> <dirname> - Build config for hostname, writing separate files to dirname
-buildall <directory> - Build configs for all clients in directory
+buildall <directory> [<hostnames*>] - Build configs for all clients in directory
+buildallfile <directory> <filename> [<hostnames*>] - Build config file for all clients in directory
 buildfile <filename> <hostname> - Build config file for hostname (not written to disk)
 buildbundle <bundle> <hostname> - Render a templated bundle for hostname (not written to disk)
 bundles - Print out group/bundle information
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ profile <command> <args> - Profile a single bcfg2-info command
 quit - Exit the bcfg2-info command line
 showentries <hostname> <type> - Show abstract configuration entries for a given host
 showclient <client1> <client2> - Show metadata for given hosts
-update - Process pending file events
-version - Print version of this tool"""
+update - Process pending file events"""
 
 BUILDDIR_USAGE = """Usage: builddir [-f] <hostname> <output dir>
 
@@ -78,10 +77,12 @@ class mockLog(object):
     def debug(self, *args, **kwargs):
         pass
 
+
 class dummyError(Exception):
     """This is just a dummy."""
     pass
 
+
 class FileNotBuilt(Exception):
     """Thrown when File entry contains no content."""
     def __init__(self, value):
@@ -90,6 +91,30 @@ class FileNotBuilt(Exception):
     def __str__(self):
         return repr(self.value)
 
+
+def getClientList(hostglobs):
+    """ given a host glob, get a list of clients that match it """
+    # special cases to speed things up:
+    if '*' in hostglobs:
+        return list(self.metadata.clients.keys())
+    has_wildcards = False
+    for glob in hostglobs:
+        # check if any wildcard characters are in the string
+        if set('*?[]') & set(glob):
+            has_wildcards = True
+            break
+    if not has_wildcards:
+        return hostglobs
+
+    rv = set()
+    clist = set(self.metadata.clients.keys())
+    for glob in hostglobs:
+        for client in clist:
+            if fnmatch.fnmatch(client, glob):
+                rv.update(client)
+        clist.difference_update(rv)
+    return list(rv)
+
 def printTabular(rows):
     """Print data in tabular format."""
     cmax = tuple([max([len(str(row[index])) for row in rows]) + 1 \
@@ -108,11 +133,13 @@ def displayTrace(trace, num=80, sort=('time', 'calls')):
 
 class infoCore(cmd.Cmd, Bcfg2.Server.Core.Core):
     """Main class for bcfg2-info."""
-    def __init__(self, repo, plgs, passwd, encoding, event_debug, filemonitor='default'):
+    def __init__(self, repo, plgs, passwd, encoding, event_debug,
+                 filemonitor='default', setup=None):
         cmd.Cmd.__init__(self)
         try:
             Bcfg2.Server.Core.Core.__init__(self, repo, plgs, passwd,
-                                            encoding, filemonitor=filemonitor)
+                                            encoding, filemonitor=filemonitor,
+                                            setup=setup)
             if event_debug:
                 self.fam.debug = True
         except Bcfg2.Server.Core.CoreInitError:
@@ -197,10 +224,6 @@ class infoCore(cmd.Cmd, Bcfg2.Server.Core.Core):
         """Process pending filesystem events."""
         self.fam.handle_events_in_interval(0.1)
 
-    def do_version(self, _):
-        """Print out code version."""
-        print(__revision__)
-
     def do_build(self, args):
         """Build client configuration."""
         alist = args.split()
@@ -257,42 +280,101 @@ class infoCore(cmd.Cmd, Bcfg2.Server.Core.Core):
             self.help_builddir()
 
     def do_buildall(self, args):
-        if len(args.split()) != 1:
-            print("Usage: buildall <directory>")
+        alist = args.split()
+        if len(alist) < 1:
+            print("Usage: buildall <directory> [<hostnames*>]")
             return
+
+        destdir = alist[0]
+        try:
+            os.mkdir(destdir)
+        except OSError:
+            err = sys.exc_info()[1]
+            if err.errno != 17:
+                print("Could not create %s: %s" % (destdir, err))
+        if len(alist) > 1:
+            clients = getClientList(alist[1:])
+        else:
+            clients = list(self.metadata.clients.keys())
+        for client in clients:
+            self.do_build("%s %s" % (client, os.path.join(destdir,
+                                                          client + ".xml")))
+
+    def do_buildallfile(self, args):
+        """Build a config file for all clients."""
+        usage = 'Usage: buildallfile [--altsrc=<altsrc>] <directory> <filename> [<hostnames*>]'
         try:
-            os.mkdir(args)
+            opts, args = getopt.gnu_getopt(args.split(), '', ['altsrc='])
         except:
-            pass
-        for client in self.metadata.clients:
-            self.do_build("%s %s/%s.xml" % (client, args, client))
+            print(usage)
+            return
+        altsrc = None
+        for opt in opts:
+            if opt[0] == '--altsrc':
+                altsrc = opt[1]
+        if len(args) < 2:
+            print(usage)
+            return
+
+        destdir = args[0]
+        filename = args[1]
+        try:
+            os.mkdir(destdir)
+        except OSError:
+            err = sys.exc_info()[1]
+            if err.errno != 17:
+                print("Could not create %s: %s" % (destdir, err))
+        if len(args) > 2:
+            clients = getClientList(args[1:])
+        else:
+            clients = list(self.metadata.clients.keys())
+        if altsrc:
+            args = "--altsrc %s -f %%s %%s %%s" % altsrc
+        else:
+            args = "-f %s %s %s"
+        for client in clients:
+            self.do_buildfile(args % (os.path.join(destdir, client),
+                                      filename, client))
 
