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    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
    Published Date
    May 31st, 2021
    Last Updated
    May 16th, 2023

    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

    Product icon
    Product
    DevOps Deploy (HCL Launch)
    Plugin type icon
    Type
    plugin
    Compatibility icon
    Compatibility
    HCL Launch version 7.0 or later
    created by icon
    Created by
    HCL Software
    Published Date
    May 31st, 2021
    Last Updated
    May 16th, 2023

    launch-linuxsystemtools-14.1154088.zip

    Uploaded: 23-Mar-2023 10:32

    launch-linuxsystemtools-13.1108835.zip

    Uploaded: 09-Jun-2021 16:09

    launch-linuxsystemtools-12.1056555.zip

    Uploaded: 16-Mar-2021 06:04

    Summary

    The Linux System Tools plugin includes steps to automate several Linux operating system administrator tasks within a deploy process, such as add groups and users, change file ownership and set file permissions.

    This plugin includes one or more steps, click Steps for step details and properties.

    Compatibility

    This plugin requires HCL Launch version 7.0 or later.

    This plugin runs on the Linux operating systems that HCL Launch supports.

    Installation

    See Installing plugins in HCL Launch for installing and removing plugins.

    History

    The following table describes the changes made in each plugin version.

    Plugin history details
    Version Description
    13 Minor enhancements
    12 Minor enhancements

    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 both, file, 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 both, file, 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