We're working on it! THanks for the feedback.
Erlend Leganger wrote: > 2009/12/15 Aleksey Tsalolikhin <[email protected]> >> Hi. I've used cfengine 2 for a couple of years. I am starting out >> with cfengine 3. >> >> I've built and installed cfengine 3. >> >> Now I want to learn how to configure it. >> >> I started at www.cfengine.org. I've gotten to >> http://www.cfengine.org/pages/compare which is the first place with >> cfengine configuration code snippets -- but none of them work. >> >> For example: >> >> promises.cf: >> >> body agent control >> { >> bundlesequence => { >> webserver("on"), >> }; >> } >> >> >> # cf-agent >> cf3:/var/cfengine/inputs/promises.cf:5,19: syntax error, near token '}' >> !!! No bundlesequence in the common control body >> Summarizing promises as text to /var/cfengine/inputs/promises.cf.txt >> Summarizing promises as html to /var/cfengine/inputs/promises.cf.html >> cf-agent was not able to get confirmation of promises from >> cf-promises, so going to failsafe >> Can't stat file "/var/cfengine/inputs/failsafe.cf" for parsing >> !!! System error for stat: "No such file or directory" >> # >> >> Then I turned to the cfengine 3 reference manual at >> http://www.cfengine.org/manuals/cf3-reference.html >> >> BTW, this manual references cfengine 3.0.3 and I have 3.0.2 as the >> latest version. Why isn't 3.0.3 on the web site, please? >> >> Following the manual, I found the example *.cf files shipped in the >> "inputs" directory of the distribution tarball. >> >> Ok, I am rolling now, but just wanted to share my experience. >> >> It would help if the cfengine 3 reference manual was linked to from >> www.cfengine.org Getting Started page and the FAQ page, please. >> >> Yours truly, >> -at >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I tried the "Get Started" page, >> http://www.cfengine.org/pages/getstarted, but also no working code >> there. >> >> This is starting to get frustrating. >> >> Next, on the FAQ page, I find "What is the best way to learn >> cfengine?", with a link to http://www.sage.org/pubs/16_cfengine/ >> >> Well, I have 16_cfengine, it's from 2007 and covers cfengine 2, not 3. >> _______________________________________________ >> Help-cfengine mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://cfengine.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine > > I bet this is the typical experience for anyone coming into the > cfengine world - it is not particularly newbie friendly. > > This is a bit strange when you think about the business model for > cfengine - as I see it, it is the usual freemium model where the basic > service is free (cfengine community), while you can get more advanced > features if you pay (nova et al). This model is completely sound, but > works best if it is easy for users to take the free service into use > and start to depend on it - cfengine has a potential for improvement > here. > > However, there are indications that such improvements are on the way, > ref the response to a similar thread back in November: > https://cfengine.org/pipermail/help-cfengine/2009-November/006556.html > > I hope this example/cookbook site will come online soon and I > certainly intend to participate - maybe not so much by providing my > own cfengine samples (because I'm new to this), but by pointing out > what I need in order to use cfengine more extensively > > - Erlend Leganger > > PS: Sorry for not answering any of the OP's questions - I realise that > I just used this as chance to rant, hehe... > _______________________________________________ > Help-cfengine mailing list > [email protected] > https://cfengine.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine -- Mark Burgess ------------------------------------------------- Professor of Network and System Administration Oslo University College, Norway Personal Web: http://www.iu.hio.no/~mark Office Telf : +47 22453272 ------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Help-cfengine mailing list [email protected] https://cfengine.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine
