Merge lp:~ttx/ubuntu-docs/serverguide-mods into lp:ubuntu-docs/karmic

Proposed by Thierry Carrez
Status: Merged
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Proposed branch: lp:~ttx/ubuntu-docs/serverguide-mods
Merge into: lp:ubuntu-docs/karmic
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Adam Sommer Pending
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Thierry Carrez (ttx) wrote :

Fix for bug 432377

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=== modified file 'serverguide/C/other-apps.xml'
--- serverguide/C/other-apps.xml 2009-02-08 18:36:57 +0000
+++ serverguide/C/other-apps.xml 2009-09-18 11:49:45 +0000
@@ -191,26 +191,28 @@
191</screen>191</screen>
192192
193 <para>193 <para>
194 The main configuration file, <filename>/etc/etckeeper/etckeeper.conf</filename>, is fairly simple. The main options being which194 The main configuration file, <filename>/etc/etckeeper/etckeeper.conf</filename>, is fairly simple. The main option is which
195 VCS and which package management system to use. By default <application>etckeeper</application> is configured to use 195 VCS to use. By default <application>etckeeper</application> is configured to use
196 <application>bzr</application> for version control, <application>apt</application> for high level package mangement, and 196 <application>bzr</application> for version control.
197 <application>dpkg</application> for low level package management.197 The repository is automatically initialized (and committed for the first
198 time) during package installation. It is possible to undo this by entering
199 the following command:
198 </para>200 </para>
199201
202<screen>
203<command>sudo etckeeper uninit</command>
204</screen>
205
200 <para>206 <para>
201 With the package installed, it is time to initialize the repository. In a terminal enter:207 By default, etckeeper will commit uncommitted changes made to /etc daily.
208 This can be disabled using the AVOID_DAILY_AUTOCOMMITS configuration
209 option. It will also automatically commit changes before and after package
210 installation. For a more precise tracking of changes, it is recommended
211 to commit your changes manually, together with a commit message, using:
202 </para>212 </para>
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204<screen>214<screen>
205<command>sudo etckeeper init</command>215<command>sudo etckeeper commit "..Reason for configuration change.."</command>
206</screen>
207
208 <para>
209 Next, commit the files to the repository:
210 </para>
211
212<screen>
213<command>sudo etckeeper commit "initial import"</command>
214</screen>216</screen>
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216 <para>218 <para>
@@ -218,7 +220,7 @@
218 </para>220 </para>
219221
220<screen>222<screen>
221<command>sudo bzr log /etc/passswd</command>223<command>sudo bzr log /etc/passwd</command>
222</screen>224</screen>
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224 <para>226 <para>

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