Notes for CFEngine

CFEngine says "No preconfiguration file" even though I have a preconfiguration file?

You need to put cf.preconf in /var/cfengine not /var/cfengine/inputs as you might think.

I'm setting up groups in a imported file and then trying to import files based on those groups

You need to add the group/class with "!AddInstallable?" otherwise CFengine will skip that when parsing.

How do I write a config for a "block" based config file like /etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts?

we use

LocateLineMatching? "case \"\$ADDRESS\" in "

BeginGroupIfNoLineMatching? "\*,\*,\*,$(macAddrEth1)\)"

ResetSearch? "1"

LocateLineMatching? "case \"\$ADDRESS\" in"

InsertLine? ",,*,$(macAddrEth1))"

InsertLine? " IPADDR=\"$(ipAddrEth1)\""

etc...

EndGroup?