Documentation for LCFG Users

These tips and howtos relate to using LCFG to control aspects of a machine's configuration.

• HardWare - information for supported hardware models
• StatusDisplay - controlling the status display
• StatusButtons - executing local scripts when clicking on icons in the status page
• SecureMode - experimental "secure mode" for the LCFG client
• StubEntries - stub entries on the LCFG server
• ProdComponent - how to force a one-off call to a component method
• InstallMethod - How to carry out commands at install time
• PackagesAndUpdates - How to use the updates package lists
• OptionalPackages - Details of the new options package list and resource
• SystemInformation - Platform and operating system specific information available from the sysinfo component.
• LoggingToSyslog - How to configure components to log through syslog
• LCFGClientGuide - A guide to the inner workings of the LCFG client
• PackageSpecifications - The syntax for package specifications
• DumpDeps - How to take a look at the LCFG dependencies between hosts and files
• TaskRunner - How to run daily tasks
• BaseInstall - Calling scripts as part of the install process
• DiskPartitioning - Details on how to configure the disk partition layout
• Soy - How to use lcfg-soy to manage LCFG package lists.

Individual components

• AccessConfComponent - manage access.conf style authorisation files
• ApacheConf - manage the Apache http daemon
  • ApacheConfModules - how to manage Apache modules
  • ApacheConfChanges - changes to the apacheconf component to support Apache 2.4 on SL7
• AuditdComponent - manage the Linux audit daemon
• AuthComponent - auth
• AutoRebootComponent - autoreboot
• Fail2BanComponent - fail2ban
• FreeNXComponent - FreeNX
• FstabComponent - fstab
• MockComponent - mock
• NetworkComponent - network
• OpenafsComponent - openafs
• PbuilderComponent - configures the Debian/Ubuntu "personal package builder" tool
• PXEBoot - pxeserver & pxeclient
• RkHunterComponent - configure and run the rootkit hunter (rkhunter) tool
• SleepComponent - sleep
• SystemdDocs - systemd
• X509Component - x509
• XfreeComponent - xfree
• YummyComponent - yummy

HOWTOs

• FibreAttach - how to configure fibre attached storage devices
• InstallRootPatches - installroot patches are small pieces of script downloadable from WWW for local execution
• SSDdisk - using Solid State disks
• XRDPHowto