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<div class="section" id="converging-on-verification-with-rhel-5">
<span id="appendix-guides-converging-rhel5"></span><h1>Converging on Verification with RHEL 5<a class="headerlink" href="#converging-on-verification-with-rhel-5" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
<div class="section" id="running-verification">
<h2>Running verification<a class="headerlink" href="#running-verification" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>To get complete verification status, run:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="n">bcfg2</span> <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">vqned</span>
</pre></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section" id="unmanaged-entries">
<h2>Unmanaged entries<a class="headerlink" href="#unmanaged-entries" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Package (top-level)</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<div><ol class="arabic">
<li><p class="first">Enable the “Packages” plugin in <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/etc/bcfg2.conf</span></tt>, and configure
the Yum repositories in <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/var/lib/bcfg2/Packages/sources.xml</span></tt>.</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">If a package is unwanted, remove it:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>sudo yum remove PACKAGE</pre>
</div>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Otherwise, add <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre"><Package</span> <span class="pre">name="PACKAGE"</span> <span class="pre">/></span></tt> to the Base or Bundler configuration.</p>
</li>
</ol>
</div></blockquote>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Package (dependency)</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<div><ol class="arabic">
<li><p class="first">Ensure the Yum repository sources configured in
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/var/lib/bcfg2/Packages/sources.xml</span></tt> are correct.</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Ensure the Yum repositories themselves are up-to-date with the main
package and dependencies.</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Rebuild the Packages plugin cache:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>bcfg2-admin xcmd Packages.Refresh</pre>
</div>
</li>
</ol>
</div></blockquote>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Service</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<div><ol class="arabic simple">
<li>Add <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre"><Service</span> <span class="pre">name="SERVICE"</span> <span class="pre">/></span></tt> to the Base or Bundler configuration.</li>
<li>Add <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre"><Service</span> <span class="pre">name="SERVICE"</span> <span class="pre">status="on"</span> <span class="pre">type="chkconfig"</span> <span class="pre">/></span></tt> to
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/var/lib/bcfg2/Rules/services.xml</span></tt>.</li>
</ol>
</div></blockquote>
</div>
<div class="section" id="incorrect-entries">
<h2>Incorrect entries<a class="headerlink" href="#incorrect-entries" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<div class="section" id="for-a-package">
<h3>For a “Package”<a class="headerlink" href="#for-a-package" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Failed RPM verification</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<div><ol class="arabic simple">
<li>Run <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">rpm</span> <span class="pre">-V</span> <span class="pre">PACKAGE</span></tt></li>
<li>Add configuration files (the ones with “c” next to them in the
verification output) to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/var/lib/bcfg2/Cfg/</span></tt>.</li>
</ol>
<blockquote>
<div><ul class="simple">
<li>For example, <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/etc/motd</span></tt> to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/var/lib/bcfg2/Cfg/etc/motd/motd</span></tt>.
Yes, there is an extra directory level named after the file.</li>
</ul>
</div></blockquote>
<ol class="arabic">
<li><p class="first">Specify configuration files as <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre"><Path</span> <span class="pre">name='PATH'</span> <span class="pre">/></span></tt> in the Base
or Bundler configuration.</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Add directories to <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/var/lib/bcfg2/Rules/directories.xml</span></tt>. For
example:</p>
<div class="highlight-xml"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nt"><Rules</span> <span class="na">priority=</span><span class="s">"0"</span><span class="nt">></span>
<span class="nt"><Directory</span> <span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">"/etc/cron.hourly"</span> <span class="na">group=</span><span class="s">"root"</span> <span class="na">owner=</span><span class="s">"root"</span> <span class="na">mode=</span><span class="s">"0700"</span> <span class="nt">/></span>
<span class="nt"><Directory</span> <span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">"/etc/cron.daily"</span> <span class="na">group=</span><span class="s">"root"</span> <span class="na">owner=</span><span class="s">"root"</span> <span class="na">mode=</span><span class="s">"0700"</span> <span class="nt">/></span>
<span class="nt"></Rules></span>
</pre></div>
