Glossary
- generator
- A type of plugin which provides file contents. For example Cfg
or TGenshi.
- Genshi
- A Python-based templating engine. Genshi Homepage.
- group
- A “tag” assigned to a client through a probe or other plugin.
- irc channel
- #bcfg2 on freenode
- probe
- A script that executes on a client machine and sets client
metadata such as group membership.
- profile
- A special type of group that a client is explicitly assigned to.
- repository
- A collection of folders and files that make up the configurations
that Bcfg2 applies to server. The repository is located at
/var/lib/bcfg2 by default. This is not to be confused with
a :term:VCS repository, which is an excellent place to pull
your Bcfg2 repository from to manage changes. When used alone,
repository refers to a Bcfg2 repository.
- VCS
- Stands for Version Control System.
