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Keed track of Configuration file changes under /etc - etckeeper
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 06/14/2011 05:59 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
Linux Poison shows you how to keep track of configuration file changes using etckeeper
etckeeper is a collection of tools to let /etc be stored in a git, mercurial, darcs, or bzr repository. It hooks into apt (and other package managers including yum and pacman-g2) to automatically commit changes made to /etc during package upgrades. It tracks file metadata that revison control systems do not normally support, but that is important for /etc, such as the permissions of /etc/shadow. It's quite modular and configurable, while also being simple to use if you understand the basics of working with revision control.
Keed track of Configuration file changes under /etc - etckeeper
