On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 2:31 PM, Oliver Brakmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 2008-06-27 15:08, JAWUD wrote... > > There are several options for a GUI. > > [...] > > The last option is to make a remote GUI system. > > I like that. > > > All the interfaces are just different front ends. So I think ubuntu needs > a > > configuration abstraction layer. Something like Augeas. Augeas can become > the > > back end and then it's easier to build different GUIs. Augeas intend to > cover > > all commonly used configuration files and it is still possible to edit > the > > config files manual. > > I'm a bit concerned that there is only talk about editing configuration > files in all these discussions. There's more to system administration > than that. > > I'm also surprised that noone has mentioned 'func' yet, even though it > was prominently featured on LWN's front page an issue or two ago: > <http://lwn.net/Articles/286496/>. I believe it could be a good > supplement to augeas. > > Oliver > > > -- > ubuntu-server mailing list > ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server > More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam > I agree, server administration is not just getting a configuration file in place. System administration is also about deploying software and updates in a repeatable fashion over and over again. Alos it is about determinng the current status of my hardware and more importantly being able to report on it. Not being a full time server administration, but someone who works in the system management space doing the above is a large hole that Ubuntu has, not only on the server side, but also on the client side. How can I prove all of my servers have the latest software patch deployed on all 250 of my servers. Or when budget time, how many of these machines do I need to upgrade any machines hardware to meet hte coming projects? A combination of editing configuration files, deploying software and updates and reporting that what I wanted to do in a very repeatable maner is done. Jonathan
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