[rancid] What is the idea behind of LIST_OF_GROUPS?

[Wagner Pereira]

Hi, friends,

This is the step 3 of Rancid README file, mentioning the rancid.conf configuration:

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3) Modify <sysconfdir>/rancid.conf (e.g.: <basedir>/etc/rancid.conf). The variable LIST_OF_GROUPS is a space delimited list of router "groups".
E.g.:
LIST_OF_GROUPS="backbone aggregation switches"
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How many different groups I can have?

[bob watson]

This is the grouping of like devices that you want to display in the
web page. This would be limited by how far you want your users to
scroll! (technically, the limit would be environment space allocated
by the list_of_groups environment variable - 32 kilobit ! ???) See
xargs for a discussion on environment space.

Post by Wagner Pereira
Hi, friends,
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3) Modify <sysconfdir>/rancid.conf (e.g.: <basedir>/etc/rancid.conf).  The variable LIST_OF_GROUPS is a space delimited list of router "groups".
       LIST_OF_GROUPS="backbone aggregation switches"
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How many different groups I can have?
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Wagner Pereira
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[Wagner Pereira]

Thank you guys, Bob and Tony.

Now I see: I can separate groups of devices AND configure one mailbox
for each group of device. That way, each group of people will receive an
e-mail message for their specific group of equipments.

Is that right?
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Wagner Pereira

PoP-SP/RNP - Ponto de Presença da RNP em São Paulo
CCE/USP - Centro de Computação Eletrônica da Universidade de São Paulo
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The idea is if you have bunches of devices which may fall into different
groups of interest so people can get the update email or browse configs
according to their area(s) of responsibility or interest.

If your network or organization isn't structured this way, all can go
into one group.

Tony

Post by bob watson
This is the grouping of like devices that you want to display in the
web page. This would be limited by how far you want your users to
scroll! (technically, the limit would be environment space allocated
by the list_of_groups environment variable - 32 kilobit ! ???) See
xargs for a discussion on environment space.

Post by Wagner Pereira
Hi, friends,
====================
3) Modify <sysconfdir>/rancid.conf (e.g.: <basedir>/etc/rancid.conf). The variable LIST_OF_GROUPS is a space delimited list of router "groups".
LIST_OF_GROUPS="backbone aggregation switches"
====================
How many different groups I can have?
--
Wagner Pereira
PoP-SP/RNP - Ponto de Presença da RNP em São Paulo
CCE/USP - Centro de Computação Eletrônica da Universidade de São Paulo
http://www.pop-sp.rnp.br
Tel. [phone]
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[Tony Tauber]

The idea is if you have bunches of devices which may fall into different
groups of interest so people can get the update email or browse configs
according to their area(s) of responsibility or interest.

If your network or organization isn't structured this way, all can go
into one group.

Tony

Post by Wagner Pereira
Hi, friends,
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3) Modify <sysconfdir>/rancid.conf (e.g.: <basedir>/etc/rancid.conf).
The variable LIST_OF_GROUPS is a space delimited list of router
LIST_OF_GROUPS="backbone aggregation switches"
====================
How many different groups I can have?