usatest - test the Unix::Sysadmin framework
C<usatest [I<host1 host2 ... hostn]>>
usatest takes a list of hostnames to test. If none are given, all
hosts in the database are tested. usatest first creates an output
directory called test under the framework's configuration area. If
a directory of that name already exists, the script renames it to
test.yyymmddhhmmss. Several of these directories may be created
during the process of tweaking the framework. After you are satisfied
with your tweaks, you may remove these directories. After creating the
test directory, usatest loops through the host list, creating
subdirectories for each host under test called
*hostname*/etc. The script generates password, group and
automounter files in theses subdirectories, then copies the originals
from the hosts, placing them in the same subdirectory with a .orig
extension added to the end of the filename.
After usatest finishes, you should peruse the directories and run diff
on the files created. Some things to look for are collisions in user and
group names and IDs, the order with which groups and users with identical
IDs are handled, and conflicts in the automount entries.
Read the Unix::Sysadmin::Setup manpage for a discussion of how to resolve these conflicts.
Man(%%3) pages (programmer's docs):
the Unix::Sysadmin::Host manpage, the Unix::Sysadmin::User manpage, the Unix::Sysadmin::Automount manpage, the Unix::Sysadmin::Group manpage, the Unix::Sysadmin::Netgroup manpage, the Unix::Sysadmin::List manpage, the Unix::Sysadmin::Cmds manpage, the Unix::Sysadmin::Files manpage the Unix::Sysadmin::Utility manpage the Unix::Sysadmin::Config manpage, the Unix::Sysadmin::Scoped manpage
Man(%%5) pages (file formats):
the Unix::Sysadmin::Host.list manpage, the Unix::Sysadmin::User.list manpage, the Unix::Sysadmin::Automount.list manpage, the Unix::Sysadmin::Group.list manpage, the Unix::Sysadmin::Netgroup.list manpage
Man(%%8) pages (manager's docs):
the Unix::Sysadmin manpage, the Unix::Sysadmin::Setup manpage the usasetup manpage
Howard Owen <hbo@egbok.com> =cut