Learning CFEngine

Foreword to the first edition

Preface

1. Who Is This Book For?
2. Overview of the Book
3. Online Resources
4. Conventions Used in This Book
5. Using Code Examples
6. How to Contact Me
7. Content Updates
8. Acknowledgments

1.Introduction

1. How to Achieve Automation
2. A Brief History of CFEngine
3. Versions of CFEngine

2.Getting Started with CFEngine

1. Installing CFEngine
2. Finishing the Installation and Bootstrapping
3. Auxiliary Files
4. Your First CFEngine Policy

3.CFEngine Basics

1. Basic Principles
2. CFEngine Components
3. A First Example
4. The CFEngine Policy Language
5. Clients and Servers
6. CFEngine Information Resources

4.Using CFEngine

1. Initial System Configuration
2. User Management
3. Package Management
4. Using CFEngine for Security
5. Additional CFEngine Features and Information

5.CFEngine Tips, Tricks, and Patterns

1. Hierarchical Copying
2. Passing Name-Value Pairs to Bundles
3. Setting Default Values for Bundle Parameters
4. Using Classes as Configuration Mechanisms
5. Generic Tasks Using Lists and Array Indices
6. Defining Classes for Groups of Hosts
7. Controlling Promise Execution Order
8. Dynamic Loading and Execution

6.Advanced Topics

1. Setting Up Multiple CFEngine Environments
2. CFEngine Testing
3. Using Vagrant with CFEngine
4. Service Management Using CFEngine
5. Where to from Here?

Appendix A: Editing CFEngine 3 Configurations in Emacs

1. Setting Up
2. Using the cfengine Mode
3. Customizing Indentation in cfengine-mode

Appendix B: Editing CFEngine 3 Configurations in Vim

1. Setting Up
2. Getting Help
3. Using the Plugin
4. Hacking the vim_cf3 Plugin
5. Installing vim_cf3 Using CFEngine