Rudder - Management
Configure change audit logs

If enabled, prompt users to enter a message explaining the reason for each configuration change they make.
These messages will be stored in each Event log and as the commit message for the underlying git repository in





[messages]
Configure Change Requests (validation workflow)

If enabled, all changes to configuration (Directives, Rules, Groups and Parameters) will be submitted for validation via a Change Request.
A new Change Request will enter the "Pending validation" status, then can be moved to "Pending deployment" (approved but not yet deployed) or "Deployed" (approved and deployed) statuses.
Only users with the "validator" or "deployer" roles are authorized to perform these steps (see /opt/rudder/etc/rudder-users.xml).

If disabled, all changes to configuration will be immediately deployed.





[messages]
Configure file retention

Every time Rudder modifies a file (by file editing or copying from a remote source), a copy of the overwritten file is kept under /var/rudder/modified-files/.
Also, the full output from each agent run is stored in a file under /var/rudder/cfengine-community/outputs/. These files are automatically removed to save on disk space. You can configure the retention time (Time To Live) they are kept for here.



[messages]
Clear policy caches

Clear cached data. This will trigger a full policy update, and regenerate all promise files.


[error]
Manage dynamic groups

Groups in Rudder can be static (fixed list of nodes) or dynamic (the list of nodes is built from a search query).
To take into account new nodes and changes to their inventory, dynamic groups must be reloaded regularly.
Currently, Rudder will automatically do this reload every 5 minutes (see /opt/rudder/etc/rudder-web.properties).


[error]
Manage Technique library

Techniques in Rudder are read from the filesystem (in /var/rudder/configuration-repository/techniques).
To take into account new Techniques and changes, the Technique library must be updated regularly.
Currently, Rudder will automatically do this update every 5 minutes (see /opt/rudder/etc/rudder-web.properties).


[messages]