>From Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx>, Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:24:02AM -0500: >> And yes, you really do want to make these changes in a configuration >> management system, under source control, so that you can avoid getting >> into this situation again. Setting up all of that XML will save you a >> world of pain in many situations: dead hardware, new OS releases, >> educating new employees, and on and on. > > Version control of files that you change is always a good thing, but > configuration management tools always add some bizarre abstraction > layers of their own that don't seem portable or likely to handle major > changes in the underlaying file structure. Hi Les, Sorry, I should have been more specific--I meant that your configuration management scripts should be under source control. -lars -- lars r. damerow :: button pusher :: pixar animation studios The man frowned and glared down at Hugo. "I wish you hadn't woken me up," Kevin said. "I was having a delightful dream that there was nothing wrong with me at all, instead of being a freak." Lemony Snicket, "The Carnivorous Carnival" _______________________________________________ Yum mailing list Yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.baseurl.org/mailman/listinfo/yum