Bootstrap a CFEngine3 3.4.5 server and client in under 4 minutes

by bahamat
Download
.cast - original recording .txt - plain text version .gif - animated GIF
macOS • xterm-256color • zsh 3593 views

This is a demonstration of bootstrapping cfengine on two SmartOS instances.

The process will be very similar for any platform that can build and run cfengine. I’m using my own cfengine package compiled directly from source rather than the version that comes with SmartOS pkgsrc.

  • Server IP: 10.5.0.41
  • Client IP: 10.5.0.42

Note: The bootstrap command in 3.5 is simply cf-agent -B <ip>

FAQ:

Why did you kill and restart cf-serverd?

To ensure that cf-serverd has picked up the ACL changes after becoming the policy hub.

Why did you copy CoreBase to masterfiles then to inputs? Why not just copy straight to inputs?

The masterfiles directory is for admins to edit policies. The inputs directory is for cfengine to read and distribute. For more details see the CFEngine Documentation.

More recordings by bahamat

Browse all

smartos-docs: SmartOS Quick Start 4:15

by bahamat

untitled 4:22

by bahamat

Netcat UDP Scanning 3:48

by bahamat

Linux inet6 socket binding 1:38

by bahamat
Share this recording
https://asciinema.org/a/5152
Copied!

Append ?t=30 to start the playback at 30s, ?t=3:20 to start the playback at 3m 20s.

See sharing docs for more link customization options.

Embed as image link

Use snippets below to display a preview image linking to this recording.
Ideal for places where scripts are not allowed, such as project README files.

HTML: 

<a href="https://asciinema.org/a/5152" target="_blank"><img src="https://asciinema.org/a/5152.svg" /></a>
Copied!

Markdown: 

[![asciicast](https://asciinema.org/a/5152.svg)](https://asciinema.org/a/5152)
Copied!

Embed the player

If you're embedding on your own page or on a site which permits script tags, you can use the full player widget:

<script src="https://asciinema.org/a/5152.js" id="asciicast-5152" async="true"></script>
Copied!

Paste the above script tag where you want the player to be displayed on your page.

See embedding docs for more player customization options.

Download this recording

You can download this recording in asciicast v2 format, as a .cast file.

Download

Replay in terminal

You can replay the downloaded recording in your terminal using the asciinema play command: 

asciinema play 5152.cast
Copied!

If you don't have asciinema CLI installed then see installation instructions.

Use with stand-alone player on your website

Download asciinema player from the releases page (you only need .js and .css file), then use it like this: 

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/assets/asciinema-player.css" />
</head>
<body>
  <div id="player"></div>
  <script src="/assets/asciinema-player.min.js"></script>
  <script>
    AsciinemaPlayer.create(
      '/assets/5152.cast',
      document.getElementById('player'),
      { cols: 108, rows: 24 }
    );
  </script>
</body>
</html>

See asciinema player quick-start guide for full usage instructions.

Generate GIF from this recording

While this site doesn't provide GIF conversion at the moment, you can still do it yourself with the help of asciinema GIF generator utility - agg.

Once you have it installed, generate a GIF with the following command:

agg https://asciinema.org/a/5152 demo.gif
Copied!

Or, if you already downloaded the recording file:

agg demo.cast demo.gif
Copied!

Check agg --help for all available options. You can change font family and size, select color theme, adjust speed and more.

See agg manual for full usage instructions.