On 7/24/06, Stahr, Lea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
These are standard image systems that I can clone from a master and have in production in 2 hours. But what if its not standard? Then I have customizations that are lost.
Such an approach does require discipline to properly register what you have modified and to assure the copy of that customized file is held somewhere. You know what files the clone should have, if you also have a list of what you consider variable data or stuff that otherwise does not need to be backed up, the difference is what should have been registered as customization. You can use the check either to correct your registration or to educate your colleagues. Bonus points for when you can enhance the cloning process to also re-apply these customization things. If you keep the copy of the customized files in a handy way (e.g. an NSF server) you could get a mechanism for applying changes with it. You might have a look at cfEngine. -- Rob ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
