Import cobbler server entries based on a CSV file, and also includes a trigger to sync Spacewalk Custom Info with Cobbler after initial import. Delete /var/lib/cobbler/triggers/change/post-trigger if you don't want to use it.

Packages are available in the COPR repo.

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Creating new system www1...

Setting hostname:
www1.example.com

Setting kernel_opts:
{
    "quiet": null,
    "acpi": false
}

Setting kernel_opts_post:
{
    "quiet": null,
    "acpi": true
}

Setting ks_meta:
{
    "potato": true
}

Setting name_servers:
['8.8.8.8', '8.8.4.4']

Setting name_servers_search:
example.com

Setting profile:
default

Setting system_name:
www1

System saved!
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Syncing cobbler...
Done.
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The configuration file is /etc/cobbler-csv.conf.

[cobbler]
api\_url = http://localhost/cobbler\_api
use\_rhn\_auth = false
use\_shared\_secret = true
username = cobbler
password = password

There are multiple ways to authenticate to cobbler.

• If you're using an RHN Satellite or Spacewalk, you can use the RHN's taskomatic user to authenticate.
• If you're running this from the cobbler server, you can access the shared secret stored on the system
• You can provide normal cobbler API credentials

The mapping in cobbler-csv.conf matches the column names in your CSV file to the cobbler parameters mentioned.

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