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Cfengine vs Rdist

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

Cfengine

Cfengine

Network & Admin

Cfengine is an open source configuration management software used to automate tasks like configuring servers, managing files, and deploying applications. It uses a policy-based approach allowing admins to define desired system states.

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Rdist

Rdist

System & Hardware

Rdist is an open-source remote file distribution and synchronization tool. It allows administrators to keep files on multiple hosts up-to-date by specifying a set of files and directories to copy from a central host and rules for which files should be copied.

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