.. -*- mode: rst -*- .. _unsorted-howtos: ====== HOWTOs ====== Here are several howtos that describe different aspects of Bcfg2 deployment * :ref:`authentication` - a description of the Bcfg2 authentication infrastructure * AnnotatedExamples - a description of basic Bcfg2 specification operations * BuildingDebianPackages - How to build debian packages * :ref:`unsorted-gentoo` - Issues specific to running Bcfg2 on Gentoo * :ref:`server-plugins-generators-tcheetah` - Howto use the TCheetah template plugin * :ref:`server-plugins-generators-hostbase` - How to use the Hostbase plugin and web interface * :ref:`server-plugins-probes-index` - How to use Probes to gather information from a client machine. * :ref:`client-tools-actions` - How to use Actions * :ref:`unsorted-dynamic_groups` - Using dynamic groups * :ref:`client-modes-paranoid` - How to run an update in paranoid mode