The best you can do is have the clients execute a shell command that outputs the data you want, then inspecting the output of the shellcommand. CFE doesn't have a built-in way to query data about the clients.
-Jason Martin > -----Original Message----- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > org] On Behalf Of bern > Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 6:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Querying clients > > > Hello all, > > Is there a way to query clients from a cfengine server? What I would > like to be able to do, is to query clients to know about > specific configurations of their systems. For example, > before I take any actions on a client, I might like to know > the content of a file before trying to do modification to it. > > I feel lile shooting in the dark when using cfengine without > knowing the exact state of a system. > > Thanks, > Bern > > _______________________________________________ > Help-cfengine mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-> cfengine > _______________________________________________ Help-cfengine mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine
