From c3117750b2157a168f794747071b4c1561c95b96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Narayan Desai Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:49:05 +0000 Subject: (Logical change 1.151) git-svn-id: https://svn.mcs.anl.gov/repos/bcfg/trunk/bcfg2@672 ce84e21b-d406-0410-9b95-82705330c041 --- doc/INSTALL | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/INSTALL b/doc/INSTALL index e69de29bb..40fa9833a 100644 --- a/doc/INSTALL +++ b/doc/INSTALL @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +The quick guide to installng bcfg2 + +Bcfg2 is written in python. Hence a few of python modules +are required. + +1. Install prerequisites + - ssslib: a component messaging library. + ftp://ftp.mcs.anl.gov/pub/sss + - python-fam + http://python-fam.sourceforge.net + - element tree + http://www.effbot.org + - xerces (optional; needed to validate the configuration repository) + +2. Do not enable sss services included with ssslib; instead, setup a static + entry in /etc/sss.conf for the bcfg2 server. The service name is bcfg2, and + the port can be arbitrary. This will remove the need for an active service + directory running on your system. Note that /etc/sss.conf will be needed in order + to bootstrap new nodes, and should be controlled by bcfg2 so that updates + can be made. + +3. Setup bcfg2.conf. You need to pick which generators and structures are used, and + configure them properly. (This topic is discussed elsewhere) + +4. Fire up the daemon. + +5. Run the client. \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3-1-g7c22