simp-utils

Utilities for managing SIMP

LDIFS

Example ldif files to help manage LDAP. These ldifs are installed in /usr/share/simp/ldifs.

Kickstart Scripts

Example kickstart scripts to help set up PXE booting are installed in /usr/share/simp/ks.

Scripts

This section contains a brief description of the scripts installed under /usr/local. See each script's help for more details.

/usr/local/bin/set_environment

This is a YAML-based node classifier which can be used as a Puppet External Node Classifier (ENC).

/usr/local/bin/unpack_dvd

Usage: unpack_dvd [options] /path/to/dvd/to/unpack

This script unpacks either a SIMP ISO image or a distribution DVD to the specified directory or /var/www/yum/ (default).

The --help option gives a complete usage statement.

/usr/local/sbin/gen-ldap-update

Usage: gen-ldap-update

This is run on an LDAP server to generate an ldif file that can be used to update attributes in LDAP.

/usr/local/sbin/puppetlast

Usage: puppetlast [options]

puppetlast queries PuppetDB and returns a list of nodes and the last time the catalog was compiled on each node.

The --help option gives a complete usage statement.

/usr/local/sbin/simpenv

Usage: simpenv --list or simpenv -n|-c|-l|-a [new|copy|link] [EXISTING_ENV] NEWENV

This script can be used to create or list environments in SIMP 6.4 or later.

The --help option gives a complete usage statement.

/usr/local/sbin/updaterepos

Usage: updaterepos <repodir>

This will go into each directory under repodir that is not named noarch and do the following:

• Update links to files under ../noarch
• Rebuild the repodata
• Update the repodata to ensure it is readable by root:apache