Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 15:32:09 +0200 From: Thierry Lacoste <lacoste@miage.univ-paris12.fr> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Maxim Khitrov <mkhitrov@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Recommendations for config file revision control Message-ID: <200706021532.09429.lacoste@miage.univ-paris12.fr> In-Reply-To: <26ddd1750706011635s285860c1p57c360af69596ecc@mail.gmail.com> References: <26ddd1750706011227g224eaa1dh93233400c704595e@mail.gmail.com> <1d3ed48c0706011603k5948510ctb49e399aa2ace22f@mail.gmail.com> <26ddd1750706011635s285860c1p57c360af69596ecc@mail.gmail.com>
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> I did just think of another thing I could do. What if I create a new > directory on the server, and move all configuration files from their > original location to this directory. I then make then make it into an > svn working directory, and in place of the original files put symlinks > that point to the corresponding file in the working directory. This > would mean that I no longer have .svn directories all over the file > system, there is just one working directory that is separate from > everything else. Instead of an export operation I could have the hook > script do an update, and this would also give me a rather simple way > of editing the files locally on the server (plus it has the advantage > of quick access to all important files without having to constantly > move from /etc to /usr/local/etc). > > Does this seem like a decent idea to try and do? Might some software > have a problem with its configuration file being a symlink to some > other location? Sorry for my previous top-posting. Will a chrooted named work if you make files in /var/named/etc/namedb/ symlinks to the working directory ? Regards, Thierry.
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