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Cfengine

Cfengine is an open-source configuration management system that automates the configuration and maintenance of large-scale IT infrastructures. It ensures that system configurations are consistent, secure, and compliant with predefined policies by managing files, processes, users, and packages across multiple servers.

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About Cfengine

Cfengine was created in 1993 by Mark Burgess to address the need for automated system configuration and maintenance. It evolved to become one of the pioneering tools in configuration management, focusing on policy-based automation to ensure consistency and compliance across IT infrastructures.

Strengths of Cfengine included its scalability, flexibility, and robust policy-based management. Weaknesses involved a steep learning curve and less community support compared to newer tools. Competitors included Puppet, Chef, and Ansible.

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A Cfengine expert must have skills in system administration, scripting (particularly in Perl and shell), understanding of policy-based management, familiarity with network protocols, and experience with configuration management principles.

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