Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 20:01:48 +0100 From: Janine C.Buorditez <johann@broadpark.no> To: "Karl Vogel" <vogelke@dnaco.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Manage, centralize and backup configuration files Message-ID: <20021124200148.0c36ae38.johann@broadpark.no> In-Reply-To: <20021122214936.27770.qmail@kev.wpafb.af.mil> References: <20021122135348.27bb9788.johann@broadpark.no> <20021122214936.27770.qmail@kev.wpafb.af.mil>
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Hi. You are a true genious. It is like I've found something I've been looking for all my life. And for that I am grateful. This sure beats the RCS-only method with tons of RCS directories spread across the system with little or no control. If I get this right, critical will copy the listed files into its location and manage them from there? Simply put. I haven't tested it yet as: ::: janine[aegis] [~/cvs] % ./critical [19:54] ./critical: Command not found. I made the file executeable, and tried installing ksh, obviously to no good. What do I do to get going? By the way, how do you create those fancy directory listings? I have to say I loved them. It seems to me you're quite taken with systemized neat design as I am. Keep up the good work. Let me know what other goodies you have, except the ones available at your site. That'd be great! THANK YOU! *hugs* Sincerely, Janine On 22 Nov 2002 16:49:36 -0500 "Karl Vogel" <vogelke@dnaco.net> wrote: > >> On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 13:53:48 +0100, > >> Janine C.Buorditez <johann@broadpark.no> said: > > J> I was thinking better back up my configuration files. Then I thought, > J> what if they were regularly backed up into a centralized directory where > J> I also could manage them from? Like, when I'm done modifying a file it > J> is compied from the config repository into its original directory. > > You can do that. I prefer to modify them in place and let the system > worry about putting them under revision control. > > J> What about a combination of rsync and CVS? > > Rsync is a good idea if you want your files backed up on a separate > server. CVS is a bit inflexible with directories, so I prefer RCS. > > J> I'm not even sure this is possible. Which is why I'm open for advices > J> from anyone who has a working model of how to set up such a convenient > J> way of administering your system. > > http://www.dnaco.net/~vogelke/Software/Configuration_Management/System_Files > describes my setup. All it does is keep a chosen set of files under RCS > control. > > -- > Karl Vogel ASC/YCOA, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433 > vogelke@dnaco.net http://www.dnaco.net/~vogelke > > I used up all my sick days, so I'm calling in dead. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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