[wpkg-users] Variables %SOFTWARE% without wpkg client

[Dave Goodbourn]

Hi Rainer,

That makes sense.

But I could use WPKG to change the system variable to any new changes needed! ;)

D.

On 19 May 2011, at 19:48, Rainer Meier <r.meier at wpkg.org> wrote:

> Hi Dave,
>
> On 19.05.2011 20:37, Dave Goodbourn wrote:
>> So is there a downside of just setting up a %software% system
>> variable? Seems like a simple way of doing it.
>
> Yes there is a small, but noticeable difference. Setting a system variable on
> the client system is a distributed setting which needs to be updated on all
> nodes in case of change.
>
> Using a central setting like a wrapper script started on server or variables
> within profiles/packages can be changed quickly on server side without having to
> update all clients.
>
> br,
> Rainer