>> > 1) A server happiness task that lets you snoop around on the server to >> > see what's there.
>> Looking for what exactly? More information is good, but what would it do? Before doing an install, there's a ton of things that you can do before you install. Simple things like making sure the server has the appropriate software bits installed. Here's a simple (but not exhaustive) list: - .NET framework - Correct OS - Correct digital certificate for IIS - Correct versions of all required strong-named assemblies - Correctly configured ASP service accounts - Presence of required event categories in event log - Correct network configuration (e.g. check for hardened TCP/IP stack) - Correct domain configuration - Server lockdown done correctly (e.g. is debugging enabled?) The list goes on ... but the goal is to walk up to an arbitrary server and guarantee that the deployment environment is configured correctly. BTW, the concept of server happiness is an idea that I stole from Loughran & Hatcher's most excellent Java Development with Ant book. Cheers, -John http://www.iunknown.com ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ nant-developers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-developers
