From 0e84b727786a16ade28bb081742e5c39c33ed7fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tar Committer Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 07:32:33 +0000 Subject: Imported from rancid-2.2b.tar.gz. --- README | 16 +++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README index 9a663e2..5d29c9a 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ Quick Installation Guide (an example): LIST_OF_GROUPS="backbone aggregation switches" 4) Put .cloginrc in the home directory of the user who will run rancid. + .cloginrc must be not be readable/writable/executable by "others", + i.e.: .cloginrc must be mode 0600 or 0640. 5) Modify .cloginrc. @@ -113,8 +115,8 @@ Quick Installation Guide (an example): for more information on handling of '+'. 7) Run create_cvs. - This creates all of the CVS necessary directories and all of the - config directories. + This creates all of the necessary directories and config files for + each of the groups in LIST_OF_GROUPS and imports them into CVS. 8) For each "group", modify the router.db file in the group directory. The file is of the form "router:mfg:state" where "router" is @@ -131,7 +133,11 @@ Quick Installation Guide (an example): juniper-router.domain.com:juniper:up redback-dsl-router.domain.com:redback:down -9) Put do-diffs in cron to be called however often you want it to +9) For first-time users or new installations, run bin/do-diffs (with no + arguments) and check the resulting log file(s) (in logs/*) for errors. + Repeat until there are no errors. + +10) Put do-diffs in cron to be called however often you want it to run for each group (do-diffs []). If you run it less often than once/hour, check the setting of OLDTIME in bin/env. E.g.: @@ -140,7 +146,7 @@ Quick Installation Guide (an example): # clean out config differ logs 50 23 * * * /usr/bin/find /logs -mtime +2 -exec rm {} \; -10) Note: If you are using any of these programs (other than +11) Note: If you are using any of these programs (other than do-diffs) out of cron, make sure that you set your $PATH correctly so that they work. E.g.: if you are using clogin, it can call id, telnet, ssh, and/or rsh. @@ -150,7 +156,7 @@ Quick Installation Guide (an example): 50 23 * * * . /usr/local/rancid/bin/env; clogin -c 'sh vers' router -11) Send any bugs, suggestions or updates to rancid@shrubbery.net. +12) Send any bugs, suggestions or updates to rancid@shrubbery.net. See the web page at http://www.shrubbery.net/rancid. We have created the standard mailing lists for those interested; rancid-announce@shrubbery.net and rancid-discuss@shrubbery.net. -- cgit