     def do_buildfile(self, args):
         """Build a config file for client."""
-        usage = 'Usage: buildfile [--altsrc=<altsrc>] filename hostname'
+        usage = 'Usage: buildfile [-f <outfile>] [--altsrc=<altsrc>] filename hostname'
         try:
-            opts, alist = getopt.gnu_getopt(args.split(), '', ['altsrc='])
+            opts, alist = getopt.gnu_getopt(args.split(), 'f:', ['altsrc='])
         except:
             print(usage)
             return
         altsrc = None
+        outfile = None
         for opt in opts:
             if opt[0] == '--altsrc':
                 altsrc = opt[1]
-        if len(alist) == 2:
-            fname, client = alist
-            entry = lxml.etree.Element('Path', type='file', name=fname)
-            if altsrc:
-                entry.set("altsrc", altsrc)
-            try:
-                metadata = self.build_metadata(client)
-                self.Bind(entry, metadata)
-                print(lxml.etree.tostring(entry, encoding="UTF-8",
-                                          xml_declaration=True))
-            except:
-                print("Failed to build entry %s for host %s" % (fname, client))
-        else:
+            elif opt[0] == '-f':
+                outfile = opt[1]
+        if len(alist) != 2:
             print(usage)
+            return
+
+        fname, client = alist
+        entry = lxml.etree.Element('Path', type='file', name=fname)
+        if altsrc:
+            entry.set("altsrc", altsrc)
+        try:
+            metadata = self.build_metadata(client)
+            self.Bind(entry, metadata)
+            data = lxml.etree.tostring(entry, encoding="UTF-8",
+                                       xml_declaration=True)
+            if outfile:
+                open(outfile, 'w').write(data)
+            else:
+                print(data)
+        except IOError:
+            err = sys.exc_info()[1]
+            print("Could not write to %s: %s" % (outfile, err))
+            print(data)
+        except Exception:
+            print("Failed to build entry %s for host %s" % (fname, client))
+            raise
 
     def do_buildbundle(self, args):
         """Render a bundle for client."""
@@ -533,7 +615,7 @@ class infoCore(cmd.Cmd, Bcfg2.Server.Core.Core):
                 if len(source.whitelist):
                     print("  Whitelist: %s" % ", ".join(source.whitelist))
                 print("")
-        
+
     def do_profile(self, arg):
         """."""
         if not have_profile:
@@ -557,27 +639,25 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     optinfo = {
             'configfile': Bcfg2.Options.CFILE,
             'help': Bcfg2.Options.HELP,
-              }
-    optinfo.update({
-                    'event debug': Bcfg2.Options.DEBUG,
-                    'profile': Bcfg2.Options.CORE_PROFILE,
-                    'encoding': Bcfg2.Options.ENCODING,
-                    # Server options
-                    'repo': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_REPOSITORY,
-                    'plugins': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_PLUGINS,
-                    'password': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_PASSWORD,
-                    'mconnect': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_MCONNECT,
-                    'filemonitor': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_FILEMONITOR,
-                    'location': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_LOCATION,
-                    'static': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_STATIC,
-                    'key': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_KEY,
-                    'cert': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_CERT,
-                    'ca': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_CA,
-                    'password': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_PASSWORD,
-                    'protocol': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_PROTOCOL,
-                    # More options
-                    'logging': Bcfg2.Options.LOGGING_FILE_PATH
-                    })
+            'event debug': Bcfg2.Options.DEBUG,
+            'profile': Bcfg2.Options.CORE_PROFILE,
+            'encoding': Bcfg2.Options.ENCODING,
+            # Server options
+            'repo': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_REPOSITORY,
+            'plugins': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_PLUGINS,
+            'password': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_PASSWORD,
+            'mconnect': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_MCONNECT,
+            'filemonitor': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_FILEMONITOR,
+            'location': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_LOCATION,
+            'static': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_STATIC,
+            'key': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_KEY,
+            'cert': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_CERT,
+            'ca': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_CA,
+            'password': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_PASSWORD,
+            'protocol': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_PROTOCOL,
+            # More options
+            'logging': Bcfg2.Options.LOGGING_FILE_PATH
+            }
     setup = Bcfg2.Options.OptionParser(optinfo)
     setup.hm = "Usage:\n     %s\n%s" % (setup.buildHelpMessage(),
                                         USAGE)
@@ -590,12 +670,14 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         prof = profile.Profile()
         loop = prof.runcall(infoCore, setup['repo'], setup['plugins'],
                             setup['password'], setup['encoding'],
-                            setup['event debug'], setup['filemonitor'])
+                            setup['event debug'], setup['filemonitor'],
+                            setup)
         displayTrace(prof)
     else:
         if setup['profile']:
             print("Profiling functionality not available.")
         loop = infoCore(setup['repo'], setup['plugins'], setup['password'],
-                        setup['encoding'], setup['event debug'], setup['filemonitor'])
+                        setup['encoding'], setup['event debug'],
+                        setup['filemonitor'], setup)
 
