Comments on: Using cfengine to manage RedHat services http://ertw.com/blog/2007/05/30/using-cfengine-to-manage-redhat-services/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:46:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Luke Kanies http://ertw.com/blog/2007/05/30/using-cfengine-to-manage-redhat-services/comment-page-1/#comment-40050 Luke Kanies Thu, 31 May 2007 14:40:07 +0000 http://ertw.com/blog/2007/05/30/using-cfengine-to-manage-redhat-services/#comment-40050 If you're just getting started, I highly recommend looking at some of the newer tools -- cfengine hasn't changed much in the last five years, and it's always had some significant usability problems. You should give Puppet a try; you'll find that it's much easier to manage services using it. For instance, here's the equivalent code for your example: service { cfenvd: enabled => true } Notice no worries about how to use chkconfig -- Puppet figures out what "enabled" means and translates appropriately for you. It also transparently handles packages, users, and much more, and in a way that is portable across most of the major Unixes. If you’re just getting started, I highly recommend looking at some of the newer tools — cfengine hasn’t changed much in the last five years, and it’s always had some significant usability problems.

You should give Puppet a try; you’ll find that it’s much easier to manage services using it. For instance, here’s the equivalent code for your example:

service { cfenvd: enabled => true }

Notice no worries about how to use chkconfig — Puppet figures out what “enabled” means and translates appropriately for you.

It also transparently handles packages, users, and much more, and in a way that is portable across most of the major Unixes.

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