How to install MCollective on NetBSD

MCollective is an open source project from Puppet that provides a framework for building server automation tools. In this tutorial, we'll be walking through the process of installing MCollective on a NetBSD system.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure your NetBSD system meets the following requirements:

NetBSD version 7 or later
Have root access on the system
Up-to-date package manager (pkgin)

Installing MCollective

Add the Puppet MCollective repository to your NetBSD system:
```
# echo "https://packagecloud.io/puppetlabs/mcollective/netbsd/7.0/amd64" >> /usr/pkg/etc/pkgin/repositories.conf
```
This will add the Puppet MCollective repository to your package manager's list of sources.
Install the MCollective package:
```
# pkgin update
# pkgin install mcollective
```
This will download and install the MCollective package, and all of its dependencies.
Configure MCollective:
```
# cp /usr/pkg/share/examples/mcollective/server.cfg.dist /usr/pkg/etc/mcollective/server.cfg
```
This will create a new configuration file for all of your MCollective agents.
Start the MCollective service:
```
# /usr/pkg/sbin/mcollectived --daemonize
```
This will start the MCollective service in the background as a daemon, making sure it keeps running even if you log out of the system.

Testing MCollective

To test if MCollective is installed correctly and running, you can run the following command:

# mco ping

This command will send a ping message to all of your agents, and should return a list of all the agents that responded.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed MCollective on your NetBSD system, and started the service. MCollective can be used to build automation tools that can greatly simplify your server management tasks.