     loop.Run(setup['args'])
diff --git a/src/sbin/bcfg2-lint b/src/sbin/bcfg2-lint
index 2d371f4aa..78b833f02 100755
--- a/src/sbin/bcfg2-lint
+++ b/src/sbin/bcfg2-lint
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 """This tool examines your Bcfg2 specifications for errors."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import sys
 import inspect
@@ -63,7 +62,9 @@ def get_errorhandler(config):
 def load_server(setup):
     """ load server """
     core = Bcfg2.Server.Core.Core(setup['repo'], setup['plugins'],
-                                  setup['password'], setup['encoding'])
+                                  setup['password'], setup['encoding'],
+                                  filemonitor=setup['filemonitor'],
+                                  setup=setup)
     if setup['event debug']:
         core.fam.debug = True
     core.fam.handle_events_in_interval(4)
@@ -74,8 +75,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         'configfile': Bcfg2.Options.CFILE,
         'help': Bcfg2.Options.HELP,
         'verbose': Bcfg2.Options.VERBOSE,
-              }
-    optinfo.update({
         'event debug': Bcfg2.Options.DEBUG,
         'encoding': Bcfg2.Options.ENCODING,
         # Server options
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         'showerrors': Bcfg2.Options.Option('Show error handling', False,
                                            cmd='--list-errors',
                                            long_arg=True),
-        })
+        }
     setup = Bcfg2.Options.OptionParser(optinfo)
     setup.parse(sys.argv[1:])
 
@@ -115,21 +114,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     config.read(setup['configfile'])
     config.read(setup['config'])
 
-    if setup['showerrors']:
-        if config.has_section("errors"):
-            econf = dict(config.items("errors"))
-        else:
-            econf = dict()
-
-        print("%-35s %-35s" % ("Error name", "Handler (Default)"))
-        for err, default in Bcfg2.Server.Lint.ErrorHandler._errors.items():
-            if err in econf and econf[err] != default:
-                handler = "%s (%s)" % (econf[err], default)
-            else:
-                handler = default
-            print("%-35s %-35s" % (err, handler))
-        raise SystemExit(0)
-
     # get list of plugins to run
     if setup['args']:
         allplugins = setup['args']
@@ -170,6 +154,15 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     errorhandler = get_errorhandler(config)
 
+    if setup['showerrors']:
+        for plugin in serverplugins.values() + serverlessplugins.values():
+            errorhandler.RegisterErrors(getattr(plugin, 'Errors')())
+
+        print("%-35s %-35s" % ("Error name", "Handler"))
+        for err, handler in errorhandler._handlers.items():
+            print("%-35s %-35s" % (err, handler.__name__))
+        raise SystemExit(0)
+
     run_serverless_plugins(serverlessplugins,
                            errorhandler=errorhandler,
                            config=config, setup=setup)
diff --git a/src/sbin/bcfg2-ping-sweep b/src/sbin/bcfg2-ping-sweep
index 70f718690..be8994be3 100755
--- a/src/sbin/bcfg2-ping-sweep
+++ b/src/sbin/bcfg2-ping-sweep
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 """Generates hostinfo.xml at a regular interval."""
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 from os import dup2, execl, fork, uname, wait
 import sys
 import time
diff --git a/src/sbin/bcfg2-reports b/src/sbin/bcfg2-reports
index 6acdd27e3..1f101b9a7 100755
--- a/src/sbin/bcfg2-reports
+++ b/src/sbin/bcfg2-reports
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 """Query reporting system for client status."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import os
 import sys
diff --git a/src/sbin/bcfg2-server b/src/sbin/bcfg2-server
index 546d5a249..757172464 100755
--- a/src/sbin/bcfg2-server
+++ b/src/sbin/bcfg2-server
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 """The XML-RPC Bcfg2 server."""
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
 
