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cdist vs eudev

A side-by-side look at cdist and eudev. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

cdist

cdist

System & Hardware

cdist is an open source configuration management tool written in Python. It allows system administrators to define the configuration of servers and deploy it to multiple machines in parallel. cdist works by running small scripts called 'manifests' on remote hosts.

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eudev

eudev

Os & Utilities

eudev is a lightweight fork of udev, the device manager for the Linux kernel. It handles dynamic creation and removal of devices from the system, manages permissions and access control for those devices, and more.

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