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<div id="welcome">
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<h1> Welcome </h1>
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<center><b>Always remember that there is online help available from the two links at the top right of the page.</b>
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</center>
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<p>
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Before you can use Foreman for the first time there are a few tasks that must be performed. You must decide how you
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wish to use the software, and update the file
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<b>config/settings.yaml</b> to indicate your selections.
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</p>
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<h2>Operating Mode</h2>
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<p>
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You may operate Foreman in basic mode, in which it acts as a reporting and external node generator or you may also
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turn on unattended mode operation in which Foreman
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creates and manages the configuration files necessary to completely configure a new machine. When operating in
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unattended mode Foreman will require more information,
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so expect more questions, but it will be able to provide Kickstart and Preseed files for a Redhat or Debian
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installation (see <a href=http://theforeman.org/projects/foreman/wiki/Unattended_installations>here</a> for more
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details).
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</p>
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<h2>User Authentication</h2>
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<p>
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Foreman, by default, operates in anonymous mode where all operations are performed without reference to the user who
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is performing the task. If you wish to track the actions of a
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particular user then it is possible to use an additional authentication stage and provide a user account. At
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present, authentication is performed against the LDAP
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service provided by one or more LDAP servers. Microsoft Windows Active Directory provides a suitable LDAP interface
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so a windows account
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may be used for this purpose. If you chose to use LDAP authentication then you must provide connection details for
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your authentication provider on
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the <a href="http://theforeman.org/projects/foreman/wiki/LDAP_Authentication">Settings/LDAP Authentication</a> page.
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</p>
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<h2>Import your data</h2>
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<p>
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Foreman comes with some importers to ease the burden of entering loads of data about your current installation. If
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you are already using puppet you should consider using some of the rake tasks that have been provided.
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<ul>
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<li>
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Inventory browser - <a href=http://theforeman.org/projects/foreman/wiki/Puppet_Facts>Importing Puppet Facts</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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Puppet External Nodes -
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<a href=http://theforeman.org/projects/foreman/wiki/External_Nodes>Importing Puppet classes and environments</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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Reporting - <a href=http://theforeman.org/projects/foreman/wiki/Puppet_Reports>Puppet Reports integration</a>
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</ul>
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<h2>Additional steps</h2>
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<p>
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You may optionally wish to generate the online documentation for your puppet classes -
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<a href=http://theforeman.org/projects/foreman/wiki/Puppet_class_browser>puppet class browser</a>
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</p>
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<p>
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After you have decided on the two primary modes of operation and performed any appropriate imports then it would be
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good idea if you visited some of the other configuration pages to see if
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additional setup is required under the Additional settings select box on the top right.
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<p>You may also find the <a href=http://theforeman.org/projects/foreman/wiki/Howtos>Howtos</a> useful.</p>
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<p><%= link_to "New Host", new_host_path %></p>
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</div>
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