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6. opsi-Module: depot server
6.6. opsi V3: opsi configuration API, opsiconfd and backend manager
Opsi V3 comes with a python based configuration API. This API provides an abstraction
layer interface to the opsi configuration, which is independent of the actual type of
backend in use. Also there are some internal functions to operate on a special type of
backend. The backend manager configuration file (/etc/opsi/backendmanager.conf)
defines which backend type is to use.
The tool 'opsi-admin' provides a command line access to the configuration-API. In the
corresponding chapter you get a detailed overview of the API functions.
In addition the opsi server provides a web service as an interface to the API to be
connected by other tools and services (for example the graphical configuration tools,
opsi-wInst or opsi bootimage). The web service isn't based on XML/Soap but on the
compact JSON standard (www.json.org). The web service is part of the opsi
configuration daemon 'opsiconfd'. The web service can be connected via https through
port 4447 and also provides a simple interactive web GUI.
The 'opsiconfd' runs as user 'pcpatch'. So the user 'pcpatch' since opsi V3 needs
different privileges as with opsi V2.
The configuration file for 'opsiconfd' is '/etc/opsi/opsiconfd.conf'.
The 'opsiconfd' log files are written to '/var/log/opsi/opsiconfd', a separate file for each
client.
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