> Since I'm sure it'll turn out to be more than just this one file > (actually, its 2-3 already), I ended up writing a service that runs > periodically on all these machines that makes secure (https) requests > back to a central server (you can use a cacert to verify you are talking > to your server) for a list of updated configuration files, then > downloads and installs them. The server generates a custom XML file for > each node with information about the updates for that particular node, > including where to download the file, what permissions/ownership it > should have, and what commands to run pre/post install. I have one RPM > that I can install on all these machines to keep their config files up > to date. I'd like to hear more about this too. -sv