>Another way is to set up a cvs or > subversion repository and use this to distribute the config > file. Has the additional bonus of being able to trace back > how the config file was changed.
Like it! Couple of other responses also suggested cfengine (And combining cvs with cfengine) - So I'll definitely look into both. > > > > > 2. What about logfiles - We would have all users mail etc on an NFS > > share - Can you do the same for logfiles?(Or do you get locking > > issues?) - From a statistical aspect, it would be a pain to have to > > collaborate each "real" servers logfiles, then run > analysis. Also from > > a support perspective - How are support personnel supposed to know > > which "real" server a client would actually be connecting > to in order > > to see if they are entering a wrong username/pass etc? > > Use a dedicated server for logging and have all servers send > the log to that over the network. > Can do that with Apache/horde - but qmail cannot(?) when using multilog..might ask on the qmail list. > > > > 3. Imaging of Servers[...] > > No idea. > > <http://infrastructures.org> is a very useful web site about > administrating machines that are supposed to stay the same. Ta - quite a bit of reading there! Regards, MB