 import logging
 import os.path
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ from Bcfg2.Server.Core import CoreInitError
 logger = logging.getLogger('bcfg2-server')
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-
     OPTINFO = {
         'configfile': Bcfg2.Options.CFILE,
         'daemon'    : Bcfg2.Options.DAEMON,
@@ -24,26 +22,22 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         'help'      : Bcfg2.Options.HELP,
         'verbose'   : Bcfg2.Options.VERBOSE,
         'to_file'   : Bcfg2.Options.LOGGING_FILE_PATH,
+        'repo'      : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_REPOSITORY,
+        'plugins'   : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_PLUGINS,
+        'password'  : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_PASSWORD,
+        'fm'        : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_FILEMONITOR,
+        'key'       : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_KEY,
+        'cert'      : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_CERT,
+        'ca'        : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_CA,
+        'listen_all': Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_LISTEN_ALL,
+        'location'  : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_LOCATION,
+        'passwd'    : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_PASSWORD,
+        'static'    : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_STATIC,
+        'encoding'  : Bcfg2.Options.ENCODING,
+        'filelog'   : Bcfg2.Options.LOGGING_FILE_PATH,
+        'protocol'  : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_PROTOCOL,
         }
 
-    OPTINFO.update({'repo'     : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_REPOSITORY,
-                    'plugins'  : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_PLUGINS,
-                    'password' : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_PASSWORD,
-                    'fm'       : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_FILEMONITOR,
-                    })
-                    
-    OPTINFO.update({'key'      : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_KEY,
-                    'cert'     : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_CERT,
-                    'ca'       : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_CA,
-                    'listen_all' : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_LISTEN_ALL,
-                    'location' : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_LOCATION,
-                    'passwd'   : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_PASSWORD,
-                    'static'   : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_STATIC,
-                    'encoding' : Bcfg2.Options.ENCODING,
-                    'filelog'  : Bcfg2.Options.LOGGING_FILE_PATH,
-                    'protocol' : Bcfg2.Options.SERVER_PROTOCOL,
-                    })
-
     setup = Bcfg2.Options.OptionParser(OPTINFO)
     setup.parse(sys.argv[1:])
     try:
@@ -54,9 +48,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         Bcfg2.Component.run_component(Bcfg2.Server.Core.Core,
                                       listen_all=setup['listen_all'],
                                       location=setup['location'],
-                                      daemon = setup['daemon'],
-                                      pidfile_name = setup['daemon'],
-                                      protocol = setup['protocol'],
+                                      daemon=setup['daemon'],
+                                      pidfile_name=setup['daemon'],
+                                      protocol=setup['protocol'],
                                       to_file=setup['to_file'],
                                       cfile=setup['configfile'],
                                       register=False,
@@ -66,10 +60,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                                                   'encoding':setup['encoding'],
                                                   'ca':setup['ca'],
                                                   'filemonitor':setup['fm'],
-                                                  'start_fam_thread':True},
+                                                  'start_fam_thread':True,
+                                                  'setup':setup},
                                       keyfile=setup['key'],
                                       certfile=setup['cert'],
-                                      ca=setup['ca'],
+                                      ca=setup['ca']
                                       )
     except CoreInitError:
         msg = sys.exc_info()[1]
diff --git a/src/sbin/bcfg2-test b/src/sbin/bcfg2-test
index 01a2a4893..e3cfd27cc 100755
--- a/src/sbin/bcfg2-test
+++ b/src/sbin/bcfg2-test
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ def main():
         'verbose': Bcfg2.Options.VERBOSE,
         'noseopts': Bcfg2.Options.TEST_NOSEOPTS,
         'ignore': Bcfg2.Options.TEST_IGNORE,
+        'validate': Bcfg2.Options.CFG_VALIDATION,
         }
     setup = Bcfg2.Options.OptionParser(optinfo)
     setup.hm = \
@@ -86,7 +87,8 @@ def main():
         setup['plugins'],
         setup['password'],
         setup['encoding'],
-        filemonitor='pseudo'
+        filemonitor='pseudo',
+        setup=setup
         )
 
     ignore = dict()
diff --git a/src/sbin/bcfg2-yum-helper b/src/sbin/bcfg2-yum-helper
index dc46bb81a..2da7c6336 100755
--- a/src/sbin/bcfg2-yum-helper
+++ b/src/sbin/bcfg2-yum-helper
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ the right way to get around that in long-running processes it to have
 a short-lived helper.  No, seriously -- check out the yum-updatesd
 code.  It's pure madness. """
 
-__revision__ = '$Revision$'
-
 import os
 import sys
 import yum