[K12OSN] /etc/ltsp/dhcpd.conf must NOT be a symbolic link

Jomegat jomegat at jomegat.com
Thu Sep 8 01:29:54 UTC 2011


On 09/07/2011 09:05 PM, Brian Fristensky wrote:
> My practice is that I never change files in /etc, because I try to cut
> down on
> the size of things that need to be backed up. Rather, if I want to
> change a file, I put a copy
> of it in /usr/local/etc, which does get backed up, and then make a symbolic
> link to it. Rebuilding a system from scratch is as simple as recreating
> those
> symbolic links (a very small number) when a system is restored from
> backups.

I've been toying with the idea of putting everything in /etc under svn 
control.  Anyone have experience or thoughts on that?

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Jim Thomas            jomegat at jomegat.com
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