Scripting FreeNas via CLI

[peconi]

I would like to write some scripts (php/python) that would log into the FreeNas via SSH and issue commands to:
- Create new users/groups
- Create new ZFS Datasets
- Create new CIFS/NFS Shares to these Datasets
- Assign the newly created users/groups to Datasets/Shares

Does anyone know where I could find the info on CLI commands to do this?

Would I also have to be hacking the FreeNas DB in /data folder - or could all this be done simply via CLI. Would definitely like to keep the Gui in sync.

THANKS!

 

[ProtoSD]

You can look at how it's done from the GUI by looking at the Python source in /usr/local/www/

Would I also have to be hacking the FreeNas DB in /data folder - or could all this be done simply via CLI. Would definitely like to keep the Gui in sync.

You would need to update the database in the /data folder, but that's not all that hard either. I wrote a little tutorial in the HowTo section of the forums.

So you would need to understand "sqlite3" and bourne shell (sh/bash)

 

[peconi]

Thanks for the info. I'll look into it further now :)

Could I get a direct link to your post in HowTo section please?

 

[ProtoSD]

Sorry for the delay, here it is in case you haven't found it:
http://forums.freenas.org/showthrea...abase-from-the-command-line&highlight=sqlite3