What is 'rushadmin'?

hosts	-- the master rush hosts list
rush.conf	-- the rush config file
license.dat	-- the license file
.render	-- file sourced by csh render scripts

'rushadmin' basically lets you edit and distribute these, and any other small ascii files in $RUSH_DIR/etc/ using a GUI to simplify maintenance.

You can have files distribute to all the rush machines (default), or specify individual hosts or +hostgroups. Which machines get the updates is dependent on the contents of the 'Update Hosts' prompt, i.e.:

Using RushAdmin

rushadmin

$RUSH_DIR/etc/

Just click on the files you want to edit. When you save your changes, the buttons next to the files are automatically checked, indicating the file has changed, and will be distributed out to the network when you hit 'Send'.

Note: You can also use normal text editors to edit the files. If you do this, you will need to manually check / uncheck the boxes to force the files to be sent to the remotes.

When you hit 'Send', you will see the output of the 'rush -push' operation, which will show the progress of updating each file to each machine on the network. Machines that don't respond will be shown at the bottom of the report, and must be updated again at a later time. eg: