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2 Replies Latest reply: May 19, 2011 1:06 PM by seigniory RSS

Tip: Linux Configs in NCM

rtobyr
rtobyr May 17, 2011 3:55 PM
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It's not the most elegant solution in the world, but I managed to get this working. Let's say that you want version control for httpd.conf and php.ini on a *nix server is running SSH. Here's what I did. First, I created a bash script called "Show" (you must use a capital "S") somewhere in the path (I used /usr/local/sbin). It looks like this:

=== BEGIN SCRIPT ===

#! /bin/sh

echo *** HTTPD.CONF ***

cat /path/to/httpd.conf

echo *** PHP.INI ***

cat /path/to/php.ini

=== END SCRIPT ===

Don't forget to chmod a+x Show

Then I gave NCM a login to the Linux server, and told it that there is no enable password. It worked!

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  • Re: Tip: Linux Configs in NCM
    fcaron
    fcaron May 18, 2011 11:38 AM (in response to rtobyr)
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    wow, impressive

    tks for sharing!

  • Re: Tip: Linux Configs in NCM
    seigniory
    seigniory May 19, 2011 1:06 PM (in response to rtobyr)
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    I just tested this and it works like a charm!  Now I'm off to put together a bunch of 1-liners that will grab various config files.  For example, I use this line in the config to grab all of my primary DNS zone files, even if some new ones are created:

    find /var/named/chroot/var/named/master/*.dns -print | xargs -I {} sh -c 'echo {}; cat {};'

    This prints out the name of the DNS file, and then the contents of the file.

    ONE NOTE:  When setting up the device in NCM, I had to manually set the template to "Generic" or NCM wouldn't attempt a login due to "cannot determine device type".  Then again, I don't have SNMP enabled on the Linux host, so YMMV.

    All in all, this is one of the best tips I've seen on the Thwack forums over the years.  Nice work!

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