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Markus Rexhepi-Lindberg
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Nick Anderson
11
1:58 PM
Bootstrap in chroot
I just tried the `–skip-bootstrap-service-start` option and it works as intended. Thank you adding
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Bootstrap in chroot
I just tried the `–skip-bootstrap-service-start` option and it works as intended. Thank you adding
1:58 PM
Richard Jones
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Lars Erik Wik
2
Oct 6
Sharing CFEngine policies and practical examples
Hi Richard, Have you checked out https://build.cfengine.com/? It's a platform where you can share
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Sharing CFEngine policies and practical examples
Hi Richard, Have you checked out https://build.cfengine.com/? It's a platform where you can share
Oct 6
Tina Friedrich
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craig.c...@northern.tech
5
Sep 22
spec file for rpms / rpms for AARCH64?
If you use the instructions in the README then the spec.in file will be used properly. https://github
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spec file for rpms / rpms for AARCH64?
If you use the instructions in the README then the spec.in file will be used properly. https://github
Sep 22
Nick Anderson
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Marco Marongiu
5
Aug 20
Announcing CFEngine 3.27.0
Hi Markus There are two potential drawbacks in the dual-version approach that you should be aware of
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Announcing CFEngine 3.27.0
Hi Markus There are two potential drawbacks in the dual-version approach that you should be aware of
Aug 20
Jerome Jean Verleyen
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Nick Anderson
5
Aug 14
how to define groups_secondary in users
Excellent! Glad you found it helpful. On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 11:39 AM Jerome Verleyen <jerome.
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how to define groups_secondary in users
Excellent! Glad you found it helpful. On Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 11:39 AM Jerome Verleyen <jerome.
Aug 14
Nick Anderson
Jul 10
Announcing CFEngine 3.28.0
Hello fellow CFEngineers, We are happy to announce the availability of CFEngine 3.28.0. This is a non
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Announcing CFEngine 3.28.0
Hello fellow CFEngineers, We are happy to announce the availability of CFEngine 3.28.0. This is a non
Jul 10
Nick Anderson
May 8
Announcing CFEngine 3.27.1 & 3.24.4
Hello fellow CFEngineers, We are happy to announce the availability of CFEngine 3.27.1 and 3.24.4,
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Announcing CFEngine 3.27.1 & 3.24.4
Hello fellow CFEngineers, We are happy to announce the availability of CFEngine 3.27.1 and 3.24.4,
May 8
Xander Cage
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Nick Anderson
2
Feb 25
3.27.X: Platform Support
Hi Chris, Hi, As AIX Support is dropped from 3.27 onwards few question came up… will all support for
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3.27.X: Platform Support
Hi Chris, Hi, As AIX Support is dropped from 3.27 onwards few question came up… will all support for
Feb 25
Marco Marongiu
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Lars Erik Wik
3
Feb 10
Invalid signature for the apt repository
Hi again bronto, We have updated the repositories. Can you please try again (see https://cfengine.com
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Invalid signature for the apt repository
Hi again bronto, We have updated the repositories. Can you please try again (see https://cfengine.com
Feb 10
Aleksey Tsalolikhin
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Nick Anderson
3
Feb 9
CFEngineTutorial.org is back online
Aleksey Tsalolikhin <ale...@verticalsysadmin.com> writes: > Hi all, > > https://
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CFEngineTutorial.org is back online
Aleksey Tsalolikhin <ale...@verticalsysadmin.com> writes: > Hi all, > > https://
Feb 9
Jerome Jean Verleyen
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Marco Marongiu
4
Jan 16
How to insert a formated line in a file
On 16/01/2026 22:55, Jerome Jean Verleyen wrote: That was just i'm searching! Thank's a lot!
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How to insert a formated line in a file
On 16/01/2026 22:55, Jerome Jean Verleyen wrote: That was just i'm searching! Thank's a lot!
Jan 16
Berthold Cogel
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Nick Anderson
9
Jan 13
Problems while upgrading to latest cfengine-community LTS
Am 23.12.25 um 16:29 schrieb 'Nick Anderson' via help-cfengine: > Hey Berthold, > >
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Problems while upgrading to latest cfengine-community LTS
Am 23.12.25 um 16:29 schrieb 'Nick Anderson' via help-cfengine: > Hey Berthold, > >
Jan 13
Nick Anderson
12/15/25
Announcing CFEngine 3.21.8 & 3.24.3
Hello fellow CFEngineers, We are happy to announce the availability of CFEngine 3.21.8 and 3.24.3.
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Announcing CFEngine 3.21.8 & 3.24.3
Hello fellow CFEngineers, We are happy to announce the availability of CFEngine 3.21.8 and 3.24.3.
