Re: Open source framework for Unix file attributes

Consider cfengine. It's an incredibly powerful tool. I use it (among other things) to ensure files have the correct ownership and permissions:

files:
   any::
     /usr/bin/perl m=755 o=root act=warnall
     /opt/etc/cfengine/modules/cpanModVer.pl m=755 act=fixall
     /etc/my.cnf  m=644 o=mysql act=fixall
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For example, the above will (when invoked) ensure that /etc/my.cnf is owned by user mysql and has file permissions 664.

Update: cfengine is free, open source software released under the GNU General Public License. cfengine works with both Unix, Linux and Windows platforms.

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Re^2: Open source framework for Unix file attributes by Abraxas (Initiate) on May 29, 2008 at 08:54 UTC
Thanks for your help! CFEngine looks interesting but surely needs some time to get familiar with - and is not for free, unfortunately. I will have a closer look at it and see, if it is useful for me...	[reply]
Re^3: Open source framework for Unix file attributes by andreas1234567 (Vicar) on May 29, 2008 at 09:38 UTC
Quite contrary Abraxas, cfengine is as free as it gets: `$ head -14 cfengine-2.1.21/COPYING \| tail -4 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991` [download] -- No matter how great and destructive your problems may seem now, remember, you've probably only seen the tip of them. [1]	[reply] [d/l]