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Cluster management and administration tool. Version 1.2.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Cluster management and administration tool
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Commands and aliases
- kaget
- kanif
- kaput
- kash
history
Project history and usage
kanif is a small cluster administration command suite built as a friendlier wrapper around TakTuk for parallel remote execution.
Project history
The official TakTuk project site describes kanif as a tool that combines conventions from C3, pdsh, and dsh while relying on TakTuk for adaptive large-scale remote execution. Its commands split the classic cluster-admin workflow into parallel shell execution, file broadcast, and file gathering.
The official GitLab repository and ChangeLog preserve the release line through version 1.2.2, with entries for compatibility updates, file-reading fixes, sequential execution fixes, output handling, and the initial release.
Adoption history
The official TakTuk page credits Lucas Nussbaum for Debian testing and packaging help, placing kanif in the Debian packaging ecosystem for Unix cluster administrators. The input metadata records Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, and Nix packages, exposing the same niche tool through general-purpose package managers.
How it is used
kanif users run `kash` for the same command across nodes, `kaput` to copy files or directories to nodes, and `kaget` to gather remote files or directories. The tool expects TakTuk, Perl, and passwordless remote login such as SSH keys on the cluster nodes.
The official man page documents C3-style configuration files searched at `$HOME/.kanif.conf`, `/etc/kanif.conf`, and `/etc/c3.conf`, and also allows command-line host lists for less static setups.
Why package nerds care
kanif is package-manager archaeology for pre-Kubernetes cluster operations: a thin Unix command suite, C3-style configuration paths, and no resident control plane. Its significance is less broad adoption than the way it preserves an HPC and lab-cluster administration style in modern package indexes.
Timeline
- 1.0: Official ChangeLog marks the initial release.
- 1.1: Official ChangeLog says compatibility with TakTuk 3.3 and the -F option were added.
- 1.2: Official ChangeLog says compatibility with TakTuk 3.6 and above was added.
- 1.2.2: Official ChangeLog lists connection-loss, version-test, missing-file, and hostname-gathering fixes.
- 2022: Debian manpage source metadata records kanif 1.2.2-4 source updated on 2022-07-28.
Related projects
- TakTuk provides the large-scale remote execution engine underneath kanif. C3, pdsh, and dsh are the older cluster administration tools whose interface ideas kanif intentionally echoes.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:cluster
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.kanif.conf/etc/kanif.conf/etc/c3.conf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
kaget | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
kanif | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
kaput | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
kash | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.2.2
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:kanif |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://packages.debian.org/stable/net/kanif |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation