[kwlug-disc] Someone in this list mentioned a way to manage their /etc/ configs with git

[Chamunks]

I don't tend to mess with it often but it would be worth looking into what
changes in that directory through regular server usage too.

On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 4:28 PM Chris Frey <cdfrey at foursquare.net> wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 05:08:40PM +0000, Chamunks wrote:
> > I'm curious if anyone listening here was a part of that conversation at
> > all.  I have a VPS that I keep rented at OVH for the purpose of beating
> the
> > hell out of it all the time trying different things.  I would LOVE to
> find
> > a way to manage its configs across re-installs that doesn't really
> involve
> > me having to write a salt template for it all.
>
> I don't remember if I was involved in that conversation, but
> I often just make the /etc directory a git repository (cd /etc ; git init)
> and periodically commit changes as a way to track what's going on.
>
> Just remember to restrict the permissions on the .git directory
> so sensitive data doesn't leak.
>
> From there, it's possible to do all the usual git branching, tagging,
> remote handling, etc.
>
> - Chris
>
>
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