From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Nov 22 13:54:50 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1035D37B401 for ; Fri, 22 Nov 2002 13:54:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from shell.siscom.net (shell.siscom.net [209.251.2.80]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5DE1D43E6E for ; Fri, 22 Nov 2002 13:54:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from vogelke@shell.siscom.net) Received: from shell.siscom.net (vogelke@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by shell.siscom.net (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id gAMLsUXd087949; Fri, 22 Nov 2002 21:54:30 GMT (envelope-from vogelke@shell.siscom.net) Received: (from vogelke@localhost) by shell.siscom.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id gAMLsPbb087948; Fri, 22 Nov 2002 16:54:25 -0500 (EST) Delivered-To: outgoing@ss118-07u-558.region2.wpafb.af.mil Received: (qmail 27789 invoked by alias); 22 Nov 2002 16:49:37 -0500 Delivered-To: alias-outgoing-johann@broadpark.no Received: (qmail 27771 invoked by uid 583); 22 Nov 2002 16:49:36 -0500 Date: 22 Nov 2002 16:49:36 -0500 Message-ID: <20021122214936.27770.qmail@kev.wpafb.af.mil> From: "Karl Vogel" To: johann@broadpark.no Cc: questions@freebsd.org In-reply-to: <20021122135348.27bb9788.johann@broadpark.no> (message from Janine C.Buorditez on Fri, 22 Nov 2002 13:53:48 +0100) Subject: Re: Manage, centralize and backup configuration files Organization: Sumaria Systems Inc. X-Disclaimer: I don't speak for the USAF or Sumaria. X-PGP-ID: 1024/D558F237 1999/04/06 Karl Vogel X-PGP-Fingerprint: 8DF5 1D90 18EC A9EF 9EA6 4611 35F4 BC78 D558 F237 References: <20021122135348.27bb9788.johann@broadpark.no> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >> On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 13:53:48 +0100, >> Janine C.Buorditez 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