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Description

The Linux Tools plugin allows Launch to automate various Linux system commands; such as rebooting the operating system and setting file permissions.

Quick Info

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Product

DevOps Deploy (HCL Launch)
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Type

plugin
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Compatibility

HCL Launch version 7.0 or later
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HCL Software

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Usage

 

Use the Linx System Tools plugin to complete a number of Linux administrator tasks such as:

  • Create users and groups.
  • Add users to groups.
  • Set permissions on files and directories.
  • Change file ownership from one user to another.
  • Reboot the Linux computer.
  • Change the file system table

Step palette

To access this plugin in the palette, click System Utility > Linux > System Tools.

Steps

 

The following process steps are available in the Linux System Tools plugin.

Add group

Use this step to add a user group to this Linux system.

Input properties for the Add group step
Name Type Description Required
New group name String The name of the group to be added. Yes
Users to add to group String One or more users to add to the group. List each user on a separate line. No

Add user

Use this step to add a user to this Linux system.

Input properties for the Add user step
Name Type Description Required
New user name String The name of the user to be added. Yes
New users group String The name of an existing group to add the user to. Do not specify this property if the user is not being added to a group. No

Change file ownership

Use this step to set the ownership of the files and directories in the current working directory.

Input properties for the Change file ownership step
Name Type Description Required
Excludes String A list of file patterns to use to exclude files that are not to be changed. Specify each pattern on a separate line. Use the ANT pattern style. For example **/* matches all directories and files, and **/test/* matches all files and sub folders in the test folder. No
Includes String A list of file patterns to use to include directories and files to be changed. Specify each pattern each on a separate line. Use the ANT pattern style. For example **/* matches all directories and files, and **/test/* matches all files and sub folders in the test folder. Yes
New Owner String The name of the new owner of the files. No
Type Enumeration The file types for which to change owners. Specify bothfile, or directory. No

Reboot

Use this step to reboot the Linux operating system.

Input properties for the Reboot step
Name Type Description Required
Time String The time that the reboot is to occur. To start the reboot immediately, specify now. You can specify the number of minutes to wait before starting the reboot, by specifying +minutes. For example, +2, indicates to wait 2 minutes before the reboot starts. You can also specify an absolute time in this format: hh:mm. For example,entering 10:00 starts the reboot at 10:00 am. No

Set file permissions

Use this step to set the permissions of files and directories in the current working directory.

Input properties for the Set file permissions step
Name Type Description Required
Excludes String A list of file patterns to use to exclude files and directories that are not to be changed. Specify each pattern on a separate line. Use the ANT pattern style. For example **/* matches all directories and files, and **/test/* matches all files and sub folders in the test folder. No
Includes String A list of file patterns to use to include directories and files to be changed. Specify each pattern each on a separate line. Use the ANT pattern style. For example **/* matches all directories and files, and **/test/* matches all files and sub folders in the test folder. Yes
Permission String String The permission string to apply to the matched files. For example, 0777 or a+x. No
Type Enumeration The type of files on which permission is to be set. Specify bothfile, or directory. No

Update fstab

Use this step to update, add, or remove rules from the file system table (fstab).

Input properties for the Update fstab step
Name Type Description Required
Add/Update rules String A list of rules to be added or updated. List each rule on a separate line. No
Backup file suffix String A specified value to be appended to the orginal file name so that a backup of the original fstab file is created. No
File owner String The owner for the fstab file, for example, root:root. If no value is supplied, the new file owner is be based on the agent process ID. No
File permissions String Enter the permission for the fstab file, for example, 644. If a value is not specified, the new file permissions are based on the umask value. No
Remove rules String A list of devices to remove. List each device on a separate line. Do not specify the full fstab rule here, just the source device. No
fstab file path String The the path, including the file name, to the fstab file if it is not located at /etc/fstab. No

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