</div>
</li>
</ol>
</div></blockquote>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Multiple instances</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<div><ul class="simple">
<li>Option A: Explicitly list the instances</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<div><ol class="arabic">
<li><p class="first">Drop the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre"><Package</span> <span class="pre">/></span></tt> from the Base or Bundler configuration.</p>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Add an explicit <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre"><BoundPackage></span></tt> and <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre"><Instance</span> <span class="pre">/></span></tt> configuration
to a new Bundle, like the following:</p>
<div class="highlight-xml"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nt"><Bundle</span> <span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">'keys'</span><span class="nt">></span>
<span class="c"><!-- GPG keys --></span>
<span class="nt"><BoundPackage</span> <span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">"gpg-pubkey"</span> <span class="na">type=</span><span class="s">"rpm"</span> <span class="na">version=</span><span class="s">"foo"</span><span class="nt">></span>
<span class="nt"><Instance</span> <span class="na">simplefile=</span><span class="s">"/etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL"</span> <span class="na">version=</span><span class="s">"217521f6"</span> <span class="na">release=</span><span class="s">"45e8a532"</span><span class="nt">/></span>
<span class="nt"><Instance</span> <span class="na">simplefile=</span><span class="s">"/etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-redhat-release"</span> <span class="na">version=</span><span class="s">"37017186"</span> <span class="na">release=</span><span class="s">"45761324"</span><span class="nt">/></span>
<span class="nt"></BoundPackage></span>
<span class="nt"></Bundle></span>
</pre></div>
</div>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Add the bundle to the applicable groups in
<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/var/lib/bcfg2/Metadata/groups.xml</span></tt>.</p>
</li>
</ol>
</div></blockquote>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Option B: Disable verification of the package</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<div><ol class="arabic simple">
<li>Add <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">pkg_checks="false"</span></tt> to the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre"><Package</span> <span class="pre">/></span></tt> tag.</li>
</ol>
</div></blockquote>
</div></blockquote>
</div>
<div class="section" id="for-a-path">
<h3>For a “Path”<a class="headerlink" href="#for-a-path" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h3>
<blockquote>
<div><ul class="simple">
<li>Unclear verification problem (no details from Bcfg2)</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<div><ol class="arabic simple">
<li>Run <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bcfg2</span> <span class="pre">-vqI</span></tt> to see detailed verification issues (but deny
any suggested actions).</li>
</ol>
</div></blockquote>
<ul class="simple">
<li>Permissions mismatch</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<div><ol class="arabic">
<li><p class="first">Create an <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">info.xml</span></tt> file in the same directory as the
configuration file. Example:</p>
<div class="highlight-xml"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="nt"><FileInfo></span>
<span class="nt"><Group</span> <span class="na">name=</span><span class="s">'webserver'</span><span class="nt">></span>
<span class="nt"><Info</span> <span class="na">owner=</span><span class="s">'root'</span> <span class="na">group=</span><span class="s">'root'</span> <span class="na">mode=</span><span class="s">'0652'</span><span class="nt">/></span>
<span class="nt"></Group></span>
<span class="nt"><Info</span> <span class="na">owner=</span><span class="s">'root'</span> <span class="na">group=</span><span class="s">'sys'</span> <span class="na">mode=</span><span class="s">'0651'</span><span class="nt">/></span>
<span class="nt"></FileInfo></span>
</pre></div>
</div>
</li>
</ol>
</div></blockquote>
</div></blockquote>
</div>
</div>
<div class="section" id="other-troubleshooting-tools">
<h2>Other troubleshooting tools<a class="headerlink" href="#other-troubleshooting-tools" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<blockquote>
<div><ul>
<li><p class="first">Generate the physical configuration from the server side:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><pre>bcfg2-info buildfile /test test.example.com</pre>
</div>
</li>
<li><p class="first">Generate the physical configuration from the client side:</p>
<div class="highlight-python"><div class="highlight"><pre><span class="n">bcfg2</span> <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">vqn</span> <span class="o">-</span><span class="n">c</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="n">root</span><span class="o">/</span><span class="n">bcfg2</span><span class="o">-</span><span class="n">physical</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">xml</span>
</pre></div>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</div></blockquote>
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#incorrect-entries">Incorrect entries</a><ul>
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