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From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.org>
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Subject: Re: Software for distribution of configuration files and changes 
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> Karl M. Joch wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > i have searched alot for a software to:
> >
> > - distribut configuration files from one master to different
> > systems - maintain configuration files on one machine for all
> > systemes and then send it out - push the files, not download them
> > like cvsup - maintaining files for all systems and files only
> > affecting one system
> >
> > any ideas and hints would be greatly appreziatet.
> >
> 
> Have you looked at aegis (aegis.sf.net)?

One way is to use eg:
	rlogin master_host ; su
	cd /site; rdist -M 20 -P /usr/bin/ssh mylabel
& have various /etc & /usr/local/etc & httpd.conf etc files symbolic linked to
a parallel tree in per host copies of /site
Add
	PermitRootLogin yes
to
	/etc/ssh/sshd_config
To make rdist as root easier.

Some people prefer rsync to rdist. rdist6 & rsync are in /usr/ports/net/
There's doubtless other solutions too.


-- 
Julian Stacey. Munich Computer Consultant, BSD Unix C Linux. http://berklix.com
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