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Old 04-23-2008, 05:31 AM
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Re: etc-update... what should I do ?



On Mon, 21 Apr 2008, jf wrote:

> Unruh wrote:
>
>>
>> It looks like you want to change the hostname, (Ie leave the old file
>> there) and in all the others accept the new default (the try_first_pass is
>> the main new option in pam, and I have no idea what it does. )
>>

>
> Thanks again, I've done that. I still have a lot to learn ;)


Start by using dispatch-conf instead of etc-update. Configure it to use
RCS and replace unmodified files and you will find that it automatically
handles updates to most of the /etc files.
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Old 04-23-2008, 02:44 PM
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Re: etc-update... what should I do ?

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In message <Pine.LNX.4.64.0804222130190.17907@newhome>, Whoever wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008, jf wrote:
>
>> Unruh wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> It looks like you want to change the hostname, (Ie leave the old file
>>> there) and in all the others accept the new default (the try_first_pass
>>> is the main new option in pam, and I have no idea what it does. )
>>>

>>
>> Thanks again, I've done that. I still have a lot to learn ;)

>
> Start by using dispatch-conf instead of etc-update. Configure it to use
> RCS and replace unmodified files and you will find that it automatically
> handles updates to most of the /etc files.


Better yet, try using cfg-update instead of both dispatch-conf and
etc-update. I have used all 3 and found cfg-update to be the most automatic
of them.

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Old 04-23-2008, 02:44 PM
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Re: etc-update... what should I do ?

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In message <Pine.LNX.4.64.0804222130190.17907@newhome>, Whoever wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008, jf wrote:
>
>> Unruh wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> It looks like you want to change the hostname, (Ie leave the old file
>>> there) and in all the others accept the new default (the try_first_pass
>>> is the main new option in pam, and I have no idea what it does. )
>>>

>>
>> Thanks again, I've done that. I still have a lot to learn ;)

>
> Start by using dispatch-conf instead of etc-update. Configure it to use
> RCS and replace unmodified files and you will find that it automatically
> handles updates to most of the /etc files.


Better yet, try using cfg-update instead of both dispatch-conf and
etc-update. I have used all 3 and found cfg-update to be the most automatic
of them.

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