The network administration system: Admin trees management

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## 3. Admin trees management

An administration tree is a set of files and directories which form the configuration of a linux station. A configuration tree has a name. The name is use to create a sub-directory in

> `

>             /etc/linuxconf/admtrees

> `

Each tree is a replication of the layout in /etc, /var and friends. So for example, for a tree name "mynet", you have files like

> `

>             /etc/linuxconf/admtrees/mynet/etc/group
>             /etc/linuxconf/admtrees/mynet/etc/passwd
>             /etc/linuxconf/admtrees/mynet/etc/hosts
>             /etc/linuxconf/admtrees/mynet/etc/ppp/pap-secrets
>             .
>             .

> `

Linuxconf has the ability to operate in this "sub" environnement in the same way it operates with the standard configuration files found on your station. The content of those files is the same, format wise, as the ones in /etc and friends. As such you can use linuxconf or any other tool to update them (a text editor, a script).

The administration tree has no operationnal role on your machine. Linuxconf access this tree only when

- It is managing it.
- It is publishing some parts of it to some administration groups.

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