Host Group Inheritance

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1

I have several Host Groups that I'm trying to configure in a similar manner
to GPO in a Windows environment. I'd like to create a nested Host Group
that inherits all parent classes except the ones I specify.

Below is a rough example:

Host Group A
class 1
class 2
class 3

Host Group A-1 (nested)
class 1 (inherited)
class 2 (inherited)
class 3 (don't inherit this class)
class 4
class 5

Is this even possible?

2

Hello,

I'm afraid this is not possible with hostgroups, the issue is obviously the
class 3 which is always inherited. You can use config groups though. The
solution would be something like

Config Group A

  • class 1
  • class 2

Config Group B

  • class 3

Config Group C

  • class 4
  • class 5

Host Group A

  • Config group A
  • Config group B

Host Group A-1

  • Config group A
  • Config group C

Hope this helps

··· -- Marek

On Friday 03 of April 2015 11:07:50 Jason Hatman wrote:

I have several Host Groups that I’m trying to configure in a similar manner
to GPO in a Windows environment. I’d like to create a nested Host Group
that inherits all parent classes except the ones I specify.

Below is a rough example:

Host Group A
class 1
class 2
class 3

Host Group A-1 (nested)
class 1 (inherited)
class 2 (inherited)
class 3 (don’t inherit this class)
class 4
class 5

Is this even possible?

3

I figured as much. Thanks!

··· On Sunday, April 5, 2015 at 1:56:28 AM UTC-5, Marek Hulan wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm afraid this is not possible with hostgroups, the issue is obviously > the > class 3 which is always inherited. You can use config groups though. The > solution would be something like > > Config Group A > + class 1 > + class 2 > > Config Group B > + class 3 > > Config Group C > + class 4 > + class 5 > > Host Group A > + Config group A > + Config group B > > Host Group A-1 > + Config group A > + Config group C > > Hope this helps > > -- > Marek > > On Friday 03 of April 2015 11:07:50 Jason Hatman wrote: > > I have several Host Groups that I'm trying to configure in a similar > manner > > to GPO in a Windows environment. I'd like to create a nested Host Group > > that inherits all parent classes except the ones I specify. > > > > Below is a rough example: > > > > Host Group A > > class 1 > > class 2 > > class 3 > > > > Host Group A-1 (nested) > > class 1 (inherited) > > class 2 (inherited) > > class 3 (don't inherit this class) > > class 4 > > class 5 > > > > Is this even possible? > >