Installing RANCID on Ubuntu Server Latest

RANCID is a free and open-source software that is used to manage network device configurations. This tutorial will guide you through the installation of RANCID on Ubuntu Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing RANCID, make sure that you have the following:

• Ubuntu Server Latest
• root access to the server
• Perl installed on the server

Installation

1. Open a terminal on the Ubuntu Server Latest.

2. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install cvs subversion rancid

3. Create a user for RANCID to use. This user will have read-only access to network devices. Run the following command to create a new user:

sudo adduser --system --group rancid

4. Configure RANCID to use the new user by editing the ~/.cloginrc file with the following contents:

add method * ssh
add user * rancid
add password * rancid_password
add autoenable * 1

5. Create the directory where RANCID will store its files by running the following command:

sudo mkdir /var/lib/rancid
sudo chown rancid:rancid /var/lib/rancid

6. Configure RANCID to monitor your network devices by editing the /etc/rancid/rancid.conf file with the following contents:

LIST_OF_GROUPS="group_name"
LIST_OF_GROUPS="
group_name;up;filter02.domain.com
group_name;up;filter03.domain.com
"

Replace group_name with the name of the network device group that you want to monitor. Replace filter02.domain.com and filter03.domain.com with the IP addresses or hostnames of the network devices that you want to monitor.

7. Save and exit the /etc/rancid/rancid.conf file.

8. Run the RANCID update script by running the following command:

sudo /usr/lib/rancid/bin/rancid-run

9. Verify that RANCID is working by checking the /var/lib/rancid/group_name directory for configuration files of network devices.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed RANCID on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now manage your network device configurations with RANCID.

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