Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Need to version control entire root file system

[John Evans]

On Fri, 22 Jun 2007, Worley, Chris B wrote:

> The base "image" is kept offline.  I want to version control changes to
> every file and directory in that offline image.
>
> Ascii files need explicit diffs, binary files can just be flagged as
> changed.  I need to be able to view which files changed at any check-in
> point, what files are different now from the last check-in, how the
> ASCII files changed between any two versions, and roll-back the entire
> image to any previous version.

Chris,
	You do not need revision management software (such as Arch, CVS, 
Subversion, etc.) You need a configuration management suite. The one that 
I can recommend is cfengine. You can find it here:
http://www.cfengine.org/

	As far as tagging which binary files have changed, you would 
probably be best served by using Tripwire to accomplish this goal. You can 
find it here:
http://www.tripwire.com/
http://www.tripwire.com/products/enterprise/ost/

	Tripwire will also track changes to your configuration files, but 
I'm not sure it will provide diffs or not. You'll need to investigate that 
on your own.

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John Evans
Administrator of kilnar.com