Rancid

Commands

• /usr/libexec/rancid/rancid-run -r [$devicename]: backup all devices or [$devicename]

• tail -f /var/log/rancid/$file: check log of jobs

• clogin $devicename: log in manually

• clogin -c "Commands" $devicename: run command on device

• clogin -x commands.txt $devicename: change configuration with rancid

# commands.txt file
conf term
ip access-list extended PREAUTH
 permit udp any any eq bootps
 permit udp any any eq domain
 permit icmp any any
end
write mem

• clogin -x commands.txt cat switches.txt: apply to many switches

# switches.txt
device1
device2
device3

Custom Modules

• /usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/rancid/ios.pm: ios module

Reference

• https://networklore.com/rancid-getting-started/