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From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2023 13:30:01 -0700
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Can some config files be automatically protected
from etc-update?
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On Mon, Apr 17, 2023 at 12:40=E2=80=AFPM Lee <ny6p01@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Really, etc update has a facility for skipping whatever files you want.
>
> Lee
<SNIP>
>> In my experience with all distros I go outside the distro for this
>> sort of issue. Put a copy somewhere, white a little script that
>> does a diff on the files you feel are important enough and run
>> a cron job hourly that looks for any differences.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Mark
>
Absolutely really. It's not only about whether that option works today
but whether it keeps working in the future, assuming it really works
at all.
There's also the case of the machine going down, a disk corrupting,
etc. and how long it takes to find the notebook where supposedly
we had the notes about how we set things up.
And what about other machines using other distros?
I'm only offering what I do. I personally wouldn't run the cron job
but for all my machines part of my backups is a big list of config
files kept elsewhere on the network so that I don't have to
reconstruct that sort of config stuff. Add to Walter's list other
things like NFS exports and for old people like me it's just
easier to be prepared.
Just my POV.
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><br>On Mon, Apr 17, 2023 at 12:40=E2=80=AFPM Lee <<=
a href=3D"mailto:ny6p01@gmail.com">ny6p01@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>><=
br>> Really, etc update has a facility for skipping whatever files you w=
ant. <br>><br>> Lee<br><SNIP><br>>> In my experience with=
all distros I go outside the distro for this <br>>> sort of issue. P=
ut a copy somewhere, white a little script that <br>>> does a diff on=
the files you feel are important enough and run<br>>> a cron job hou=
rly that looks for any differences.<br>>><br>>> HTH,<br>>>=
; Mark<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D=
"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-le=
ft:1ex"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex">
</blockquote></div>
</blockquote></div><div><br></div><div>Absolutely really. It's not only=
about whether that option works today=C2=A0</div><div>but whether it keeps=
working in the future, assuming it really works</div><div>at all.=C2=A0</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>There's also the case of the machine going down,=
a disk corrupting,=C2=A0</div><div>etc. and how long it takes to find the =
notebook where supposedly=C2=A0</div><div>we had the notes about how we set=
things up.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>And what about other machines us=
ing other distros?=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>I'm only offering wha=
t I do. I personally wouldn't run the cron job</div><div>but for all my=
machines part of my backups is a big list of config</div><div>files kept e=
lsewhere on the network so that I don't have to=C2=A0</div><div>reconst=
ruct that sort of config stuff. Add to Walter's list other</div><div>th=
ings like NFS exports and for old people like me it's just</div><div>ea=
sier to be prepared.</div><div><br></div><div>Just my POV.=C2=A0</div></div=
>
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