12/15/25
Markus Rexhepi-Lindberg
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Nick Anderson
5
11/13/25
error: Open connections exceed FD_SETSIZE limit (1024 >= 1024)
Humm, this is on Ubuntu? How many hosts are you copying from in this way? I wonder if you could slice
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error: Open connections exceed FD_SETSIZE limit (1024 >= 1024)
Humm, this is on Ubuntu? How many hosts are you copying from in this way? I wonder if you could slice
11/13/25
Markus Rexhepi-Lindberg
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Nick Anderson
10
11/12/25
policy_server.dat IP to DNS
Changing the IP address to a DNS address in the policy_server.dat for all the clients worked nicely
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policy_server.dat IP to DNS
Changing the IP address to a DNS address in the policy_server.dat for all the clients worked nicely
11/12/25
Jerome Jean Verleyen
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Nick Anderson
3
10/22/25
How is define the maisl subject of cf_execd
It is a way to define some proper subjet? The documentation about that is not very clear to me: body
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How is define the maisl subject of cf_execd
It is a way to define some proper subjet? The documentation about that is not very clear to me: body
10/22/25
Markus Rexhepi-Lindberg
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Nick Anderson
4
9/25/25
Red Hat 10
Great to hear that the el9 package works alright as a stop gap. Thanks for letting us know. On
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Red Hat 10
Great to hear that the el9 package works alright as a stop gap. Thanks for letting us know. On
9/25/25
H. Harun
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Nick Anderson
4
9/10/25
control_common_bundlesequence_end .. a bug??
This was merged and backported. https://northerntech.atlassian.net/browse/CFE-4588 On Tuesday,
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control_common_bundlesequence_end .. a bug??
This was merged and backported. https://northerntech.atlassian.net/browse/CFE-4588 On Tuesday,
9/10/25
Bob
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craig.c...@northern.tech
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9/8/25
set_variable_values_ini() with 3.18.2
The tickets show no activity. At this point it will have to rise to the top of our backlog or have a
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set_variable_values_ini() with 3.18.2
The tickets show no activity. At this point it will have to rise to the top of our backlog or have a
9/8/25
Jerome Jean Verleyen
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Nick Anderson
8
8/15/25
Modify a YAML file
I forgot totaly the magic of the list in Cfengine, with automatic loops ! That's make all the
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Modify a YAML file
I forgot totaly the magic of the list in Cfengine, with automatic loops ! That's make all the
8/15/25
Jakub Wardyn
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Nick Anderson
9
8/13/25
Newbie questions
Thank you for the clarifications, I think I also understand CFEngine a bit better. Great. Installing
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Newbie questions
Thank you for the clarifications, I think I also understand CFEngine a bit better. Great. Installing
8/13/25
Bob
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Nick Anderson
7
7/9/25
Look-ahead regex, not matching?
Thanks, Nick. FYI - I updated to "core" 3.24.2. I tried the following scenarios after the
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Look-ahead regex, not matching?
Thanks, Nick. FYI - I updated to "core" 3.24.2. I tried the following scenarios after the
7/9/25
Nick Anderson
5/22/25
Announcing CFEngine 3.26.0
Hello fellow CFEngineers, We are happy to announce the availability of CFEngine 3.26.0! This is a non
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Announcing CFEngine 3.26.0
Hello fellow CFEngineers, We are happy to announce the availability of CFEngine 3.26.0! This is a non
5/22/25
Nick Anderson
5/16/25
Announcing CFEngine 3.21.7 & 3.24.2
Hello fellow CFEngineers, We are happy to announce the availability of CFEngine 3.21.7 and 3.24.2.
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Announcing CFEngine 3.21.7 & 3.24.2
Hello fellow CFEngineers, We are happy to announce the availability of CFEngine 3.21.7 and 3.24.2.
5/16/25
Beto
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Vratislav Podzimek
8
3/4/25
Moving /var/cfengine
Welp, /var/cfengine ran out of space so I had to bite the bullet. This is what I used: rsync -X -avz
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Moving /var/cfengine
Welp, /var/cfengine ran out of space so I had to bite the bullet. This is what I used: rsync -X -avz
3/4/25
Beto
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Aleksey Tsalolikhin
17
2/10/25
Package promise had no package_method attribute
On Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM td..@servicemusic.org.uk <td...@servicemusic.org.uk> wrote: We
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Package promise had no package_method attribute
On Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM td..@servicemusic.org.uk <td...@servicemusic.org.uk> wrote: We
2/10/25
thierry thunot
,
Lars Erik Wik
3
2/3/25
Xml_set_value fonction problem
That's exactly it, the file is malformed I will share it with the Wazuh developers Thank's Le
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Xml_set_value fonction problem
That's exactly it, the file is malformed I will share it with the Wazuh developers Thank's Le
2/3/25
Alex Malowany
,
Nick Anderson
3
1/27/25
CFEngine running under FIPS
Thank you, I'll take that back to the team. On Friday, January 24, 2025 at 6:39:09 PM UTC nick.a.
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CFEngine running under FIPS
Thank you, I'll take that back to the team. On Friday, January 24, 2025 at 6:39:09 PM UTC nick.a.
1/27/25
t.d...@servicemusic.org.uk
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Nick Anderson
2
1/23/25
main vs. mpf_main: just checking...
Hi David, We are now mostly 3.18 for binaries and for MPF. We need to begin the journey to 3.21. For
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main vs. mpf_main: just checking...
Hi David, We are now mostly 3.18 for binaries and for MPF. We need to begin the journey to 3.21. For
1/23/25
thierry thunot
,
Lars Erik Wik
4
1/20/25
Variables
Glad to hear that it worked out :) On Monday, January 20, 2025 at 2:14:20 PM UTC+1 tth...@gmail.com
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Variables
Glad to hear that it worked out :) On Monday, January 20, 2025 at 2:14:20 PM UTC+1 tth...@gmail.com
1/20/25