backing up /etc using svn

[dninja at gmail.com (Robin Wood)]

2009/8/11 Michael Miller <mike.mikemiller at gmail.com>:
> Robin,
>
> Have you thought about using git instead of svn? ?It's a bit cleaner
> does a better job merging file IMO and stores everything as files
> instead of in db2 or fsf storage formats..

No I hadn't, I thought svn just because I already use it and so know
how to set it up and use it.

I don't think there will be a problem with merges. When backing up the
file being put into the repo will always win and on a restore the file
coming out will virtually always win.

Robin


> -mmiller
>
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 3:01 AM, Robin Wood<dninja at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi
> > I'm looking at different back up solutions for my server and was
> > thinking about using subversion. I'd add /etc to a repository and have
> > it automatically checked in every night. I'd have the repo to be on a
> > different server and to have the svn traffic tunnel over ssh.
> >
> > As some files in /etc are only readable by root, the svn check in must
> > be done by root. As allowing remote ssh access to root is a bad idea
> > so the repo must be owned by a non-root user on the other box. Seeing
> > as I'll have to trust something somewhere I'll assume that I trust the
> > non-root user on the other box.
> >
> > Before the check in all new files must be added to the repo as well.
> >
> > Does anyone else have this kind of setup and if so, does it work or
> > can you point out any alternatives or better ways to do things?
> >
> > Robin
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