.. -*- mode: rst -*-
.. _server-info:
========
info.xml
========
Various file properties for entries served by most generator plugins,
including :ref:`server-plugins-generators-cfg`,
:ref:`server-plugins-generators-sslca`, and
:ref:`server-plugins-generators-sshbase`, are controlled through the
use of ``info.xml`` files.
By default, these plugins are set to write files to the filesystem
with owner **root**, group **root**, and mode **644** (read and write
for owner, read only for group and other). These options, and a few
others, can be overridden through use of ``info.xml`` files. Each
config file directory can have a ``info.xml`` file if needed.
.. xml:schema:: info.xsd
:linktotype:
:inlinetypes: InfoType
:noautodep: ACLType
A sample ``info.xml`` file for CGI script on a web server might look
like:
.. code-block:: xml
A more complex example for a template that generates both
``bcfg2.conf`` and ``bcfg2-web.conf`` might look like this:
.. code-block:: xml
See :ref:`server-selinux` for more information on the ``secontext``
attribute and managing SELinux in general.
:info and info files
====================
.. deprecated:: 1.3.0
Historically, Bcfg2 also accepted the use of ``:info`` and ``info``
files, which function the same as ``info.xml``, but are not XML. They
lack the ability to specify different permissions based on client,
group, or path, and cannot be used to specify ACLs, either.
An example ``:info`` or ``info`` file would look like::
owner: www
group: www
mode: 0755
All attributes allowed on the ```` tag of an ``info.xml`` file
can be used in an ``:info`` or ``info`` file.
You should not use more than one ``:info``, ``info``, or ``info.xml``
file for a single entry.