RE: feature request

[Martin, Jason H]

The DNSAlias function is a good idea. Also, I'd suggest moving that test
into a class definition using ReturnsZero; its not really a
'shellcommand' action.

-Jason Martin


> -----Original Message-----
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> help-cfengine-bounces+jason.h.martin=cingular.com@gnu.org 
> [mailto:help-cfengine-bounces+jason.h.martin=cingular.com@gnu.
> org] On Behalf Of Brendan Strejcek
> Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 9:20 AM
> To: help-cfengine@gnu.org
> Subject: feature request
> 
> 
> Many of my servers have an arbitrary host name and a 
> meaningful DNS alias service name. It is impractical for 
> cfagent to figure out all the aliases that map back to a 
> particular hostname, but checking a single DNS alias should 
> not be bad.
> 
> I would like something like this (maybe with a better function name):
> 
>     classes:
>         loghost_dns_alias = ( DNSAlias(loghost) )
> 
> Currently I use nasty code like this:
> 
>     shellcommands:
>         any::
>             # Figure out if I am the loghost.
>             "/bin/test `hostname` = `host loghost|perl 
> -e'${dollar}_=<>;s/.*alias for (.*)\./${dollar}1/;print'`"
>                 define=loghost
>         loghost:: 
>             "/do/stuff"
> 
> Just an idea.
> 
> Or if anyone has a better idea for how to accomplish the same thing...
> 
> Best,
> Brendan
> 
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