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    1 dconf(1)
    2 ========
    3 Dag Wieers <dag@wieers.com>
    4 v0.5.0, September 2005
    5 
    6 
    7 NAME
    8 ----
    9 dconf - create a system's hardware and software configuration snapshot
   10 
   11 
   12 SYNOPSIS
   13 --------
   14 dconf [-q] [-v] [-c config] [-o output]
   15 
   16 
   17 DESCRIPTION
   18 -----------
   19 Dconf is a tool to collect a system's hardware and software configuration.
   20 It allows to take your system configuration with you on the road, compare
   21 identical systems (like nodes in a cluster) to troubleshoot HW or SW
   22 problems.
   23 
   24 Dconf is also useful in projects where you have to manage changes as a
   25 team. Dconf can run periodically and send out system changes to a list
   26 of email addresses so that they can be revised and discussed in group.
   27 
   28 You can customize your dconf configuration for specific needs, like making
   29 a profile of your laptop's hardware or copy specific software configuration
   30 files to send out or compare with other systems.
   31 
   32 As a sysadmin, you won't become too paranoid if less experienced people
   33 have root-access. As a consultant, you won't feel isolated if you don't
   34 have remote access to your systems. As a support engineer, you won't
   35 become frustrated if a customer has fiddled around with some important
   36 config file and you have to find which. As a performance tuner, you can
   37 capture the state of the system configuration in between performance
   38 tests/benchmarks.
   39 
   40 
   41 OPTIONS
   42 -------
   43 -c, --config file::
   44 	specify alternative configfile
   45 
   46 -o, --output file::
   47 	write output to given file
   48 
   49 -q, --quiet::
   50 	minimal output
   51 
   52 -v, --verbose::
   53 	increase verbosity
   54 
   55 -vv, -vvv::
   56 	increase verbosity more
   57 
   58 
   59 ARGUMENTS
   60 ---------
   61 Man:::
   62 	Ah. I'd like to have an argument, please.
   63 Receptionist:::
   64 	Certainly sir. Have you been here before?
   65 Man:::
   66 	No, I haven't, this is my first time.
   67 Receptionist:::
   68 	I see. Well, do you want to have just one argument, or were
   69 	you thinking of taking a course?
   70 Man:::
   71 	Well, what is the cost?
   72 Receptionist:::
   73 	Well, It's one pound for a five minute argument, but only
   74 	eight pounds for a course of ten.
   75 Man:::
   76 	Well, I think it would be best if I perhaps started off with
   77 	just the one and then see how it goes.
   78 For more arguments, see:::
   79 	http://orangecow.org/pythonet/sketches/argument.htm[]
   80 
   81 
   82 USAGE
   83 -----
   84 To create a snapshot of the current system:::
   85 .....
   86 dconf
   87 .....
   88 
   89 To check the latest changes against the previous snapshot:::
   90 .....
   91 zdiff -u /var/log/dconf/dconf-$HOSTNAME-previous.log.gz /var/log/dconf/dconf-$HOSTNAME-latest.log.gz
   92 .....
   93 
   94 
   95 ADDING FILES OR COMMANDS
   96 ------------------------
   97 You can add files and commands to /etc/dconf-custom.conf and include
   98 that from your /etc/dconf.conf, however I would appreciate if you send
   99 me any changes you make so that they can be include in the next version.
  100 
  101 Dconf was design so that an excessive list of configuration files or
  102 commands would not harm the execution of the program or the content of
  103 the snapshot file.
  104 
  105 Please send changes to: Dag Wieers mailto:dag@wieers.com[]
  106 
  107 
  108 BUGS
  109 ----
  110 See the TODO file for known bugs and future plans.
  111 
  112 
  113 FILES
  114 -----
  115 /etc/dconf.conf::
  116 	the main Dconf configuration file (replaced on update)
  117 /etc/dconf-custom.conf::
  118 	the customized configuration file (customize this one)
  119 /var/log/dconf/::
  120 	the location of the snapshot files
  121 
  122 
  123 SEE ALSO
  124 --------
  125 snap(8)
  126 
  127 
  128 AUTHOR
  129 ------
  130 Written by Dag Wieers mailto:dag@wieers.com[]
  131 
  132 Homepage at http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/dconf/[]